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'It could be anyone - your sister, mother, niece or aunt - rape happens'

Lavinia Kerwick, the first rape survivor in Ireland to waive her anonymity, has called for more supports to be made available to fellow survivors.

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Nov 7th 2019, 3:36 PM

Gerry Ryan’s voice returns to 2FM this morning for hour-long special

The show will air from 9am to 10am this morning.

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May 31st 2019, 8:28 AM

'My name is Lavinia': First rape survivor to waive anonymity tells her story

“Pre-1991, you would never hear the word ‘rape’ on radio, it was like a curse word,” Lavinia Kerwick said in an emotional interview.

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Mar 9th 2019, 2:00 PM