Domestic Violence
# domestic-violence - Sunday 14 April, 2013
Raped, beaten, stalked: One woman’s struggle with ongoing domestic abuse
Despite barring orders, woman says she has been tortured by her ex-partner for almost a decade.
# domestic-violence - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
Column: Easy access to pornographic images is adversely affecting young people
Early exposure to online pornography – much of which is violent or degrading – is desensitising young people and contributing to the normalisation of rape and domestic violence, writes Joanna Fortune.
# domestic-violence - Monday 11 March, 2013
Refuge still unopened one year on due to funding issues
Negotiations are still underway between the HSE and Teach Tearmainn in Kildare over staff for a domestic violence refuge that has not yet opened.
# domestic-violence - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
Safety app for women to be launched tomorrow
The app is from SAFE Ireland for android phones and contains information on services available to keep women and children safe from abuse.
# domestic-violence - Monday 4 March, 2013
Domestic violence survivor wins High Court immigration case
The woman had been married to an EU national, but left him after being subjected to serious abuse. She has now won her right to stay in the country.
# domestic-violence - Saturday 2 March, 2013
Domestic violence victims turned away 2,537 times in 2011 from overcrowded refuges
Calls from domestic violence services said: “It shouldn’t take days, weeks, months or sometimes years for a woman’s needs to be met.”
# domestic-violence - Monday 25 February, 2013
Young Irish women ‘vulnerable to stalking and online abuse’
Women’s Aid asking Government to extend Domestic Violence Act to cover younger women who are not cohabiting but are subject to abuse.
# domestic-violence - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
Irish Presidency secures EU agreement on domestic violence protection order
The agreement will ensure that a civil protection order, such as a barring order for domestic violence, can still be enforced if the victim travels or moves country.
# domestic-violence - Saturday 16 February, 2013
Column: Domestic violence is an issue we’re encouraged not to think about in Ireland
Following the horrendous Magdalene revelations, can we continue to pretend to ourselves that abuses aren’t happening right here and now in our society and in our homes, asks Paula McGovern.
# domestic-violence - Tuesday 25 December, 2012
Charity warns male victims of domestic abuse are vulnerable at Christmas
Amen has said fathers who have separated from their abusers are often denied access to their children over the holidays.
# domestic-violence - Wednesday 19 December, 2012
Women’s Aid warns Christmas stress can trigger domestic abuse
The organisation said there is in increase during the holidays in direct abuse against children.
# domestic-violence - Tuesday 27 November, 2012
The 5 at 5: Tuesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Domestic violence figures a ‘sad indictment of Irish society’
More than 11,000 women and children looked for safety from home violence last year.
# domestic-violence - Thursday 22 November, 2012
Women’s Aid calls for review of laws around domestic abuse
The group is calling for a 24/7 on call system for emergency barring orders and for protection from cuts in the upcoming budget.
# domestic-violence - Saturday 3 November, 2012
Fire, unemployment and the National Children’s Hospital: The week in numbers
How old is the Phoenix Park? And how many TDs could face sanction for failing to declare pay-offs?
# domestic-violence - Wednesday 31 October, 2012
Four out of five women turned away from overstretched domestic violence centres
Refuge centres for victims of domestic abuse are stretched to the limit, forcing vulnerable women and children to stay in dangerous living conditions.
# domestic-violence - Monday 10 September, 2012
Women’s Aid: Don’t suffer domestic abuse in silence
The organisation says that one in five women in Ireland is affected by domestic abuse, but a third will never tell anyone what is happening to them.
# domestic-violence - Monday 13 August, 2012
Dolphins cut Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson after domestic violence arrest
The argument started when the NFL star’s wife found a receipt for condoms in his car.
# domestic-violence - Friday 10 August, 2012
High Court approves €1.2m interim payout to Home Payments customers
The company had approximately €2.1 million in its accounts when it went into liquidation last year, and owed in the region of €6.7 million to customers.
# domestic-violence - Thursday 19 July, 2012
Domestic violence group encourage victims to come forward after judge’s comments
Women’s Aid underlines the importance of victims being able to seek help, after a judge vents his frustration at victims withdrawing their sworn testimony.
# domestic-violence - Tuesday 12 June, 2012
Domestic violence help groups to monitor reports of abuse during Euro 2012
Research in the UK has shown a link between sporting occasions and an increase in domestic violence.
