Leading national organisation, working to prevent and address the impact of domestic violence and abuse. 24hr National Freephone Helpline 1800341900 www.womensaid.ie. RCN: 20012045 https://bsky.app/profile/womensaidireland.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/womensaidireland.bsky.social/post/3mkrl6ijoqk2gThe Garda Commissioner has admitted that “weakness” and a “lack of uniformity” remain in the force’s response to domestic violence. https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-41837264.html01 May 2026 07:11 +0000at://did:plc:a7qgixrpahgr7styzxcn4iwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrl6ijoqk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/womensaidireland.bsky.social/post/3mkozscjvxc22“Just because you’re a man and it’s not happening to you it doesn’t mean you can forget about it … you’ve got to lance the boil.” https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/30/women-sexual-violence-jeff-pope-john-worboys-tv?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other30 Apr 2026 06:54 +0000at://did:plc:a7qgixrpahgr7styzxcn4iwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkozscjvxc22https://bsky.app/profile/womensaidireland.bsky.social/post/3mkfg42biis2xWoman claims ex-partner is ‘using’ daughter to ‘get at, or get back with’ his boyfriend https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/26/woman-claims-ex-partner-is-using-daughter-to-get-at-or-get-back-with-his-boyfriend/26 Apr 2026 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:a7qgixrpahgr7styzxcn4iwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfg42biis2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/womensaidireland.bsky.social/post/3mkffdynpn22xMan arrested as woman dies following assault in Co Galway https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0426/1570272-galway-death/ via @rte26 Apr 2026 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:a7qgixrpahgr7styzxcn4iwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkffdynpn22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/womensaidireland.bsky.social/post/3mjw6vuouks24Sex-abuse case character references from public representatives ‘unacceptable’ https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/19/sex-abuse-case-character-references-from-public-representatives-unacceptable/20 Apr 2026 09:49 +0000at://did:plc:a7qgixrpahgr7styzxcn4iwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjw6vuouks24https://bsky.app/profile/womensaidireland.bsky.social/post/3mjodiljq522mBeaten, slapped and choked': Man (40) jailed for assaulting partner in two violent attacks https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/beaten-slapped-and-choked-man-40-jailed-for-assaulting-partner-in-two-violent-attacks-1887942.html17 Apr 2026 06:50 +0000at://did:plc:a7qgixrpahgr7styzxcn4iwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjodiljq522mhttps://bsky.app/profile/womensaidireland.bsky.social/post/3mjgqxa6wjc2zScarlett Faulkner dies following attack in Co Tipperary https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/13/scarlett-faulkner-dies-following-attack-in-co-tipperary/14 Apr 2026 06:29 +0000at://did:plc:a7qgixrpahgr7styzxcn4iwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgqxa6wjc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/womensaidireland.bsky.social/post/3mjc6iewxk22wWoman who enjoyed ‘peaceful home’ while husband served prison sentence seeks barring order https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/12/woman-who-enjoyed-peaceful-home-while-husband-served-prison-sentence-seeks-barring-order/12 Apr 2026 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:a7qgixrpahgr7styzxcn4iwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjc6iewxk22whttps://bsky.app/profile/womensaidireland.bsky.social/post/3miogg2y42k2oAlmost a third of all suspensions this year, about 27%, are for sexual crime, domestic violence, or coercive control, Commissioner Kelly said. @irishexaminer.bsky.social @lizdunphy.bsky.social https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtandcrime/arid-41821946.html04 Apr 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:a7qgixrpahgr7styzxcn4iwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3miogg2y42k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/womensaidireland.bsky.social/post/3mi2pfytvf22jAn absolutely devastating read: The ‘most dangerous’ place to be a woman: The 30 women who have died violently in Northern Ireland since 2020 https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/03/28/the-most-dangerous-place-to-be-a-woman-the-30-women-who-have-died-violently-in-northern-ireland-since-2020/27 Mar 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:a7qgixrpahgr7styzxcn4iwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2pfytvf22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/womensaidireland.bsky.social/post/3mhxy4hebqk24Man jailed for attempting to kill woman he blamed for break-up with wife