#Budget2027 includes an extra €5.3 million for #DSGBV. We welcome the increase but we mustn't forget that the historically low levels of funding to address DSGBV means we have yet to reach a minimum baseline >>
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Rape Crisis Ireland - the national policy level body for Rape Crisis Centres across Ireland - is working towards a society free from sexual violence. RCN: 20040963 #RapeCrisisSupport #SexualViolence #SupportingSurvivors
@rapecrisisireland.bsky.social@rapecrisisireland.bsky.socialPleased to be attending the launch of the 'Voice of the Child Report Guidelines & Templates' at @deptjusticeirl.bsky.social
The guidelines aim to improve children's experience of having their voice heard in family law proceedings. We look forward to seeing them put into practice
@rapecrisisireland.bsky.socialThank you to Ciara Mangan & Beyond Surviving for this powerful response to Dr Sinéad Ring's research.
Survivors telling Ciara they often feel powerless to protect their dignity in court is exactly why Dr Ring's report matters >>
@rapecrisisireland.bsky.socialRape shield law ‘failing to protect complainants' - report in the Law Society Gazette >>
www.lawsociety.ie/gazette/top-...
#RethinkingRelevance #RapeShield #RelevanceTest #AccessToJustice #SurvivorsRights #JusticeForSurvivors #FactsNotMyths
@rapecrisisireland.bsky.socialChildren and young people in care are among those most likely to face applications to introduce evidence about their sexual history in sexual offence trials, despite laws designed to prevent exactly that >>
@rapecrisisireland.bsky.social"Government should act on Ring's recommendation for replacement legislation, with clear limits on admissibility, effective representation for complainants, and transparent monitoring of decisions." - @irishexaminer.bsky.social
@rapecrisisireland.bsky.socialYesterday we launched research by Dr Sinéad Ring of @maynoothuniversity.ie on sexual experience evidence in Irish rape trials.
Today, her op-ed explains why the #RapeShield isn't working as intended, and why it must be reformed >> www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
@maynoothuniversity.ieReposted by @rapecrisisireland.bsky.socialNew research authored by MU & launched by @rapecrisisireland.bsky.social shows that Ireland’s rape shield law is routinely failing to stop complainants in sexual offence trials from being cross-examined about their previous sexual experiences.
@rapecrisisireland.bsky.social39% of sexual offence trials last year involved an application to admit sexual experience evidence - Dr Sinéad Ring of @maynoothlaw.bsky.social 's new report, supported by Rape Crisis Ireland, featured in 3 national papers today >>
@rapecrisisireland.bsky.socialGreat to connect with colleagues from across Europe, working towards an @ec.europa.eu recommendation on #EqualityData.
A really promising step forward ensuring #GoodData is the foundation for understanding #SexualViolence & for building responses that reflect survivors' diverse realities.
@rapecrisisireland.bsky.socialFixed trial dates for rape & #SexualViolence cases. That's one of the reforms announced in the UK this week, aimed at making the court system more approachable for survivors.
Delay is the issue in Ireland too >> www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtan...
@rapecrisisireland.bsky.socialEvery region in Ireland deserves the same standard of care after #SexualViolence. The Midwest still doesn't have one.
We stand with Rape Crisis Midwest, survivors in the #Midwest, and other #DSGBV organisations across the country to say: The Midwest needs a full 24/7 SATU service.
@rapecrisisireland.bsky.socialWe continue to call on Government to fund a professionalised #CourtAccompaniment service nationwide, so every survivor of #SexualViolence can access the kind of support Nikita Hand received from the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre
@rapecrisisireland.bsky.socialCommitments are not enough on their own. They need to be matched with action.
Read our Key Recommendations to Government based on our 2025 statistics >> www.rapecrisisireland.ie/advocacy/pol...
#ZeroTolerance #FactsNotMyths #JusticeForSurvivors #SupportingSurvivors #EndSexualViolence
@rapecrisisireland.bsky.socialRape Crisis Ireland is again calling on @cnam-ie.bsky.social to enforce the age-verification & content-safety obligations already set out in the #OnlineSafetyCode - not just hold platforms to account on paper, but ensure real, measurable change for children now >>
@rapecrisisireland.bsky.socialThe feedback from graduates of our 2025-2026 Specialist #SexualViolence Training for Counsellors was overwhelmingly positive.
We're now accepting applications for our 2026-2027 Training >> www.rapecrisisireland.ie/specialist-s...
#SexualViolenceEducation #CounsellorTraining #SurvivorSupport
@rapecrisisireland.bsky.socialMinister Jim O'Callaghan launched our 2025 Statistics Report today.
#SexualViolence survivors facing #CompoundedBarriers are less than half as likely to report. Systems must be designed with every survivor in mind >>
thejournal.ieCall for greater support for survivors of sexual violence who face ‘compounded barriers’ to disclosure‘Compounded barriers’ include sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, legal status and disability and can ‘compound the barriers’ in accessing support.