Rape Crisis Ireland
@rapecrisisireland.bsky.social
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
RCN: 20040963
#RapeCrisisSupport #SexualViolence #SupportingSurvivors
MOVE Ireland’s 2024 report underscores the vital work taking place across Ireland to address intimate partner abuse & promote safer outcomes for families.
MOVE reported a 41% rise in referrals, demonstrating that more individuals are being identified & supported through appropriate services
MOVE reported a 41% rise in referrals, demonstrating that more individuals are being identified & supported through appropriate services
December 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
MOVE Ireland’s 2024 report underscores the vital work taking place across Ireland to address intimate partner abuse & promote safer outcomes for families.
MOVE reported a 41% rise in referrals, demonstrating that more individuals are being identified & supported through appropriate services
MOVE reported a 41% rise in referrals, demonstrating that more individuals are being identified & supported through appropriate services
There is #NoExcuse for technology to be used in ways that cause harm when it can & should be used to advance #GenderEquality.
Let’s make it clear to young people that what’s on a screen isn’t real life … #ItsNotNormal & #ItsOKtoSayNo when something doesn’t feel right.
#16Days #ACTToEndViolence
Let’s make it clear to young people that what’s on a screen isn’t real life … #ItsNotNormal & #ItsOKtoSayNo when something doesn’t feel right.
#16Days #ACTToEndViolence
December 3, 2025 at 11:06 AM
There is #NoExcuse for technology to be used in ways that cause harm when it can & should be used to advance #GenderEquality.
Let’s make it clear to young people that what’s on a screen isn’t real life … #ItsNotNormal & #ItsOKtoSayNo when something doesn’t feel right.
#16Days #ACTToEndViolence
Let’s make it clear to young people that what’s on a screen isn’t real life … #ItsNotNormal & #ItsOKtoSayNo when something doesn’t feel right.
#16Days #ACTToEndViolence
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We are hiring a part time Research Assistant to work on the @csarepsprojectucd.bsky.social, ideally to start in January 2026, please see link for details & email me with any questions ailise.bulfin1@ucd.ie
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Research Assistant, UCD School of English, Drama Film, Temp | University Vacancies Ireland
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December 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
We are hiring a part time Research Assistant to work on the @csarepsprojectucd.bsky.social, ideally to start in January 2026, please see link for details & email me with any questions ailise.bulfin1@ucd.ie
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“There’s been so many like me who never get their day in court. There’s some who do, but there is no easy way for anyone to get justice. There are so many hurdles women have to go through. It’s cruel.” - #SexualViolence survivor Becka
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Survivor Becka Clarke: 'I'm Replacing My Shame With Drive' | Stellar
*This article includes mentions of sexual violence
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November 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
“There’s been so many like me who never get their day in court. There’s some who do, but there is no easy way for anyone to get justice. There are so many hurdles women have to go through. It’s cruel.” - #SexualViolence survivor Becka
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As Chair of the National Statistics Board, our Executive Director Clíona Saidléar delivered the opening address of the CSO conference, 'Advancing Data as a National Resource', bringing together senior public servants to explore how the National Data Infrastructure is transforming the way we use data
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
As Chair of the National Statistics Board, our Executive Director Clíona Saidléar delivered the opening address of the CSO conference, 'Advancing Data as a National Resource', bringing together senior public servants to explore how the National Data Infrastructure is transforming the way we use data
We are thrilled to see Matt Carthy TD's #SexualViolence Civil Protection Orders Bill supported in the Dáil and moving to the next stage.
Victims of #SexualViolence should not have to fear their abusers for the remainder of their lives.
#JusticeForSurvivors #SupportingSurvivors
Victims of #SexualViolence should not have to fear their abusers for the remainder of their lives.
#JusticeForSurvivors #SupportingSurvivors
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
We are thrilled to see Matt Carthy TD's #SexualViolence Civil Protection Orders Bill supported in the Dáil and moving to the next stage.
Victims of #SexualViolence should not have to fear their abusers for the remainder of their lives.
#JusticeForSurvivors #SupportingSurvivors
Victims of #SexualViolence should not have to fear their abusers for the remainder of their lives.