https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/03/26/man-jailed-for-attempting-to-kill-woman-he-blamed-for-break-up-with-wife/26 Mar 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:a7qgixrpahgr7styzxcn4iwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxy4hebqk24https://bsky.app/profile/womensaidireland.bsky.social/post/3mhte6rtu4c2rAlexis Campion, aged 44, was seriously injured and suffered severe life changing burns to her face and body during the attack in Clondalkin on 25 November. She remains in hospital and is being treated for her injuries. https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2026/0324/1564931-assault-clondalkin/24 Mar 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:a7qgixrpahgr7styzxcn4iwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhte6rtu4c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/womensaidireland.bsky.social/post/3mhqmuujeh22nThe boyfriend of Natalie McNally has been found guilty of her murder. https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2026/0323/1564745-stephen-mccullagh-court/23 Mar 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:a7qgixrpahgr7styzxcn4iwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqmuujeh22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/womensaidireland.bsky.social/post/3mhoes442ok2mA local community has been left "shocked and saddened" after the death of a woman in Derry yesterday. A murder investigation is under way after the death of a woman - named locally as Amy Doherty - in Co Derry. https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0322/1564606-derry-murder-investigation/22 Mar 2026 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:a7qgixrpahgr7styzxcn4iwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhoes442ok2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/womensaidireland.bsky.social/post/3mhoej7in6k2uWoman (20s) critically injured following assault by group ‘armed with weapons’ in Tipperary https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/03/22/woman-20s-critically-injured-following-assault-by-group-armed-with-weapons-in-tipperary/22 Mar 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:a7qgixrpahgr7styzxcn4iwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhoej7in6k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/womensaidireland.bsky.social/post/3mhngw5byk22vWoman (20s) who says father ‘stalks’ her secures protection order https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/03/22/woman-20s-who-says-father-stalks-her-secures-protection-order/22 Mar 2026 11:28 +0000at://did:plc:a7qgixrpahgr7styzxcn4iwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhngw5byk22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/womensaidireland.bsky.social/post/3mhg5zonjlk2b‘What was done to Daena was evil’: Man found guilty of murdering mother-of-two Daena Walsh Adam Corcoran had denied murdering partner of 10 years at their Cork apartment in August 2024 https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/03/19/what-was-done-to-daena-was-evil-man-found-guilty-of-murdering-mother-of-two-daena-walsh/19 Mar 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:a7qgixrpahgr7styzxcn4iwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhg5zonjlk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/womensaidireland.bsky.social/post/3mh3xzgurb222X, C, A, B, MZ: I’m thinking of the lonely alphabet of brave, anonymous women and girls: No one knows who they are, what they went through or the landmark legal change they secured, but we owe them a debt writes @caoilfhionn.bsky.social in the @irishtimes.com https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/03/13/caoilfhionn-gallagher-x-c-a-b-mz-im-thinking-of-the-lonely-alphabet-of-brave-anonymous-women-and-girls/15 Mar 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:a7qgixrpahgr7styzxcn4iwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh3xzgurb222https://bsky.app/profile/womensaidireland.bsky.social/post/3mgmlwhxt222b“I think my eye socket may be broken, it’s very sore, I’m not sure if my nose is broken." A pregnant woman with facial injuries was granted an interim barring order against her partner at the emergency domestic violence court in Dolphin House, Dublin. https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/03/09/i-think-my-eye-socket-may-be-broken-pregnant-woman-tells-domestic-violence-court/09 Mar 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:a7qgixrpahgr7styzxcn4iwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmlwhxt222bhttps://bsky.app/profile/womensaidireland.bsky.social/post/3mgcsy4obqs2rMan jailed for harassment and threats to share intimate images of girlfriend Judge says accused, who was 27 years older than victim when relationship began, appeared to ‘enjoy toying’ with woman’s emotions. https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/03/05/man-jailed-for-harassment-and-threats-to-share-intimate-images-of-girlfriend/05 Mar 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:a7qgixrpahgr7styzxcn4iwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgcsy4obqs2r