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10% of those attending sexual assault treatment units reported multiple assailants

One in ten people attending Ireland's six SATUs last year said they had been assaulted by two or more individuals

<p>Margaret Loftus: 'I felt people were keeping their distance from me for standing up for myself. I felt shame, when he was the one who needed to hang his head in shame.' Pictures: Collins Courts</p>

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Margaret Loftus: Domestic abuse survivor’s ordeal inside An Garda Síochána exposed

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Sarah Harte: Same old crap being served up with a veneer of feminist empowerment

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Irish survivors to tell UN session why they want a ban on use of counselling notes in rape trials

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court and crime

'No proof' that sisters-in-law knew Puska had killed Ashling Murphy, say defence

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Children are being re-traumatised as abusers weaponise the courts system

Gender based violence survivors

Open letter to ministers: Stop the use of clinical notes in rape cases

More than 60 professionals have co-signed a letter to five ministers saying defence lawyers should not be able to use clinical/therapy notes of rape and sexual assault victims as evidence in court

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Gareth O'Callaghan: A woman's house should be a home — not a place of fear and fatal control

Gareth O'Callaghan: A woman's house should be a home — not a place of fear and fatal control

From coercive control to murder, Gareth O'Callaghan explores what drives men like Richard Satchwell to kill their partners

Sun, 08 Jun, 2025

Hawe family inquest

'Release garda findings to aid domestic violence services', Clodagh Hawe's sister tells commissioner

Jacqueline Connolly says publishing the review into the Hawe family murders could help identify warning signs and save lives

Listen | Sat, 07 Jun, 2025

Gisèle Pelicot’s daughter believes online pornography played role in rape case

Gisèle Pelicot’s daughter believes online pornography played role in rape case

Caroline Darian tells the Hay festival in Wales that pornography websites are ‘part of the system’ of misogyny and violence

Fri, 30 May, 2025

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Over 22,000 helpline calls to DRCC as survivors seek support in record numbers

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre says record-high contacts are linked to media reports and growing fears over online content

Thu, 29 May, 2025

Jozef Puska's brother couldn't tell gardaí more due to medication for back problems, court told

Jozef Puska's brother couldn't tell gardaí more due to medication for back problems, court told

Marek Puska recounted how he searched for his brother on the day of Ashling Murphy's murder

Fri, 23 May, 2025

Ashling Murphy 'kicked out really hard' during struggle with Jozef Puska, eye witness tells trial

Ashling Murphy 'kicked out really hard' during struggle with Jozef Puska, eye witness tells trial

Jozef Puska's brothers and sisters-in-law are accused of withholding information or assisting him after he had murdered 23-year-old school teacher Ashling Murphy in Tullamore three years ago

Thu, 22 May, 2025

Cork teenager could not look at baby after being raped by brother

Cork teenager could not look at baby after being raped by brother

Man already in jail is sentenced to further six and half years in prison

Mon, 19 May, 2025

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Prevalence of rape myths is bad news for justice system

Recent research commissioned by the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre shows that the justice system has work to do in order to dispel the myths that linger around rape, writes Susan Leahy

Wed, 14 May, 2025

Fergus Finlay: Skorts row might seem silly but it highlights a bigger issue

S Fergus Finlay: Skorts row might seem silly but it highlights a bigger issue

Camogie’s skort rule is about more than sportswear — it’s a test of respect, choice, and how we treat women in Irish sport

Tue, 13 May, 2025

Brother of murdered Valerie French Kilroy writing book about her death and its aftermath

Brother of murdered Valerie French Kilroy writing book about her death and its aftermath

Writing the book was useful as a way to work through the case over the five years the family waited for it to go to trial and then re-trial, David French said

Sun, 11 May, 2025

Courts of Criminal Justice, Dublin

'I had my innocence stripped away from me,' girl raped by boys at Limerick Racecourse tells court

The now 18-year-old woman said that while she has to live with what happened to her for the rest of the life, she can also live with the fact that she told the truth

Mon, 28 Apr, 2025

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GP: Women disclosing serious physical injuries due to sexual acts by partners

Medic says sexual violence is on the rise due to the influence of pornography

Fri, 25 Apr, 2025

Danielle McLaughlin's murderer to appeal double life sentence

Danielle McLaughlin's murderer to appeal double life sentence

At Bombay High Court, 31-year-old Vikat Bhagat challenged his conviction and sentence for the rape and murder of Donegal woman Danielle McLaughlin