#JusticeForSurvivors #SupportingSurvivors
Rape Crisis Midwest launched its Strategic Plan 2025-2028 today to tie in with Int'l Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Its experience of a 330% increase in demand for its services since 2016 highlights the ongoing & increasing need for funding to support survivors of #SexualViolence
November 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Rape Crisis Midwest launched its Strategic Plan 2025-2028 today to tie in with Int'l Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Its experience of a 330% increase in demand for its services since 2016 highlights the ongoing & increasing need for funding to support survivors of #SexualViolence
42% of women say their #MentalHealth was impacted by online sexual harassment, but only 3% say they'd go to #SexualViolence or #RapeCrisis services for support, even though this IS covered legislatively by Coco’s Law & the Online Safety Media Regulation Act >>
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Only 4% of women targeted by online sexual harassment report it to gardaí, research shows
Despite 42% of women saying their mental health was impacted, just 3% said they would go to sexual violence and rape services for support, while just 4% said they would report such an incident to gard...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
42% of women say their #MentalHealth was impacted by online sexual harassment, but only 3% say they'd go to #SexualViolence or #RapeCrisis services for support, even though this IS covered legislatively by Coco’s Law & the Online Safety Media Regulation Act >>
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We were pleased to meet with Minister Thomas Byrne TD & the Dept of Foreign Affairs to discuss the Irish Presidency of the @coe.int as part of the delegation from the Community and Voluntary Pillar, emphasising the importance of putting a Social Europe as a central theme of the Presidency
November 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We were pleased to meet with Minister Thomas Byrne TD & the Dept of Foreign Affairs to discuss the Irish Presidency of the @coe.int as part of the delegation from the Community and Voluntary Pillar, emphasising the importance of putting a Social Europe as a central theme of the Presidency
Harrowing accounts from children of sexual exploitation by parents about being ‘forced to watch and make pornography’ published by ISPCC >>
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#CSA #FactsNotMyths #SurvivorSupport
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#CSA #FactsNotMyths #SurvivorSupport
Children contacting charity about being ‘forced to watch and make pornography’
ISPCC publishes harrowing accounts from children of sexual exploitation by parents as part of its Christmas Childline appeal
www.irishtimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Harrowing accounts from children of sexual exploitation by parents about being ‘forced to watch and make pornography’ published by ISPCC >>
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#CSA #FactsNotMyths #SurvivorSupport
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#CSA #FactsNotMyths #SurvivorSupport
"Rape crisis centres are so important: to help people understand their trauma, to help people feel normal, feel safe, feel loved, & to feel supported & not judged"
#SexualViolence survivor, Sophia Murphy, who shared her story at our #CloseTheDisclosureGap event >>
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#SexualViolence survivor, Sophia Murphy, who shared her story at our #CloseTheDisclosureGap event >>
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Sophia's Story
YouTube video by Rape Crisis Ireland
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November 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"Rape crisis centres are so important: to help people understand their trauma, to help people feel normal, feel safe, feel loved, & to feel supported & not judged"
#SexualViolence survivor, Sophia Murphy, who shared her story at our #CloseTheDisclosureGap event >>
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#SexualViolence survivor, Sophia Murphy, who shared her story at our #CloseTheDisclosureGap event >>
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**Our 2024 Statistics Report is now on our website!**
Based on data captured from our member #RapeCrisis centres across Ireland via Mosaic – our recently upgraded data collection system - this is vital #DataForChange >>
rapecrisisireland.ie/research/sta...
#FactsNotMyths #CloseTheDisclosureGap
Based on data captured from our member #RapeCrisis centres across Ireland via Mosaic – our recently upgraded data collection system - this is vital #DataForChange >>
rapecrisisireland.ie/research/sta...
#FactsNotMyths #CloseTheDisclosureGap
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
**Our 2024 Statistics Report is now on our website!**
Based on data captured from our member #RapeCrisis centres across Ireland via Mosaic – our recently upgraded data collection system - this is vital #DataForChange >>
rapecrisisireland.ie/research/sta...
#FactsNotMyths #CloseTheDisclosureGap
Based on data captured from our member #RapeCrisis centres across Ireland via Mosaic – our recently upgraded data collection system - this is vital #DataForChange >>
rapecrisisireland.ie/research/sta...
