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# womens-aid - Wednesday 1 April, 2020
Gardaí implement Operation Faoisimh to protect against domestic abuse during Covid-19 crisis
Women’s Aid has reported a ‘heightened state of alert’ due to the current health emergency.
# womens-aid - Thursday 19 March, 2020
'Deep concerns' over safety of women and children affected by domestic violence during Covid-19 crisis
The Women’s Aid 24-hour national freephone helpline is available on 1800 341 900.
# womens-aid - Wednesday 12 February, 2020
State's first conviction for coercive control handed down in Donegal Circuit Court
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
'These figures should shame Irish society' 100 women have died at hands of partners or ex-partners since 1996
There has been more than 200 cases of femicide in Ireland since records began 23 years ago.
# womens-aid - Thursday 26 September, 2019
'He did not do one day': Six in 10 domestic violence offenders get suspended sentence
The vast majority of victims are women and over half are abused in their own home.
# womens-aid - Wednesday 10 April, 2019
Thousands of cases of women being beaten, choked, threatened with weapons and smothered in 2018
The charity is calling for greater protections within the law system for children in particular.
# womens-aid - Thursday 14 February, 2019
How young women can recognise dating abuse and get help if they need it
Most women who experience severe abuse in intimate relationships first do so when they are under 25.
# womens-aid - Sunday 25 November, 2018
'A woman often blames herself ': Dispelling myths around domestic abuse
The UN’s international day for the elimination of violence against women starts today.
# womens-aid - Saturday 24 November, 2018
Domestic abuse against men: 'He'd been kicked in the balls: he was black and blue to his knees'
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
'It's not love, it's entitlement': 90% of women murdered in Ireland killed by someone they know
Murder is never a ‘crime of passion’, domestic homicide expert Dr Jane Monckton Smith explains.
# womens-aid - Friday 31 August, 2018
Women's Aid call for 'understanding and empathy' following incident on Celebrity Big Brother
The incident involved Roxanne Pallett and Ryan Thomas.
# womens-aid - Thursday 21 June, 2018
Domestic abuse charity release a statement following Adam's reaction to Rosie's upset on Love Island
‘There are clear warning signs.’
# womens-aid - Thursday 3 May, 2018
'Groundbreaking' domestic violence law covers psychological abuse and the views of children
The legislation gives extra support to survivors.
# womens-aid - Tuesday 17 April, 2018
'A game of snakes and ladders': 28% of calls to Women's Aid were about abuse by ex-partners
A Women’s Aid report analysed the figures on the number of women who reported abuse last year.
# womens-aid - Saturday 3 March, 2018
Change to PRSI arrangements could leave women in danger of abusive partners
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
Dangerous time for domestic violence: 'I spent Christmas Eve having reconstructive surgery on my face'
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
Shorter manslaughter sentences given to men if the women they killed were their partners
Women’s Aid is calling for tougher punishments for abusers.
# womens-aid - Tuesday 23 May, 2017
Opinion: 'A father’s right to access should not outweigh a child’s right to safety'
Child protection and safety should be prioritised in all custody and access proceedings, writes Margaret Martin.
# womens-aid - Wednesday 17 May, 2017
Around 57 people are ringing Ireland's main domestic violence helpline every day
Almost 4,000 calls were made to the charity reporting child abuse.
# womens-aid - Saturday 3 December, 2016
'Her strength will live on': Mother and sister of Clodagh Hawe start Women's Aid fundraising page
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
Femicide has claimed the lives of over 200 women since 1996, says report
Sixteen children have also died violent deaths in the twenty-year period.
# womens-aid - Wednesday 16 November, 2016
New campaign asks: 'If you witnessed domestic violence, what would you do?'
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
Blocking, unfriending and privacy - new guide launched to help women protect themselves on Facebook
The guide was launched by Women’s Aid and Facebook.
# womens-aid - Monday 5 September, 2016
'Think of all those voices desperate for help': Women's Aid helpline receives 41 calls a day
The service is now 24/7, due to increased demand.
# womens-aid - Saturday 27 August, 2016
Victim-blaming culture makes it more difficult for women to get help
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
Why isn't 'revenge porn' illegal in Ireland?
Recent cases have highlighted the gaps in the law around cyber harassment.
# womens-aid - Wednesday 15 June, 2016
Taoiseach says men who beat women are not 'macho' and should be ashamed
Women’s Aid received 22,341 reports of domestic abuse against women and children in 2015.
# womens-aid - Wednesday 10 February, 2016
'My partner was lovely at first, but things changed after we moved in together'
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
He locked the door, pointed the knife at me and said 'You’re not going anywhere'
Women’s Aid will field calls 24 hours a day from 2016 onwards.
# womens-aid - Friday 24 July, 2015
Getting a barring order against a violent partner is about to get easier
An emergency order can last for eight days and a barring order for up to three years.
# womens-aid - Thursday 18 June, 2015
"Women were cut with knives, stabbed, spat on, punched, slapped, kicked, held down and choked."
There were 16,464 disclosures of domestic abuse in Ireland last year – over 45 a day.
# womens-aid - Thursday 20 November, 2014
There's a pretty moving display outside Leinster House today. Here's what it's about...
Campaigners from Women’s Aid have put dozens of shoes on display outside the Dáil today.
78 women murdered in Ireland by their partners since 1996
Women’s Aid is holding a minute’s silence for the women, and children, today.
# womens-aid - Wednesday 24 September, 2014
Opinion: Domestic violence victims who are disabled face multiple obstacles to help
Often when we talk of services for women affected by domestic violence, we talk in terms of able-bodied, English speaking women – but that’s not the full picture.
# womens-aid - Sunday 31 August, 2014
Sign language videos target deaf women at risk of domestic violence
Women’s Aid said it can be more difficult for deaf women to seek support.
# womens-aid - Friday 9 May, 2014
Partners or exes responsible for one quarter of sex attacks on women
Despite the prevalence of these attacks, there has been just one marital rape conviction in nearly a quarter of a century.
# womens-aid - Monday 7 April, 2014
Increase in domestic abuse applications in courts 'only the tip of iceberg'
There was a 20 per cent increase in applications for safety and protection orders but one group said women in dating relationships who are abused do not qualify for these protections.
# womens-aid - Wednesday 19 February, 2014
These stories of domestic abuse are prompting calls for a change in law
Women’s Aid and several other organisations will come before an Oireachtas committee to discuss potential changes.
# womens-aid - Friday 24 January, 2014
Women's Aid accepts donation from man who beat up girlfriend
Women’s Aid say the €5,000 will be used to cover legal fees for women who are unable to pay themselves.
# womens-aid - Thursday 19 December, 2013
Christmas time 'can trigger more abuse' for victims of domestic violence
Women’s Aid is appealing for donations to help it continue to offer its helpline services.
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LOVE IN THE time of coronavirus presents unique challenges.
As TheJournal.ie reported yesterday, social distancing guidelines means that conventional dates aren’t really feasible right now.
But that doesn’t mean people can’t still connect in other ways. Apps like Tinder and Bumble remain available and we have the technology available to have a date – of sorts – with someone over a video call.
Dating coach Frances Kelleher said she thinks this period could be “fantastic” for people looking to form deeper connections.
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Opinion: Mental health and coronavirus: What lessons can Ireland learn from previous epidemics?
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The Irish For: Although apart for now, when we reunite, it will be the stuff of poetry. Crisis survival tips from the Irish language
By Darach Ó Séaghdha - @TheIrishFor
We look to language when seeking a reassuring symbol of endurance, Darach Ó Séaghdha writes.
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