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

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

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REPORT AN AVERAGE of 15 women and 12 children looked for help from domestic violence services every hour on one day in November last year, a report has found. writes ALISON HEALY… http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0603/1224271744300.html

Stark new figures reveal that 368 women and 291 children were accommodated or received support from a domestic violence service in just one day last year. This means that an average of 15 women and 12 children looked for support every hour of that 24-hour period. SAFE Ireland, the national representative body for frontline domestic [...]

Following on from the launch of SAFE Ireland’s One Day Census, RTE’s Prime Time invited SAFE Ireland to participate in a feature item on Domestic Violence.

First National Census of Domestic Violence Services Startling new figures gathered from across the country reveal that 263 women and 216 children were accommodated or received support from a domestic violence service on just one day. “On the 4th November 2008” , the first 24 hour snap shot of the reality of domestic violence in [...]