# domestic-violence - Thursday 5 April, 2012
Lack of funding means domestic violence refuge lies unused
Four self-contained apartments, meant to be used by families seeking refuge from domestic violence, cannot be utilised because of lack of funding.
# domestic-violence - Monday 12 March, 2012
Could wolf-whistling be outlawed in Ireland?
It was suggested last week that wolf-whistling could be banned in the UK – but it appears that the controversy emerged from a Council of Europe convention on violence against women. Ireland is currently studying its recommendations.
# domestic-violence - Thursday 8 March, 2012
One day snapshot reveals 499 women and children living in refuge because of domestic violence
“This is not just women’s business. Domestic violence has to be everyone’s business.” – Safe Ireland.
# domestic-violence - Monday 5 March, 2012
‘Clare’s Law’ gives info on violent partners
The pilot scheme means that people living in certain parts of England and Wales can request police information about whether their parter has a history of domestic violence.
# domestic-violence - Sunday 26 February, 2012
Column: Abused men often don’t tell anyone. Here’s why.
Men can be victims of domestic violence too – but society seems to want this problem to just go away, writes Niamh Farrell.
# domestic-violence - Friday 17 February, 2012
Column: Verbal abuse in the home can be as damaging as fists
Psychological torture can be as destructive as violence – and it’s much easier to conceal, writes Paula McGovern.
# domestic-violence - Monday 13 February, 2012
TD calls for NAMA to release housing to domestic abuse victims
Mary Mitchell O’Connor said that NAMA has a social objective that goes beyond its commercial remit.
# domestic-violence - Friday 13 January, 2012
Man rings 999 to report a fight – in Eastenders
Police in England have revealed some of the most pointless phone calls made to 999 in the past month – including a woman who wanted them to give her number to Mark Wahlberg…
# domestic-violence - Monday 21 November, 2011
Column: Our culture glorifies domestic violence – from women, that is
Popular images tell us slapping a man is an appropriate response to romantic troubles, writes Lisa McInerney. So what does that say about our culture?
# domestic-violence - Wednesday 19 October, 2011
More than 550 women use domestic violence services in just one day
Safe Ireland claims there is a double suffering for women experiencing domestic violence as they are now also feeling the brunt of cuts on statutory agencies.
# domestic-violence - Wednesday 28 September, 2011
Domestic violence services at ‘tipping point’
The number of domestic abuse cases against women rose last year, but Safe Ireland says that over a third more women were unable to access emergency accommodation.
# domestic-violence - Wednesday 14 September, 2011
Topman forced to pull ‘offensive’ t-shirts
Two t-shirts have been pulled from its stores after the retailer was accused of comparing women to animals and of glamourising domestic violence.
# domestic-violence - Thursday 1 September, 2011
Column: ‘Sometimes he is all right. Sometimes he is nice to me’
The true story of a victim of domestic violence, by Ian Poulton.
# domestic-violence - Monday 29 August, 2011
Huge increase in women and children seeking domestic violence services
Sonas has reported a 163 per cent increase in women and children seeking their services, partly attributed to the recession.
# domestic-violence - Friday 3 June, 2011
Rihanna defends her latest video
The video for her latest single, Man Down, features a woman shooting her abuser and has drawn much criticism. But the singer says it is “art with a message”
# domestic-violence - Tuesday 17 May, 2011
HSE considers cutting all core funding to Rape Crisis Network
The final decision to slash all core funding to the country’s Rape Crisis Network – which would force the current support services offered to victims of rape and sexual abuse to end – has been postponed until August pending a review.
# domestic-violence - Saturday 23 April, 2011
NFL star Brandon Marshall allegedly stabbed by his wife
The Miami Dolphins wide receiver is expected to make a full recovery. His wife has been arrested on a domestic violence charge and claiming self defence, according to a police report.
# domestic-violence - Tuesday 22 March, 2011
Study: Surprise NFL defeats lead to increased domestic violence
New research from the Quarterly Journal of Economics indicates that calls to police can rise by up to 20% in the aftermath of defeat.
# domestic-violence - Wednesday 20 October, 2010
UAE court: men can beat their wives as long as they leave no marks
The country’s highest court makes the ruling in the case of a man who slapped and kicked his daughter and wife.
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