Our Organisation

Structure:

The Board of Directors currently consists of ten directors appointed by the members.

Board Sub-Committees:

  • The Board Strategy Group reviews the overall development of the organisation and drafts proposed strategies. The group is comprised of members of the Board, senior employees and third party experts.
  • The Staffing Group is responsible for all employment issues including the organisation’s remuneration policy.

The organisation currently employs five full time members of staff who are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Organisation’s affairs.

The National Network of Women’s Refuges & Support Services Ltd, trading as SAFE IRELAND, is a company limited by guarantee not having a share capital, registered in Dublin, Ireland. Registered company number 291205.

NNWRSS Ltd is a registered charity with CHY number 13064.

SAFE Ireland in the Media

The hidden world of domestic abuse

Violence in the home remains one of the most serious forms of abuse facing Irish women today…

‘Stopping the hurt at home’ ANTI-VIOLENCE CAMPAIGN

A new campaign hopes to tackle violence against women, with men taking a leading role, writes PAMELA DUNCAN in the Irish Times Saturday Magazine.

Gambling with Women and Children’s Safety

7,512 women, 2,462 children supported and over 34,000 helpline calls to domestic violence services in 2009. “Ireland is now gambling recklessly with the lives of women and children seeking support for domestic violence”, said SAFE Ireland, the representative network of domestic violence services. It announced its latest stark statistics today, half way through the international 16 days of action against violence against women.

New Campaign calls on Men to Help End Violence Against Women

Men are being asked to join with women and speak out against violence against women in a new national campaign that was launched today.

‘My husband broke my cheekbone once. Another time he tried to strangle me’

Domestic violence against women and children in immigrant communities is a growing problem. Now there are calls for a change in Government policy to give victims of violence more rights and better access to the emergency facilities they need, writes JAMIE SMYTH, Social Affairs Correspondent. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2010/0925/1224279646614.html

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