The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has warned that the Irish justice system is failing victims of abuse.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has said that giving rape complainants access to their own legal representation needs to be part of a wider overhaul of the system.

There were no winners but losers aplenty in the Belfast rape trial, as the repercussions for all concerned will reverberate for a long time to come.

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre believes legal assistance should be provided to complainants in rape trials where the main issue is credibility, says spokesperson Noeline Blackwell.

The Taoiseach has urged Ireland to show some compassion as he launched a bid to overturn some of the strictest abortion rules in Europe.

The Pat Kenny Show will cover a number of contentious issues on the programme tonight.

With consent the major issue in the Belfast rape trial, Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has underlined its concern about the way in which trials for sexual violence are conducted.

Convicted sex attacker Anthony Lyons bowed his head yesterday when a judge said he must go back to prison to serve another 18 months on top of six months already served.

The largest police staff body said the Garda Inspectorate’s damning report on crime investigation had "lifted the lid" on why morale was so low in the force.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald reacted to the report’s criticisms by announcing measures to address some of the main failings identified.

Rape crisis groups have welcomed proposed laws aimed at protecting victims from having to disclose therapy notes in trials, or from being cross-examined by their attacker.

Almost 700 men and women attended the six sexual assault treatment units across the country last year.

Using language sensitively when discussing victims of rape and sexual violence is important, according to Ellen O’Malley-Dunlop

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has said it welcomes the decision by the Professional Footballers Association of Ireland to remove a blog post which linked the Ched Evans rape case to the Guildford Four and the Birmingham Six.

The Government is "reflecting" on the "Ms Y" case as abortion laws come up for review, Children’s Minister James Reilly has revealed.

One of six women who became pregnant after being raped last year had an abortion, statistics released by the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre show.

An increase in sexual violence recorded by the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre last year has been described as "disturbing" by its chief executive, Ellen O’Malley Dunlop.

A retired High Court judge has claimed victims of crime sometimes use victim impact statements to try to influence a judge ahead of sentencing.

The British Family Planning Association has described the decision to force an immigrant rape victim in this country to give birth at 24 weeks rather than allow her an abortion as "nothing short of barbaric".

Far too many sexual crimes are committed in our society with impunity, the head of the country’s biggest rape crisis agency has said.