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Domestic violence victims left ‘destitute’ in countdown to Christmas amid surge in financial abuse cases

By Kilkenny Now 12th December 2020 0

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 […]

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‘He burned all her clothes to stop her from leaving’ – crisis as sharp rise in number of domestic violence victims being made homeless

By Kilkenny Now 14th June 2020 Post a comment

A leading frontline support group has teamed up with a homeless organisation to make a joint appeal on behalf of the increasing number of domestic violence victims who have been made homeless since the start of the lockdown. Stop Domestic Violence in Ireland (SDVII) and Inner City Helping Homeless have issued a public appeal for […]

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‘Ticking timebomb’ – new Garda operation to protect victims of domestic violence in Kilkenny during Covid-19 crisis

By Kilkenny Now 2nd April 2020 0

Gardai have launched a new operation to protect victims of domestic abuse in Kilkenny during the Covid-19 crisis. The coronavirus emergency has created an unprecedented situation in which many abusers and victims are forcibly locked up together while the new restrictions are in place. One leading campaign group, Stop Domestic Violence in Ireland (SDVII), has […]

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Campaigner criticises Government for failing to tackle domestic violence crisis 

By Kilkenny Now 5th February 2020 0

A young abuse campaigner has heavily criticised the Government for failing to tackle the deepening domestic violence crisis in Ireland at a special conference in the UK. Ainie Grainger, a co-founder of Stop Domestic Abuse in Ireland (SDVII), accused the Government of paying lip service to the problem of domestic violence, but of failing to […]

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‘Devoted mum’ Nadine Lott to be laid to rest this Sunday

By Kilkenny Now 20th December 2019 0

Nadine Lott, the beautiful young mother who lost her fight for life on Tuesday following a horrific assault in her home last weekend, is to be laid to rest this Sunday. The death  of 30-year old beauty therapist and mother of one has had a profound effect on people and focused the country’s attention on […]

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‘You just had to look into Nadine’s big beautiful eyes and you could see her kind soul’

By Kilkenny Now 19th December 2019 0

“Beautiful both inside and out” is how work colleagues remember their friend, young mother Nadine Lott who tragically lost her brave fight for life on Tuesday following a horrific assault at her home in Arklow. Nadine’s devastated colleagues at the Clearskin Skin and Laser Clinic in Dublin today paid a touching and poignant tribute to […]

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‘It was like waiting for a grenade to go off every Christmas’ – surge in calls from domestic violence victims

By Kilkenny Now 3rd December 2019 0

A group that helps victims of domestic violence to escape their home hell has reported a huge rise in pleas for help from desperate women and men in the countdown to Christmas. Stop Domestic Violence in Ireland (SDVII) said it is already on course to record its busiest ever Christmas after it was inundated with […]