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All options to deal with financial pressures on justice system exhausted – Long

All options to deal with financial pressures within Northern Ireland’s justice system have now been exhausted, Naomi Long has told MLAs. The Justice Minister said there is no scope for her department to absorb any further pressures, adding that, ...

22 Oct 2024 at 16:04

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'Freely accessible and skilled professional advice and support' available for victims of domestic abuse

Derry City and Strabane District councillor Sandra Duffy (Sinn Féin) has appealed to victims of domestic violence in Derry to seek help and not to suffer in silence. Cllr Duffy said: "It’s important that we continue to raise awareness of ...

22 Dec 2023 at 14:00

Northern Ireland

Woman welcomes jailing of ‘forceful monster’ ex who tried to kill her and mother

A woman whose former partner tried to kill her and her mother by driving a car into the funeral home where she worked said justice has been done as the “forceful monster” was jailed for 11 years. Zoe Turnbull, 46, and her mother Beverly ...

10 Oct 2024 at 15:47

Pre-Christmas reports of domestic abuse up by 40% – PSNI

Northern Ireland

Pre-Christmas reports of domestic abuse up by 40% in NI – PSNI

Pre-Christmas reports of domestic abuse in Northern Ireland have spiked by 40% compared to last year, a senior police officer said. PSNI Chief Superintendent Davy Beck said the number of arrests made in the last month has also ...

23 Dec 2022 at 13:05

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Almost three thousand Christmas domestic violence calls to PSNI

PSNI figures show a total of 2,228 calls for help in relation to domestic abuse incidents were made over the Christmas period - during its annual Operation ‘Season’s Greetings’. On Christmas Day, PSNI received 61 calls from ...

23 Jan 2024 at 17:00

National News

Domestic violence on the rise as Gardaí receive over 50,000 reports in 2023

An Garda Síochána are once again supporting the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence campaign, which commenced on the 25th November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and ...

07 Dec 2023 at 12:51

Northern Ireland

Domestic violence victim calls for end to lad culture as new campaign launched

A victim of domestic violence who had her jaw broken by an abusive partner has called for an end to the lad culture in Northern Ireland as she backed a new campaign to tackle misogynistic behaviours. Eva Komuves ...

29 Jan 2025 at 16:22

National News

'Steady increase' of domestic abuse and coercive control incidents reported to gardaí

There has been a 9% increase in domestic abuse reports to gardaí in the past year while there has also been a 'steady increase' in coercive control. There have been over 49,257 domestic abuse reports received ...

09 Dec 2022 at 13:02

Northern Ireland

Data on male domestic abuse victims remains ‘scarce and inconsistent’.

Available data on male victims of domestic abuse remains “scarce and inconsistent”, a paper has revealed. The review by researchers at Queen’s University Belfast said the impact of intimate partner violence ...

31 May 2023 at 16:32

Derry News

Foyle MLA McLaughlin: Women must be at heart of violence and abuse strategies

SDLP Foyle MLA, Sinéad McLaughlin, has said women’s voices must be at the heart of strategies to tackle violence and abuse. She was speaking after attending a stakeholder engagement event on the violence ...

24 Feb 2022 at 16:49

Local News

McLaughlin urges women and girls to share views on violence and abuse

SDLP Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin has urged women and girls to come forward and share their views on violence and domestic and sexual abuse. Ms McLaughlin was speaking after a call for views was launched ...

11 Jan 2022 at 12:29

Derry News

Foyle MLA McLaughlin proposes awareness campaign around behaviour of men and boys

SDLP Foyle MLA, Sinéad McLaughlin, has proposed The Executive Office run an awareness campaign to highlight the need for men and boys to demonstrate responsible behaviour towards women. Executive ...

19 Jan 2022 at 17:42

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