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Abuse

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‘People are getting phone calls in the middle of the night… A lot of that goes unnoticed’
Man attacks statue at BBC building with hammer and chisel
'It was about his family' - Leeds fans' abuse of Bamford condemned
Woman testifies her father and brothers raped her weekly for years in child sex abuse trial
Ex-Ombudsman: Military monitoring group may have been shelved by Government to save money in 2018
Sexual and domestic abuse victims can feel 'belittled' by social workers, report finds
Further engagement promised with Women of Honour after draft terms of reference circulated
James McClean highlights more anti-Irish abuse as he blasts 'useless' English FA
President feels sense of 'shame' over abuse probe findings but warns issues extend beyond military
Minister tells Grace case inquiry it is 'imperative' it completes report within 12 months
Tom Clonan: Defence Forces are deeply misogynistic and an unsafe workplace for women and men
Tom Clonan
Man caught with child abuse material after sexually assaulting child gets suspended sentence
Report finds that Defence officials acted appropriately in investigating sexual abuse claims
Inquiry launched into sexual abuse at schools run by religious orders
Man who sexually abused his sister during childhood sentenced to eight years
Anne Rabbitte says she considered quitting politics after excrement thrown at her at meeting
Opinion: As Valentine's Day approaches, spot the romanticisation of stalking in popular culture
Dr Caroline West
Opinion: Child Marriage - a human rights violation happening every two seconds
Carole Wickham
Majority of Irish people agree that pornography is harming society, Women's Aid report finds
Individual in leadership role at Blackrock College 'was told of abuse allegations in 2002', Dáil hears
Spiritans abuse survivor says 'balance of power' has changed as he urges more to come forward
Security guard jailed for sexually abusing his younger sister for nearly two decades
Vatican to launch preliminary abuse investigation into French cardinal
Man sentenced to six years for assaulting and threatening to kill his pregnant partner
'This is xenophobic abuse James McClean is getting every single week and nothing is done'
Rapist who threatened to cut off ex-partner's fingers receives 10 year sentence
'It’s all still so raw' - Former England defender Scott opens up about childhood abuse
Hospitals recorded hundreds each of violent incidents by patients in 2021 alone
HIQA inspection finds child sexual abuse case left waiting 11 months for initial assessment
Woman who accused Premier League star of rape has received abuse, UK police say
High Court orders rapist to pay woman €315,000 in damages
Pope Francis apologises for ‘catastrophic’ school abuses in Canada
Garda awaits sentence for coercive control of his terminally ill former girlfriend
Singer R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years over sex crimes
Jury finds Bill Cosby sexually abused 16-year-old girl in 1975
Meath GAA air 'disgust' and condemn recent abuse
Dublin man jailed for abusing his sister-in-law during the late 1970s
'Slicing myself open': Sexual abuse survivors say making statement to gardaí is re-traumatising
Amnesty International report into Qatar World Cup work highly critical of Fifa
Zoom lecture on violence against women in Ireland disrupted by sexist abuse and pornography