Posts in the "26Th%20November%202014" category
Remembering Stolen Lives- Martina
Posted on November 26, 2014
Martina, aged 33, murdered May 1996.
Martina Halligan was aged 33 when she was murdered by her husband in May 1996. She was attacked in her home in North Dublin. It emerged during the trial that Martina had married her husband two years before her death but that the relationship had gone ‘sour’. Martina had made complaints to the Gardaí about her husband’s violence and she was in the process of securing a barring order when she was murdered.
Permanent link | Categories: Remembering Stolen Lives • 26th November 2014
Day Two: President Michael D Higgins supports the 16 Days of Action campaign
Posted on November 26, 2014
President Michael D Higgins has issued a message of support for the 16 Days of Action as Women's Aid and over 130 organisations highlight violence against women in Ireland.
His message reads:
"I would like to send my best wishes to Women's Aid as they participate in the 16 Days of Action Opposing Violence Against Women. This is an important initiative which expresses solidarity with the many women, both at home and abroad, who are subjected to aggression and cruelty. I thank and commend you for demonstrating Ireland's support for female victims of violence by partaking in this action. I wish you continued success with your important work."
Women's Aid welcomes President Higgin's support for this nationwide action.
Permanent link | Categories: Day Two • Message of Support • 26th November 2014
Day Two: 204 women have been murdered in Ireland since 1996.
Posted on November 26, 2014
204 women murdered since 1996
Female homicide is the extreme end of the violence against women spectrum. To highlight this issue Women's Aid has been collating data on female homicide in Ireland since the beginning of 1996.
To date, 204 women have been died violently in the Republic of Ireland. That is an average of 12 women a year losing their lives in the most tragic and brutal circumstances. Each woman leaves behind devastated family, friends and in many cases, children.
Our statistics relating to resolved cases, show that women are more likely to be killed in their own homes than any other location (62%), that they most likely know their killer (89%) and that in 99% of cases the perpetrator was male.
Permanent link | Comments | Categories: 16 Facts for 16 Days • Women's Aid • Day Two • 26th November 2014