Wed, 23 Apr, 2025

Every woman can relate to Chloe Koyce's hotel terror

S Every woman can relate to Chloe Koyce's hotel terror

Chloe Koyce’s story struck a chord because it’s one every Irish woman knows — too closely, too well

Fri, 18 Apr, 2025

Rape survivor Lorita O'Donoghue: I've never regretted waiving anonymity

Rape survivor Lorita O'Donoghue: I've never regretted waiving anonymity

She said she hopes her decision will help other rape survivors

Mon, 14 Apr, 2025

'I am a survivor of rape,' says Cork woman as her landlord gets seven years

'I am a survivor of rape,' says Cork woman as her landlord gets seven years

Lorita O’Donoghue said: 'I hope my voice can inspire others and give hope that they can overcome this ordeal too'

Fri, 11 Apr, 2025

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'They knew I had said no': Woman raped by three men said she had not consented but 'they did not care'

Victim says women have been made to feel 'like we're the problem' but the real problem is the predators who 'think they can take advantage of vulnerable women'

Wed, 09 Apr, 2025

Sarah Harte: Why Ireland still fails to learn from domestic homicides — and how we can change that

Sarah Harte: Why Ireland still fails to learn from domestic homicides — and how we can change that

Ireland urgently needs domestic homicide reviews to learn from preventable partner killings and close gaps in frontline responses

Wed, 09 Apr, 2025

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Continual massacre in Gaza lays bare shameful global political failure

The ongoing massacre in the region and Israel’s use of starvation and sexual violence as weapons lays bare a global political failure that is shameful

Tue, 08 Apr, 2025

Mick Clifford: Strip search claims at Leinster House protest raise real questions — and some invented ones

S Mick Clifford: Strip search claims at Leinster House protest raise real questions — and some invented ones

Dáil claims of Garda sexual violence demand real investigation — but not at the cost of facts or credibility

Sun, 06 Apr, 2025

Girl had offered to perform sex act on three boys, Limerick racecourse rape trial hears

Girl had offered to perform sex act on three boys, Limerick racecourse rape trial hears

The jury were presented with evidence of memos of interviews which gardaí had with the teenager accused of aiding and abetting and false imprisonment

Mon, 31 Mar, 2025

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Influencers Andrew Tate and Jordan Peterson are symptoms of fraying ethic of care

When nobody else reaches out to these boys, when no body provides a healthy narrative to help make sense of the confusing — often turbulent — aspects of identity, sexuality, and belonging, someone else will, writes Conor Hammersley

Sat, 29 Mar, 2025

Irish Examiner view: Act fast on toxic online culture when issues are raised

Irish Examiner view: Act fast on toxic online culture when issues are raised

The University of Limerick authorities may have some questions to answer about this case to judge by Ms Deasy’s comments on its response to her appeals for help

Fri, 28 Mar, 2025

Limerick TD reaches out to UL following 'alarming' harassment campaign against Ella Deasy

Limerick TD reaches out to UL following 'alarming' harassment campaign against Ella Deasy

Culture and media minister Patrick O'Donovan said he is confident the university will 'act swiftly to prevent something like this happening again'

Thu, 27 Mar, 2025

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Three men jailed for 'cruel, cynical and depraved rape' of woman they encountered in nightclub

The woman noted that every victim thinks it is their fault at some point, but she said that the fault rested solely with the men 'who waited and preyed and took advantage'

Thu, 27 Mar, 2025

Fergus Finlay: We are not powerless against toxic social media. It's time to act

S Fergus Finlay: We are not powerless against toxic social media. It's time to act

Conor McGregor's twisted rhetoric and the show Adolescence hit the headlines in the same week, showing just how mainstream toxic masculinity has become. We must act, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 25 Mar, 2025

Gareth O'Callaghan: Asking for Angela shouldn’t be necessary — so why is it?

Gareth O'Callaghan: Asking for Angela shouldn’t be necessary — so why is it?

Toxic masculinity, online hate, and institutional failures are fueling violence against women — how can society stop the cycle?

