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A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>The coffins of murder victims Vanessa Whyte and her children Sara and James Rutledge are carried from St Mary's Church in Maguiresbridge, Co Fermanagh, following a service of removal on Wednesday. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA</p>

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Jennifer Horgan: Bereaved families want to discuss domestic homicide — we owe it to them to talk about it

Being 'shocked' at domestic homicides is not good enough. They happen all the time, everywhere, in all kinds of settings, and we need to talk about them

<p>Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said domestic abuse is a 'real blight on our society', adding it was 'really a taboo subject'. Picture: James Treacy</p>

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Extreme online pornography 'fuelling gender violence', says Garda boss

<p>Christopher Ryan was jailed for 10-and-a-half years on Wednesday by Justice Mary Ellen Ring. File picture: Dan Linehan</p>

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Rape victim moved into emergency accommodation with daughter out of fear of her partner

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Sarah Harte: Domestic killings rooted in male control and entitlement, not mental illness

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'He's still out there': Alanna Quinn Idris says nobody has given up the attacker who blinded her

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Teenage rape sentencing: Why it did not shock me

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Woman 'passing the shame on' to rapist as he is jailed for seven years

The judge said the father of five took advantage of the woman's 'sleeping and probably intoxicated condition', ignored her protests, appeared to mock her and used a degree of violence beyond that inherent in the act of rape

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Number of sex offenders in Irish jails up 16% amid ‘epidemic of violence against women’

Number of sex offenders in Irish jails up 16% amid ‘epidemic of violence against women’

MEP calls for suite of reforms including a review of sentencing for such crimes, and advanced training for circuit and district court judges

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

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New Cork/Kerry centre 'has met dozens of migrants trafficked for sexual exploitation'

As it formally launches its Cork and Kerry service, Ruhama says it has already dealt with 80 alleged victims of sexual exploitation and human trafficking in the region

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

Cork man jailed for woman's false imprisonment in 'prolonged and terrifying' assault

Cork man jailed for woman's false imprisonment in 'prolonged and terrifying' assault

Cork Circuit Criminal Court heard the defendant 'called her vile, derogatory and degrading names before grabbing her by the throat causing her to believe she would be strangled'

Fri, 04 Jul, 2025

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Young women are getting strokes and seizures — it's time to ban 'choking' porn

Young women are presenting at A&E with strokes, seizures and brain injuries, because of sexual techniques men are learning from pornography. We have to act, writes Ruth Breslin

Thu, 03 Jul, 2025

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'Betrayal beyond words': Garda impersonated colleague to incite men to rape and kill her

Former garda told a court a colleague carried out a 'calculated, predatory act of violence' by impersonating her online and inciting men to come to her home and rape her

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

Woman in fear of domestic abuse

Domestic violence now 'endemic', says Women’s Aid as abuse reports hit 50-year high

Women’s Aid dealt with the highest number of abuse reports in its 50-year history, calling domestic violence 'endemic'

Wed, 25 Jun, 2025

Never leave your drink alone

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

Sun, 22 Jun, 2025

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

Margaret Loftus, a former garda, details her harrowing experience of domestic abuse and institutional betrayal within An Garda Síochána

Thu, 19 Jun, 2025

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

Two images led Sarah Harte to think about developments since the #MeToo movement and the whole sex positive idea for women

Wed, 18 Jun, 2025

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

Beyond Surviving founder Ciara Mangan and other Irish representatives will tell the meeting in Geneva that defence lawyers' use of a victim's clinical notes can cause 'significant harm and suffering'

Sun, 15 Jun, 2025

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

Jozefina Grundzova and Viera Gaziova are on trial with their husbands, accused of impeding Jozef Puska's apprehension or prosecution by burning his clothes

Tue, 10 Jun, 2025

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

The contested idea of 'parental alienation' is giving abusers cover as court officials are not trained in domestic abuse

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

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

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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

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'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