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Tipperary County Council to ‘go purple’ later this month

Tipperary County Council and the Tipperary Joint Policing Committee are to take part in Go Purple Day on April 29 to raise awareness and funds for domestic violence services. They are taking part in support of Ascend and NTDC. The initiative ...

20 Apr 2022 at 17:45

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Domestic violence remains a concern in Tipperary as the number of people coming forward increases

Tipperary councillors have said they are very concerned about the county’s rise in domestic violence incidents. Incidents have increased by 13% across the division, according to the Chief Superintendent's report at last week’s sitting of ...

28 Dec 2022 at 12:15

"This is shameful"- Tipperary TD Martin Browne criticises the decrease in domestic violence units

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"This is shameful"- Tipperary TD Martin Browne criticises the decrease in domestic violence refuges

Sinn Fein's Martin Browne has called for action on the decrease of women's refuge accomodation since 2015. A response to a query to Tusla made by Sinn Fein's Violet-Anne Wynne showed that the number of refuge units funded by Tusla is at ...

25 Jan 2022 at 19:57

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Increase of 43% in callouts to scenes of domestic violence in Tipperary in two years

Sarah Beasley, the Aontú national secretary, has called for more supports and funding for services that offer valuable emergency assistance to the victims of domestic violence and their families. The call comes after statistics ...

01 Feb 2022 at 11:00

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'This is a national crisis' - TD condemns lack of refuges for domestic violence victims

A TD is calling on the government to address the "chronic shortage" of refuge places for victims of domestic violence. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald made the comments in the Dáil yesterday condemning the lack of refuges, stating, ...

11 Nov 2021 at 17:48

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Paid domestic violence leave should be based on an ‘honour system’

Paid domestic violence leave should be based on an “honour” system, rather than forcing victims to prove they are entitled to leave through a doctor’s sick note, an Oireachtas committee has been told. Dr Laura Bambrick, ...

22 Sept 2022 at 14:14

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Domestic violence on the rise as Gardaí receive over 50,000 reports in 2023

An Garda Síochána are once again supporting the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence campaign, which commenced on the 25th November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and ...

07 Dec 2023 at 12:51

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Northern Irish politicians hold vigil for Ashling Murphy at Stormont

Politicians in Northern Ireland have paid solemn tribute to murdered primary school teacher Ashling Murphy. Assembly members from across the political spectrum gathered outside Parliament Buildings at Stormont to ...

17 Jan 2022 at 17:10

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Plan to tackle domestic and sexual violence ensures no one ‘turns a blind eye’

The Minister for Justice said the Government’s zero-tolerance strategy to tackle domestic, gender and sexual-based violence aims to ensure that no one “turns a blind eye”. Helen McEntee described the 350 million ...

28 Jun 2022 at 12:45

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Government aims to restrict young people’s access to porn websites

The Minister for Justice is seeking to restrict children and young people’s access to porn websites as part of a “landmark” strategy to tackle domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. Helen McEntee said ...

28 Jun 2022 at 20:42

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'Steady increase' of domestic abuse and coercive control incidents reported to gardaí

There has been a 9% increase in domestic abuse reports to gardaí in the past year while there has also been a 'steady increase' in coercive control. There have been over 49,257 domestic abuse reports ...

09 Dec 2022 at 13:02

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Concerning rise in cost-of-living crisis-related calls to Women’s Aid

Women’s Aid, a national frontline support service for women affected by domestic abuse, has said that Christmas 'offers no respite' for women using their services. The group said that many women ...

20 Dec 2022 at 15:48

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