Sat, 22 Mar, 2025

Jennifer Horgan: 'Adolescence' reveals dangerous consequences of leaving children to their own devices

S Jennifer Horgan: 'Adolescence' reveals dangerous consequences of leaving children to their own devices

From social media to streaming services, changes to our lives have isolated people from one another. It's time to bring back community, even if that's by planting one tree at a time

Fri, 21 Mar, 2025

Ciara Mangan: Tinkering with the sex offenders register distracts from the real issues for victims

Ciara Mangan: Tinkering with the sex offenders register distracts from the real issues for victims

Ciara Mangan waived her anonymity so that her rapist would be named. While she is in favour of a public sex offenders register, the judicial system's problems go far deeper

Fri, 21 Mar, 2025

Donald Trump has found a new weird friend in Conor McGregor. Yes, we should all be worried

S Donald Trump has found a new weird friend in Conor McGregor. Yes, we should all be worried

Summit between a felon and the man found by a jury in a civil rape case to have assaulted a woman shows that wealth and power can buy friends and influence

Tue, 18 Mar, 2025

Clodagh Finn: Walking women back into the fabric of our cities

Clodagh Finn: Walking women back into the fabric of our cities

Feminist walks in Cork are reclaiming the hidden stories of Irish women, challenging inequality, and reshaping how we see history

Sat, 15 Mar, 2025

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Convicted rapist gets 10 years for raping young woman days after arriving in Ireland

Judge McGrath sentenced Gladstone to 10 years in prison saying 'there is no reason to consider suspending any portion of this sentence'

Fri, 14 Mar, 2025

Girl tells Cork trial of boys accused of her rape that she did not consent to sex

Girl tells Cork trial of boys accused of her rape that she did not consent to sex

The incident is alleged to have happened at Limerick Racecourse at a St Stephen’s Day race meeting in 2023

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025

Trial of two boys accused of raping girl at Limerick racecourse begins in Cork

Trial of two boys accused of raping girl at Limerick racecourse begins in Cork

The boys, now aged 15 and 17 are accused of raping a 16-year-old girl at a Christmas race meeting when they were aged 13 and 15

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025

Four in 10 women have been harassed or felt threatened in sports or exercise, survey reveals

Four in 10 women have been harassed or felt threatened in sports or exercise, survey reveals

'We want men to stand up and beside women and become champions in this space', Ruhama CEO Barbara Condon says of the 'Game Changer' initiative report findings

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025

Minister and garda commissioner disagree over how public proposed offenders register should be

Minister and garda commissioner disagree over how public proposed offenders register should be

The justice minister had previously likened the proposed register to the list of tax evaders that is published on a quarterly basis

Fri, 07 Mar, 2025

Rosita Sweetman: Maybe it’s time for one of those all-women strikes?

Rosita Sweetman: Maybe it’s time for one of those all-women strikes?

International Women's Day: From billionaires to politics and porn, the 'damn patriarchy has never been more powerful'. Is it time for a global women’s strike, asks Rosita Sweetman

Fri, 07 Mar, 2025

Zhenhao Zou court case

'Many of his victims may not know they are victims:' PSNI appeals for information about time serial rapist spent in Belfast

Zhenhao Zou was convicted in London of drugging and raping 10 women — now police want information about his time as a student at QUB from 2017 to 2019

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

Courts of Criminal Justice, Dublin

Man found guilty of raping Spanish tourist during Dublin's New Year's Eve celebrations

It was the State's case that Christopher O'Grady raped the 19-year-old woman on a street in the Dublin Castle area and that the woman didn't consent and was unable to consent due to the effects of alcohol

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

Conflicts all over the world are having a devastating impact on women's rights

Conflicts all over the world are having a devastating impact on women's rights

Political and military power and decision-making around war continue to be dominated by men. We should challenge this, writes Karol Balfe

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

'Desperation out there' looking for lawyers through civil legal aid scheme

'Desperation out there' looking for lawyers through civil legal aid scheme

Domestic and family law cases are soaring, but the legal aid fee hasn't risen, which means some people are finding it hard to get legal representation, writes Sarah Horgan

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025

'It would drive you mad': Cork woman worried about possible parole for daughter's murderer

'It would drive you mad': Cork woman worried about possible parole for daughter's murderer

Olivia Dunlea was stabbed six times by Darren Murphy who then set fire to the duvet on the bed where she lay dying paralysed from her injuries

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025

Diary of a Gen Z Student: Platforms like OnlyFans are vectors for exploitation and victimisation

Diary of a Gen Z Student: Platforms like OnlyFans are vectors for exploitation and victimisation

The ubiquity of exploitation and coercion within the industry is well-documented. But people seem to psychologically place OnlyFans in a separate category.

Fri, 28 Feb, 2025