A new book by a Kilkenny-based author has detailed the State’s struggle to combat Ireland’s deepening domestic abuse problem. In Safe, journalist Shane Doran tells the story of one mother and daughter’s long struggle to escape from their abuser before setting up a frontline organisation dedicated to helping others in similar situations. In July 2016, […]
A growing number of domestic violence victims are being left destitute in the countdown to Christmas amid a surge in financial abuse cases, a leading frontline organisation reports. Stop Domestic Violence in Ireland (SDVII) said it is already on course to record its busiest ever December after it was inundated with calls to its helpline […]