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Launch of our new report ‘Learning From Survivors of Rape and Sexual Violence’
We were delighted to be joined by politicians, policymakers, academics, partners and colleagues from across the domestic, sexual and gender-based violence…

Mayo RCC seeks new Director of Services!
Mayo Rape Crisis Centre is recruiting for a new Director of Services to join its team in Castlebar.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a grassroots,…

Join us for the launch of ‘Learning From Survivors of Rape and Sexual Violence’
Join us for the launch of 'Learning From Survivors of Rape and Sexual Violence' on Thursday 30th January in the Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street,…

RCI response to the new Programme for Government
Rape Crisis Ireland welcomes the new Government's commitment to the continued prioritisation of tackling Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, and…

Call on GE candidates to commit to a nationwide court accompaniment service
Nikita Hand has spoken of the importance and value of the accompaniment she received from her support worker from the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre.

Rape Crisis Network Ireland calls for Ireland to end the sharing of counselling notes in the criminal justice process
Rape Crisis Network Ireland is calling for urgent action in Ireland following the amendments to British law announced today that will raise the legal threshold for when rape survivors’ counselling notes can be requested in investigations.

RCNI Statement on Cuan 2024 implementation plan
Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI) welcomes the publication today of the 2024 Implementation Plan for Zero Tolerance: Third National Strategy on Domestic,…

Measuring the silence around sexual violence – Rape Crisis Network Ireland in the Irish Examiner, 3 December
RCNI is grateful to the Irish Examiner for publishing this opinion piece that wraps up the progressive towards evidence-based advocacy on sexual violence…

RCNI Statement on removal of consent from Criminal Law Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking Bill 2023
Statement on the Minister for Justice Helen McEntee’s withdrawal of wording on consent from forthcoming legislation on rape - 30/11/2023, Rape Crisis…

Women against Violence Europe – annual conference in Madrid
RCNI’s Clíona Saidléar is one of Ireland's representatives at the EU organisations Women against Violence Europe and attended WAVE's Annual Conference…

The Central Statistics Office releases the final report of its ground-breaking Sexual Violence Survey
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today released the final report of its ground-breaking Sexual Violence Survey.
Today's data provides insight…

Central Statistics Office releases the fifth of six reports from the Sexual Violence Survey
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today released the fifth of six reports from the Sexual Violence Survey which measure the prevalence of sexual…