Dónal Óg Cusack resigns as Clare hurling coach over character reference for Tom Humphries
In a statement Cusack said, “I showed a lack of judgement in this situation for which I am genuinely sorry.”
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In a statement Cusack said, “I showed a lack of judgement in this situation for which I am genuinely sorry.”
At the launch of its annual report, the RCNI spoke about consent, abortion and how we judge teenage victims.
“There’s no grey area in the law.”
The Justice Minister said Gerry Adams mentioned the fact that people were moved and that suggests he has some information.
With adult victims, less than half reported assaults and 57% who did said gardaí treated them sensitively.
The Rape Crisis Network is asking for funding to be protected in light of the findings.
A shocking statistic from yesterday’s report from the Rape Crisis Network Ireland showed a significant percentage of abusers were, themselves, children.
Rape Crisis Network Ireland said that two out of 90 survivors became pregnant more than once as a result in rape and had different outcomes each time.
New figures from the Rape Crisis Network found people who had been abused as children made up the majority of cases of people seeking counselling last year.
Marital sexual violence was kept a secret for decades – but victims can now begin healing, writes Bréid Morris.
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The Rape Crisis Network says that just 6 per cent of all sexual abuse and rape cases last year were perpetrated by a stranger.
Ireland’s first ever “SlutWalk” will be held next month in Galway. Similar marches have been held across the globe this year to call for a change in attitude towards rape victims.
The British Justice Secretary is under fire for implying that date rape is less serious than rape by a stranger. What’s your view?