#FactsNotMyths #CloseTheDisclosureGap
Survivors’ stories remind us that a victim’s journey does not end with the sentencing of the perpetrator - the aftermath continues with lasting impacts on the survivor, our Exec Director Dr Clíona Saidléar said at Matt Carthy's briefing on the Victims of Sexual Violence Civil Protection Orders Bill
November 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Survivors’ stories remind us that a victim’s journey does not end with the sentencing of the perpetrator - the aftermath continues with lasting impacts on the survivor, our Exec Director Dr Clíona Saidléar said at Matt Carthy's briefing on the Victims of Sexual Violence Civil Protection Orders Bill
“Rape Crisis Ireland is right to be highlighting the disclosure gap. Disclosing that you have been a victim of gender-based violence is a serious hurdle for many. "
- @orlamuldoon.bsky.social of @unioflimerick.bsky.social &
Queen's University Belfast speaking at our #CloseTheDisclosureGap event
- @orlamuldoon.bsky.social of @unioflimerick.bsky.social &
Queen's University Belfast speaking at our #CloseTheDisclosureGap event
November 6, 2025 at 9:12 AM
“Rape Crisis Ireland is right to be highlighting the disclosure gap. Disclosing that you have been a victim of gender-based violence is a serious hurdle for many. "
- @orlamuldoon.bsky.social of @unioflimerick.bsky.social &
Queen's University Belfast speaking at our #CloseTheDisclosureGap event
- @orlamuldoon.bsky.social of @unioflimerick.bsky.social &
Queen's University Belfast speaking at our #CloseTheDisclosureGap event
"It took years of getting the courage to tell ... Yet it only took weeks for it to be all dropped by the DPP, and I don't think that's fair ..."
A moving interview with 'Sarah', a survivor of #DSGBV, on @newstalkfm.bsky.social >>
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#SupportingSurvivors
A moving interview with 'Sarah', a survivor of #DSGBV, on @newstalkfm.bsky.social >>
link.goloudplayer.com/s/pGoN61eJERgn
#SupportingSurvivors
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October 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
"It took years of getting the courage to tell ... Yet it only took weeks for it to be all dropped by the DPP, and I don't think that's fair ..."
A moving interview with 'Sarah', a survivor of #DSGBV, on @newstalkfm.bsky.social >>
link.goloudplayer.com/s/pGoN61eJERgn
#SupportingSurvivors
A moving interview with 'Sarah', a survivor of #DSGBV, on @newstalkfm.bsky.social >>
link.goloudplayer.com/s/pGoN61eJERgn
#SupportingSurvivors
Perpetrators of #SexualViolence can be anyone. They can come from any country, any social group & may be found in any setting.
More than 82% of perpetrators were known to survivors seeking counselling from our member #RapeCrisis centres in 2024
#FactsNotMyths #SupportingSurvivors
More than 82% of perpetrators were known to survivors seeking counselling from our member #RapeCrisis centres in 2024
#FactsNotMyths #SupportingSurvivors
October 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Perpetrators of #SexualViolence can be anyone. They can come from any country, any social group & may be found in any setting.
More than 82% of perpetrators were known to survivors seeking counselling from our member #RapeCrisis centres in 2024
#FactsNotMyths #SupportingSurvivors
More than 82% of perpetrators were known to survivors seeking counselling from our member #RapeCrisis centres in 2024
#FactsNotMyths #SupportingSurvivors
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Male survivors of sexual abuse who sought support from One in Four reached an all-time high last year.
Increase in male sexual abuse survivors seeking support
Male survivors of sexual abuse who sought support from One in Four reached an all-time high last year.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Male survivors of sexual abuse who sought support from One in Four reached an all-time high last year.
Sexual assault on women ‘profoundly’ affects nerve connections in the brain with 70% of #SexualViolence survivors developing PTSD symptoms, according to new research >>
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#FactsNotMyths #SurvivorSupport
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#FactsNotMyths #SurvivorSupport
Sexual assault on women ‘profoundly’ hurts brain function, study finds
Women suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following sexual assault experience “profound” disruptions of nerve connections in the brain, a new study revealed.
www.independent.ie
October 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Sexual assault on women ‘profoundly’ affects nerve connections in the brain with 70% of #SexualViolence survivors developing PTSD symptoms, according to new research >>
www.independent.ie/irish-news/h...
#FactsNotMyths #SurvivorSupport
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#FactsNotMyths #SurvivorSupport
Our Executive Director outlines in today's @independent.ie how #SexualViolence is baked into pornography & how we have a duty to protect children from its harms >>
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
#IDG2025 #DayoftheGirl #SexualViolenceAwareness #FactsNotMyths
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#IDG2025 #DayoftheGirl #SexualViolenceAwareness #FactsNotMyths
Clíona Saidléar: Pornography creating a darker world for girls as violence permeates web content
‘The girl I am, the change I lead: Girls on the front lines of crisis” is the theme of this year’s International Day of the Girl today. Coming the day after World Mental Health Day yesterday, this Un...
www.independent.ie
October 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Our Executive Director outlines in today's @independent.ie how #SexualViolence is baked into pornography & how we have a duty to protect children from its harms >>
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
#IDG2025 #DayoftheGirl #SexualViolenceAwareness #FactsNotMyths
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
#IDG2025 #DayoftheGirl #SexualViolenceAwareness #FactsNotMyths
We look forward to welcoming counsellors & psychotherapists from #RapeCrisis & #SexualViolence centres across Ireland to our Specialist Sexual Violence Training for Counsellors, which kicks off tomorrow!
