# womens-aid - Monday 15 February, 2021
# Women's Aid
# Women's Aid
Women’s Aid has today launched a new campaign to support young women experiencing abuse during the pandemic.
# womens-aid - Monday 21 December, 2020
# Domestic Abuse
# Domestic Abuse
Sarah Benson, CEO of Women’s Aid, said she is “very concerned” about the impact of another lockdown in January.
# womens-aid - Wednesday 25 November, 2020
# Women's Aid
# Women's Aid
Research also found that 1 in 2 young women abused by a partner experiences abuse online.
# womens-aid - Thursday 22 October, 2020
# Reach Out
# Reach Out
The charity said that the number of calls it responded to rose significantly during the first lockdown.
# womens-aid - Thursday 20 August, 2020
# Women's Aid
# Women's Aid
Niamh Ní Dhomhnaill has said there is still a lot of stigma when it comes to speaking publicly about domestic and sexual abuse.
# Domestic Violence
# Domestic Violence
Women reported being beaten, strangled, burned and raped, and there was a spike in calls during the Covid-19 pandemic.
# womens-aid - Friday 29 May, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
There was also a spike in the number of visits to the charity’s website.
# womens-aid - Wednesday 15 April, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
The adverts depict the reality for victims of domestic abuse when their home is no longer a safe place.
# womens-aid - Friday 10 April, 2020
# Operation Faoisimh
# Operation Faoisimh
Gardaí have stressed that support for victims of domestic abuse victims will not stop because of the pandemic.
# womens-aid - Wednesday 1 April, 2020
# Reassurances
# Reassurances
Women’s Aid has reported a ‘heightened state of alert’ due to the current health emergency.
# womens-aid - Thursday 19 March, 2020
# Domestic Violence
# Domestic Violence
The Women’s Aid 24-hour national freephone helpline is available on 1800 341 900.
# womens-aid - Wednesday 12 February, 2020
# Domestic Abuse
# Domestic Abuse
Coercive control occurs when a current or ex-partner knowingly and persistently engaged in behaviour that is controlling or intimidating.
# womens-aid - Friday 22 November, 2019
# Women's Aid
# Women's Aid
There has been more than 200 cases of femicide in Ireland since records began 23 years ago.
# womens-aid - Thursday 26 September, 2019
# Women's Aid
# Women's Aid
The vast majority of victims are women and over half are abused in their own home.
# womens-aid - Wednesday 10 April, 2019
# Women's Aid
# Women's Aid
The charity is calling for greater protections within the law system for children in particular.
# womens-aid - Thursday 14 February, 2019
# Too Into You
# Too Into You
Most women who experience severe abuse in intimate relationships first do so when they are under 25.
# womens-aid - Sunday 25 November, 2018
# Violence Against Women
# Violence Against Women
The UN’s international day for the elimination of violence against women starts today.
# womens-aid - Saturday 24 November, 2018
# Courts
# Courts
There’s some confusion around where LGBT people in domestic abuse situations can turn to for help – here’s some clarification.
# womens-aid - Friday 23 November, 2018
# Femicide
# Femicide
Murder is never a ‘crime of passion’, domestic homicide expert Dr Jane Monckton Smith explains.
# womens-aid - Friday 31 August, 2018
# CBB
From The Daily Edge
# CBB
The incident involved Roxanne Pallett and Ryan Thomas.
# womens-aid - Thursday 21 June, 2018
# Love Island
From The Daily Edge
# Love Island
‘There are clear warning signs.’
# womens-aid - Thursday 3 May, 2018
# Coercive Control
# Coercive Control
The legislation gives extra support to survivors.
# womens-aid - Tuesday 17 April, 2018
# Women's Aid
# Women's Aid
A Women’s Aid report analysed the figures on the number of women who reported abuse last year.
# womens-aid - Saturday 3 March, 2018
# Domestic Violence
# Domestic Violence
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.
# womens-aid - Thursday 21 December, 2017
# Women's Aid
# Women's Aid
Women’s Aid says many women and children will be living in fear and walking on eggshells over the festive period.
# womens-aid - Friday 24 November, 2017
# Women
# Women
Women’s Aid is calling for tougher punishments for abusers.
# womens-aid - Tuesday 23 May, 2017
# Domestic Violence
# Domestic Violence
Child protection and safety should be prioritised in all custody and access proceedings, writes Margaret Martin.
# womens-aid - Wednesday 17 May, 2017
# Abuse
# Abuse
Almost 4,000 calls were made to the charity reporting child abuse.
# womens-aid - Saturday 3 December, 2016
# BallyjamesDuff
# BallyjamesDuff
Clodagh died with her children Liam, 14, Niall 11, and six-year-old Ryan, on 29 August by murder-suicide in their Cavan home.
# womens-aid - Friday 25 November, 2016
# Domestic Violence
# Domestic Violence
Sixteen children have also died violent deaths in the twenty-year period.
# womens-aid - Wednesday 16 November, 2016
# Bystanders
# Bystanders
Around 300,000 men and women in Ireland have been victims of severe abuse by a partner – 70% of people say it’s a common problem in Ireland.
# womens-aid - Thursday 13 October, 2016
# Safety Guide
# Safety Guide
The guide was launched by Women’s Aid and Facebook.
# womens-aid - Monday 5 September, 2016
# Domestic Violence
# Domestic Violence
The service is now 24/7, due to increased demand.
# womens-aid - Saturday 27 August, 2016
# Column
# Column
With recent high profile domestic violence cases, Margaret Martin of Women’s Aid reflects on society’s tendency to judge, shame and distrust victims.
# womens-aid - Thursday 23 June, 2016
# Harassment
# Harassment
Recent cases have highlighted the gaps in the law around cyber harassment.
# womens-aid - Wednesday 15 June, 2016
# Women's Aid
# Women's Aid
Women’s Aid received 22,341 reports of domestic abuse against women and children in 2015.
# womens-aid - Wednesday 10 February, 2016
# Opinion
# Opinion
At the beginning he was nice, making sure I got home safely and on time for curfew, but things changed, writes an anonymous contributor.
# womens-aid - Tuesday 6 October, 2015
# Women's Aid
# Women's Aid
Women’s Aid will field calls 24 hours a day from 2016 onwards.
# womens-aid - Friday 24 July, 2015
# Domestic Violence
# Domestic Violence
An emergency order can last for eight days and a barring order for up to three years.
# womens-aid - Thursday 18 June, 2015
# Domestic Abuse
# Domestic Abuse
There were 16,464 disclosures of domestic abuse in Ireland last year – over 45 a day.
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