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Tuesday 20 October 2020
In a statement Cusack said, “I showed a lack of judgement in this situation for which I am genuinely sorry.”
At the launch of its annual report, the RCNI spoke about consent, abortion and how we judge teenage victims.
“There’s no grey area in the law.”
The Justice Minister said Gerry Adams mentioned the fact that people were moved and that suggests he has some information.
With adult victims, less than half reported assaults and 57% who did said gardaí treated them sensitively.
The Rape Crisis Network is asking for funding to be protected in light of the findings.
Strict new coronavirus measures are now in effect – here’s what they mean for you.
A shocking statistic from yesterday’s report from the Rape Crisis Network Ireland showed a significant percentage of abusers were, themselves, children.
Rape Crisis Network Ireland said that two out of 90 survivors became pregnant more than once as a result in rape and had different outcomes each time.
New figures from the Rape Crisis Network found people who had been abused as children made up the majority of cases of people seeking counselling last year.
Marital sexual violence was kept a secret for decades – but victims can now begin healing, writes Bréid Morris.
Catch up on the day’s biggest news – as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…
The Rape Crisis Network says that just 6 per cent of all sexual abuse and rape cases last year were perpetrated by a stranger.
Ireland’s first ever “SlutWalk” will be held next month in Galway. Similar marches have been held across the globe this year to call for a change in attitude towards rape victims.
The British Justice Secretary is under fire for implying that date rape is less serious than rape by a stranger. What’s your view?
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
THE IRISH FARMERS Association has urged Irish MEPs to vote to ban words traditionally linked to meat products from being used on vegetarian alternatives.
The European Parliament is to vote this week on the terminology used for plant-based meat and dairy substitutes.
Amendments put forward would restrict the naming of such products so that they could not use terms normally associated with meat products.
One amendment would curtail the use of terms such as ‘steak’, ‘sausage’, ‘escalope’, ‘burger’ or ‘hamburger’ on products that do not exclusively contain meat.
The IFA has written to MEPs urging them to accept both amendments to protect Irish consumers and the agricultural industry here.
IFA President Tim Cullinan said yesterday that dairy products or plant-based meat branded with ‘real’ meat descriptions is “deliberately misleading to our consumers and undermines our industry.”
What do you think: Should vegetarian foods be allowed use words like ‘steak’ and ‘burger’?
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