#SexualViolenceAwareness #FactsNotMyths #SupportingSurvivors
#SexualViolenceAwareness #FactsNotMyths #SupportingSurvivors
October 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
We look forward to welcoming counsellors & psychotherapists from #RapeCrisis & #SexualViolence centres across Ireland to our Specialist Sexual Violence Training for Counsellors, which kicks off tomorrow!
#SexualViolenceAwareness #FactsNotMyths #SupportingSurvivors
#SexualViolenceAwareness #FactsNotMyths #SupportingSurvivors
“AI is opening up a kind of nightmare world of deep fake porn and online grooming. It is an area that is so new to the vast majority of us, but it is really important to explore it and counteract it" >>
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#CSA #SupportingSurvivors #FactsNotMyths
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#CSA #SupportingSurvivors #FactsNotMyths
Reports of child sexual abuse material surge to almost 28,000, new data reveals
Almost 28,000 reports of child sexual abuse material linked to Ireland last year as experts warn of AI-driven exploitation
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October 9, 2025 at 10:50 AM
“AI is opening up a kind of nightmare world of deep fake porn and online grooming. It is an area that is so new to the vast majority of us, but it is really important to explore it and counteract it" >>
irishexaminer.com/news/courtan...
#CSA #SupportingSurvivors #FactsNotMyths
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#CSA #SupportingSurvivors #FactsNotMyths
'What I say to my counsellor is none of your business, and it’s certainly none of the business of the person who I believe harmed me,' #SexualViolence survivor Hazel Behan says outside Leinster House >>
www.thejournal.ie/counselling-...
#SupportingSurvivors
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#SupportingSurvivors
'What happens in my therapy is none of your business,' protesters tell politicians
The Oireachtas Justice Committee is today examining a change to the law that would make it more difficult for therapy notes to be used as evidence in a court case.
www.thejournal.ie
October 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
'What I say to my counsellor is none of your business, and it’s certainly none of the business of the person who I believe harmed me,' #SexualViolence survivor Hazel Behan says outside Leinster House >>
www.thejournal.ie/counselling-...
#SupportingSurvivors
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#SupportingSurvivors
“It’s so lonely but you don’t have to be completely alone,” Blathnaid Raleigh says at launch of Cuan’s new #SexualViolence awareness campaign aimed at empowering survivors to seek support & reassuring them they’ll be believed >>
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#NotAlone #AlwaysHere #ZeroTolerance
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#NotAlone #AlwaysHere #ZeroTolerance
September 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
“It’s so lonely but you don’t have to be completely alone,” Blathnaid Raleigh says at launch of Cuan’s new #SexualViolence awareness campaign aimed at empowering survivors to seek support & reassuring them they’ll be believed >>
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#NotAlone #AlwaysHere #ZeroTolerance
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#NotAlone #AlwaysHere #ZeroTolerance
Our Executive Director is joining women from across Europe sharing strategies at Women Against Violence Network's conference 'Feminist Solidarity and Collective Action: Reclaiming our Power to #EndViolenceAgainstWomen'
A reminder that #CollectiveAction is our greatest strength
#27thWAVEconference
A reminder that #CollectiveAction is our greatest strength
#27thWAVEconference
September 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Our Executive Director is joining women from across Europe sharing strategies at Women Against Violence Network's conference 'Feminist Solidarity and Collective Action: Reclaiming our Power to #EndViolenceAgainstWomen'
A reminder that #CollectiveAction is our greatest strength
#27thWAVEconference
A reminder that #CollectiveAction is our greatest strength
#27thWAVEconference
Good to see a focus on the importance of trauma-informed care & strengthening interagency approaches at
Children's Rights Alliance's #EndChildPoverty Week event.
Preventing vulnerable children's sexual exploitation needs awareness and holistic responses too
#ChildSexualAbuse #CSA #SexualViolence
Children's Rights Alliance's #EndChildPoverty Week event.
Preventing vulnerable children's sexual exploitation needs awareness and holistic responses too
#ChildSexualAbuse #CSA #SexualViolence
September 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Good to see a focus on the importance of trauma-informed care & strengthening interagency approaches at
Children's Rights Alliance's #EndChildPoverty Week event.
Preventing vulnerable children's sexual exploitation needs awareness and holistic responses too
#ChildSexualAbuse #CSA #SexualViolence
Children's Rights Alliance's #EndChildPoverty Week event.
Preventing vulnerable children's sexual exploitation needs awareness and holistic responses too
#ChildSexualAbuse #CSA #SexualViolence