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Varadkar: New paid leave law should not require proof of domestic abuse

An Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said that a new paid leave law should not require proof of domestic abuse. The Fine Gael leader made the comments while speaking to the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment. His comments echo those of Sinn ...

05 Oct 2022 at 13:44

National News

'Not all abuse is physical' - PSNI receives over 100 reports of coercive control monthly

More than 100 domestic abuse coercive control reports are being received by police in Northern Ireland a month following the introduction of a new offence. Coercive control, which is punishable by up to 14 years’ imprisonment, became a criminal ...

03 Oct 2022 at 17:21

Premier League

Crystal Palace defender bombarded with online abuse including death threats following Liverpool draw

Joachim Andersen has been bombarded by death threats and a torrent of abuse online following Crystal Palace’s 1-1 draw at Liverpool. The Eagles defender was headbutted by Darwin Nunez, who was red-carded by referee Paul Tierney and now faces a ...

16 Aug 2022 at 15:32

National News

Majority of murders in Ireland last year had domestic abuse motivation – report

A report on crime trends has revealed that the majority of murders in Ireland last year had a domestic abuse motivation. A Garda review of crime found a 399% increase in domestic abuse motivations for sexual offences from 2020 to 2021. While ...

23 Sept 2022 at 16:38

National News

Government rubberstamps Bill allowing paid leave for domestic violence victims

The Government has rubberstamped the publication of the Work Life Balance Bill that will introduce paid leave for victims of domestic violence. The Bill will bring in a range of measures to improve family-friendly work practices and support ...

23 Sept 2022 at 01:01

National News

Number of sexual offences rises to highest in a decade, gardai say

Last year saw the highest number of recorded incidents of sexual offences in almost a decade, as the number of sex crimes continues to rise in Ireland, figures have shown. Between 2019 and 2021, 80% of victims of sexual offences were women ...

23 Sept 2022 at 12:25

Arts & Entertainment

Coronation Street star and former Love Island contestant team up against online abuse

ITV stars Samia Longchambon and Amy Hart have joined forces to shine a light on the issue of internet trolling. The Coronation Street actress and Love Island contestant met to talk through their own experiences with anti-social media and ...

26 Jul 2022 at 11:03

Premier League

REVEALED: Significant amount of Premier League players endured Twitter abuse in first half of 2021-22

Around 68 per cent of Premier League footballers were subjected to abuse on Twitter in the first half of last season, according to an Ofcom report. The regulator teamed up with The Alan Turing Institute – UK’s national institute for ...

03 Aug 2022 at 11:01

Local News

BREAKING: Decorated Tipperary soldier jailed for sexually abusing three boys 40 years ago

A decorated soldier who sexually abused three neighbourhood boys up to 40 years ago and used his position of trust to his advantage when he targeted them has been jailed for two years. Michael McGuinness (61), with an address in ...

15 Mar 2022 at 14:00

National News

Establishment of national authority on adult abuse recommended by report

A new document on adult safeguarding has recommended the establishment of a new national authority dedicated to preventing and reducing abuse, neglect and coercive control. The report says a major change of culture is needed to ...

31 May 2022 at 09:52

National News

Online abuse of female politicians must be tackled - NI Justice Minister

The Stormont Justice Minister has called for a forum to tackle the online abuse of politicians. Naomi Long highlighted the targeting of female politicians as a problem which needs to be specifically addressed. Ms Long made the ...

01 Jun 2022 at 15:37

National News

Reports of domestic abuse incidents in Ireland saw 10% rise in 2021 - Gardai

Gardai responded to 48,400 domestic abuse incidents last year, an increase of 10% on 2020. Charges brought by the Garda for domestic abuse crimes also increased in 2021. There were 4,250 criminal charges for breaches of ...

24 Jan 2022 at 10:28

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