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# Women's Aid

All time
Around 57 people are ringing Ireland's main domestic violence helpline every day
17 May 2017
9.4k
78
'Her strength will live on': Mother and sister of Clodagh Hawe start Women's Aid fundraising page
3 Dec 2016
22.9k
20
Femicide has claimed the lives of over 200 women since 1996, says report
25 Nov 2016
16.8k
161
New campaign asks: 'If you witnessed domestic violence, what would you do?'
16 Nov 2016
18.1k
33
Blocking, unfriending and privacy - new guide launched to help women protect themselves on Facebook
13 Oct 2016
9.8k
11
'Think of all those voices desperate for help': Women's Aid helpline receives 41 calls a day
5 Sep 2016
8.2k
49
Victim-blaming culture makes it more difficult for women to get help
Margaret Martin
27 Aug 2016
3.8k
108
Why isn't 'revenge porn' illegal in Ireland?
23 Jun 2016
16.9k
28
Taoiseach says men who beat women are not 'macho' and should be ashamed
15 Jun 2016
12.7k
77
'My partner was lovely at first, but things changed after we moved in together'
Anonymous
10 Feb 2016
8.5k
118
He locked the door, pointed the knife at me and said 'You’re not going anywhere'
6 Oct 2015
26.2k
36
Getting a barring order against a violent partner is about to get easier
24 Jul 2015
14.2k
49
"Women were cut with knives, stabbed, spat on, punched, slapped, kicked, held down and choked."
18 Jun 2015
20.4k
102
There's a pretty moving display outside Leinster House today. Here's what it's about...
20 Nov 2014
13.4k
50
78 women murdered in Ireland by their partners since 1996
20 Nov 2014
9.2k
63
Opinion: Domestic violence victims who are disabled face multiple obstacles to help
Margaret Martin
24 Sep 2014
636
20
Sign language videos target deaf women at risk of domestic violence
31 Aug 2014
5.6k
2
Partners or exes responsible for one quarter of sex attacks on women
9 May 2014
9.4k
32
Increase in domestic abuse applications in courts 'only the tip of iceberg'
7 Apr 2014
8.2k
34
These stories of domestic abuse are prompting calls for a change in law
19 Feb 2014
9.1k
24
Women's Aid accepts donation from man who beat up girlfriend
24 Jan 2014
16.5k
66
Christmas time 'can trigger more abuse' for victims of domestic violence
19 Dec 2013
6.4k
59
New committee report will ‘lift the lid’ on domestic abuse
29 Jun 2013
3.3k
17
Column: No behaviour that degrades women can be dismissed as ‘just a domestic’
Margaret Martin
22 Jun 2013
195
118
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things to know before you start your day…
12 Jun 2013
10.1k
5
Over 3,000 disclosures of child abuse to Women's Aid last year, up 55 per cent
12 Jun 2013
3.2k
19
Raped, beaten, stalked: One woman’s struggle with ongoing domestic abuse
Amy Croffey
14 Apr 2013
338
49
Young Irish women 'vulnerable to stalking and online abuse'
25 Feb 2013
4.7k
19
Women's Aid warns Christmas stress can trigger domestic abuse
19 Dec 2012
4.1k
17
Feature: Hell hath no fury like a man scorned
15 Dec 2012
16.6k
12
Column: ‘Do the crime, do the time’ – serious crimes need serious sentencing
Margaret Martin
30 Nov 2012
495
39
Women's Aid calls for review of laws around domestic abuse
22 Nov 2012
3.0k
19
Women's Aid: Don't suffer domestic abuse in silence
10 Sep 2012
4.5k
6
Domestic violence group encourage victims to come forward after judge's comments
19 Jul 2012
5.9k
19
25 per cent rise in child abuse reports - Women's Aid
13 Jun 2012
1.2k
10
Domestic violence help groups to monitor reports of abuse during Euro 2012
12 Jun 2012
2.8k
27
Verbal abuse "can deaden someone from the inside out"
13 Feb 2012
30.8k
20
The Daily Fix: Wednesday
15 Jun 2011
1.6k
Technology increasingly used by abusive partners to monitor women
15 Jun 2011
719
1
Protection demanded for women abused by men living elsewhere
26 Nov 2010
354
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