Women’s Aid, in partnership with the Irish Girl Guides, launches its 2in2u campaign which helps helps young women to spot the danger signs of dating abuse and provides useful information to combat online stalking. www.2in2u.ie … Continue reading
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We are all back into our routines now from the Christmas and New Year period. People everywhere are feeling the impacts of the money spent over that period and dreading the bills coming in the door. As support workers, we … Continue reading
The Sarah Walker Gallery in Castletownbere will host Naming Baby a play with domestic violence as its’ central theme. The play, written by Jennifer Russell, directed by Julie Aldridge, has a central character reclaiming herself after an abusive relationship. DATE: … Continue reading
Women's Aid, in conjunction with the Irish Deaf Women's Group, have launched a series of Irish Sign Language (ISL) videos which feature all of the information that is available on the Women's Aid website and link to a text service … Continue reading
Youth Rap Project RAVE- Rapping Against Violence Effect In 2013 West Cork Women Against Violence Project and the Dunmanway Family Resource Centre coordinated a Youth Rap Project in Bantry. The aims of the project were: To help young people to … Continue reading
West Cork Women Against Violence Conference: “The Personal & Public Cost of Domestic Violence” – Thursday 21st November, 2013. Venue: Maritime Hotel, Bantry, Co. Cork Speakers include: • Dr. Kylee Trevillion, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London; • … Continue reading
The closure of courts in rural areas including West Cork has become an issue to be scrutinised once more due to reports in the Irish Times that the Courts Service will make a decision on the retention or closure … Continue reading
Domestic violence is once again in the headlines due to the release by the Sunday People of photographs showing Nigella Lawson and her husband engaging in an argument which became so heated, at one point he placed his hands around … Continue reading
Women's Aid Ireland have today published their annual report for 2012. In contained the startling statistic that violence against children in homes where women have been abused has soared by 55%. You can read the full text of the … Continue reading
Below is a link to the recent special investigation that was done by the Irish Examiner on the topic of Domestic Violence. It contains a number of articles as well as a really interesting and informative interview with a survivor … Continue reading