Latest news & releases
- Opening arrangements during Storm Ophelia
Issued 15 Oct 2017
Urgent notice: Due to storm Ophelia the office of Women's Aid will be closed tomorrow Monday 16 October. Please note our 24hr National Freephone Helpline 1800 341 900 remains open. We will post further updates in due course. Thank you - Media Release: Legal Aid system neglects women and children affected by domestic violence.Issued 31 Jul 2017
Women’s Aid responds to the publication of the FLAC Annual Report 2016 and the recent move by the Legal Aid Board to restrict access to Legal Aid in family law matters. Long waiting times and legal aid fees in domestic violence cases are unfair and ... - Media Release: Help us listen, believe and support women - Women’s Aid needs volunteers for the 24hr National Freephone Helpline.Issued 25 Jul 2017
Women’s Aid now recruiting for volunteers for our 24hr National Freephone Helpline. We need warm, empathic women to join volunteer team Full training and ongoing support provided. Tuesday 25th July 2017: Women’s Aid is currently recruiting for volunteers for its 24hr National Freephone Helpline with ... - Women's Aid comment in light of the conviction and sentencing of man for attacking his ex-girlfriend.
Issued 6 Jul 2017
Margaret Martin, Director of Women's Aid, speaking in light of the conviction and sentencing of man for attacking his ex-girlfriend. Click here for details. "Every aspect of the case resolved today is deeply disturbing. The horrific violence inflicted on this woman, in front of her ... - Media release: 20,769 reports of domestic violence against women and children made to Women’s Aid in 2016.
Issued 17 May 2017
Women’s Aid Impact Report 2016 details 19,115 contacts with Women’s Aid Direct Services including the 24hr National Freephone Helpline and Dublin Based One to One Support Services. During these contacts, 16,946 disclosures of domestic violence against women were noted. There were an additional 3,823 disclosures ... - Media Release: Women’s Aid welcomes move by Facebook to tackle the sharing of intimate images without consent (‘Revenge Porn’).
Issued 5 Apr 2017
Women’s Aid today welcomed the new initiative by Facebook to tackle the sharing of intimate images without consent. The measures, outlined in a blog post by Antigone Davis, Head of Global Safety at Facebook, allows users to report intimate images which they believe have been ... - Media Release: “It’s not too late to fully protect women and children from domestic violence.” Critical Gaps Remain in Planned Domestic Violence Reforms.Issued 3 Mar 2017
Women’s Aid welcomes 3 Bills heard in the Oireachtas this week which will improve the protection of women and children from domestic violence. (Domestic Violence Bill 2017, Mediation Bill 2017 and Victims of Crime Bill 2016). Important measures include: plans to extend eligibility for safety ... - Media Release: Women’s Aid welcomes the agreement by Government to include new provisions on consent in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015.Issued 24 Jan 2017
Women’s Aid welcomes the agreement by Government to include new provisions on consent in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015. For many years, we have highlighted the fact that sexual abuse is very much a part of domestic violence and the difficulty for women ... - Media Release: Women’s Aid welcomes Tánaiste’s move to tackle cyber-stalking and ‘revenge pornography’.Issued 31 Dec 2016
Women’s Aid welcomes news reports of Cabinet approval for amendments to the Non-Fatal Offences Act to address current gaps in legislation covering stalking, including cyber stalking, and the non-consensual sharing of explicit images online (so called ‘revenge pornography’). Digital abuse of women is real, ... - Media Release: Christmas is a time of fear and hurt for many women and their children, according to Women’s Aid
Issued 19 Dec 2016
Women's Aid 24hr National Freephone Helpline hears from women about more frequent and more severe abuse against them and their children during the Christmas season In disclosures made to Women’s Aid, children were witnessing and experiencing abuse in their home this Christmas. Fundraising appeal ... - Media Release: Clodagh Hawe's Family Start Fundraising Appeal to Support Women's Aid.
Issued 3 Dec 2016
Clodagh, Liam, Niall and Ryan’s legacy to help women and children living with abuse. Mary Coll and Jacqueline Connolly hope to raise 50,000 for the Women’s Aid 24hr National Freephone Helpline. The fundraising appeal page is available here: https://give.everydayhero.com/ie/in-memory-of-clodagh-liam-niall-and-ryan The mother and sister of Clodagh ... - Media Release: Women more likely to be killed at home and by an ex-partner, according to new Women's Aid Femicide Report.
Issued 25 Nov 2016
New Femicide Watch 1996 – 2016 outlines the number of women killed in Ireland over 20 years. 209 women have died violently since the beginning of 1996. 16 children were killed alongside their mothers. Women’s Aid urges greater recognition of risk factors, for multi-agency risk ... - Media Release: Women's Aid needs Volunteers for the 24hr National Freephone Helpline
Issued 24 Oct 2016
Women’s Aid now recruiting for volunteers for our 24hr National Freephone Helpline. We need warm, empathic women to join our team Full training and ongoing support provided. Monday 24th October 2016: Women’s Aid is currently recruiting for volunteers for its National Freephone Helpline. The organisation ... - Media release: Facebook Launch Online Safety Guide for Women in partnership with Women’s Aid
Issued 13 Oct 2016
Today, Facebook, in partnership with Women’s Aid, launch a safety guide for women, titled ‘A Guide to Staying Safe on Facebook’. The guide has been developed in collaboration with safety experts and NGOs in the field of women’s safety, such as the National Network to ... - Media Release: Women’s Aid Welcomes and Endorses the Law Reform Commission’s Recommendations on Cybercrime
Issued 27 Sep 2016
Digital abuse of women is real, harmful and must be treated as a serious crime. Women’s Aid urges the Government to enact new, all-encompassing legislation to better protect women from digital abuse and stalking. Women’s Aid 2015 Snapshot of the issue recorded 293 disclosures of ...