# domestic-violence - Friday 8 March, 2019
The government today ratified the Istanbul Convention which obliges it to protect women from all forms of violence.
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# domestic-violence - Sunday 17 February, 2019
Leona O’Callaghan said the government and judiciary needs to stop pointing at each other and step up to make changes.
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# domestic-violence - Thursday 14 February, 2019
Most women who experience severe abuse in intimate relationships first do so when they are under 25.
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# domestic-violence - Thursday 31 January, 2019
In 2018, seven women died in violent circumstances.
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# domestic-violence - Wednesday 2 January, 2019
They are three times more likely to suffer from depression than women in the general population.
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Marriage for people who are under 18 has also been repealed under the new legislation.
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# domestic-violence - Tuesday 1 January, 2019
Figures on roads policing detections were released today by gardaí.
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# domestic-violence - Saturday 8 December, 2018
Mary Fitzgerald founded Clare Haven Services.
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# domestic-violence - Tuesday 27 November, 2018
Joseph Fraser attacked his girlfriend after she hid his car keys so he wouldn’t drink-drive, a court heard.
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# domestic-violence - Saturday 24 November, 2018
There’s some confusion around where LGBT people in domestic abuse situations can turn to for help – here’s some clarification.
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# domestic-violence - Wednesday 21 November, 2018
Priscilla Grainger writes about her experience of domestic violence and why she set up a support group for people who have been affected by it.
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# domestic-violence - Thursday 15 November, 2018
Michael Avenatti denied any wrongdoing.
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# domestic-violence - Monday 17 September, 2018
An expert shares how he helps perpetrators to change.
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# domestic-violence - Thursday 26 July, 2018
New Zealand has a track record of being progressive on women’s issues – in 1893 it became the first country to give women the right to vote.
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# domestic-violence - Thursday 7 June, 2018
A judge told Christopher Lenihan he is undoubtedly facing a prison sentence.
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# domestic-violence - Sunday 13 May, 2018
Charlie Flanagan writes about why he believes the Domestic Violence Act is one of the most important pieces of legislation to come before the Oireachtas.
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# domestic-violence - Thursday 3 May, 2018
The legislation gives extra support to survivors.
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# domestic-violence - Tuesday 17 April, 2018
A Women’s Aid report analysed the figures on the number of women who reported abuse last year.
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# domestic-violence - Monday 2 April, 2018
The Minister for Justice has said he will review legal protections offered to complainants.
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# domestic-violence - Thursday 29 March, 2018
Siobhan Philips was shot by her partner in October 2015.
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# domestic-violence - Wednesday 28 March, 2018
The garda was shot dead as he accompanied Siobhan Philips to her home to collect her belongings.
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# domestic-violence - Monday 19 March, 2018
Domestic violence conjures up images of bruises, broken limbs, the woman who walked into the door. But it rarely starts that way; it starts like so many other relationships – romantic, sweet, promising, writes Dr Carol Baumann.
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# domestic-violence - Saturday 3 March, 2018
Up to last year, if a patient qualified under their spouse or partner’s benefit, they simply had to sign a form at the clinic.
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# domestic-violence - Monday 19 February, 2018
Celebs also continued to wear black in silent protest.
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# domestic-violence - Friday 9 February, 2018
Rob Porter has been accused of abuse by two ex-wives.
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# domestic-violence - Thursday 21 December, 2017
Here’s all the news you need to know this morning.
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# domestic-violence - Saturday 9 December, 2017
Emma Murphy said the gardaí involved in her case were “amazing” and she “can’t thank them enough”.
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# domestic-violence - Wednesday 6 December, 2017
Men’s domestic abuse charity Amen has released it’s annual report.
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# domestic-violence - Saturday 2 December, 2017
“There are women alive today that would otherwise have died as a result of domestic violence.”
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# domestic-violence - Thursday 30 November, 2017
A major study found 31% of Irish women have experienced some form of psychological violence by a partner.
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# domestic-violence - Friday 24 November, 2017
Women’s Aid is calling for tougher punishments for abusers.
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# domestic-violence - Wednesday 15 November, 2017
The government must include the offence of coercive control in the upcoming Domestic Violence Bill, writes Sharon O’Halloran.
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# domestic-violence - Friday 13 October, 2017
“I will never forget seeing my beautiful mother lying on the floor. It will haunt me forever.”
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# domestic-violence - Monday 2 October, 2017
Over 300,000 people in Ireland have been severely abused by a partner at some point in their lives.
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# domestic-violence - Friday 18 August, 2017
Ronald Joseph Cooke claimed his partner had stabbed herself while he was driving.
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# domestic-violence - Monday 31 July, 2017
The woman’s case has been highlighted by Flac today as it calls for this fee to be waived for victims of domestic abuse.
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# domestic-violence - Thursday 27 July, 2017
The Legal Aid Board says it’s forced to make the changes because of budgetary constraints.
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# domestic-violence - Monday 24 July, 2017
The woman and her children were left without a stable home for almost two years.
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# domestic-violence - Sunday 9 July, 2017
The Law Society of Ireland said new legislation should cover people in relationships who are not cohabiting as well as those under the age of 18 who may be in abusive relationships.
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# domestic-violence - Tuesday 27 June, 2017
Johnny Depp’s former manager has now supported Heard’s allegations. But shouldn’t we have just believed her in the first place?
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