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Police chief says violence against women will not be tolerated

PSNI chief constable Simon Byrne has said the force is sending a message that violence against women and girls will not be tolerated as he launched its first action plan for policing the issue. The police force said that women and girls are in ...

27 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Derry News

Women's Aid Foyle welcomes new Domestic Abuse legislation

The Director of the Foyle branch of Women's Aid, Marie Brown, said the new domestic abuse laws that have come into force today will do more to help women get away from abusive relationships. New legislation brought in by the Department of ...

21 Feb 2022 at 18:27

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Ireland’s first Family Justice Centre opens in Derry

The Foyle Family Justice Centre (FJC) has opened with a launch event held in the Guildhall, Derry. The Family Justice Centre, located in Bishop Street, is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom and Ireland and will provide support ...

02 Sept 2022 at 15:00

Northern Ireland

Inquest into death of woman killed by ex-partner to take place in May

An inquest into the death of a Co Fermanagh woman killed by her ex-partner will take place this spring, a coroner has said. Concepta Leonard, 51, died at her home in Maguiresbridge in May 2017. Her son, Conor, who has Down’s syndrome ...

09 Jan 2023 at 10:50

National News

Majority of Irish people believe pornography is too accessible to children

The majority of Irish people believe that pornography is too accessible to children, and that it is contributing to gender inequality and to coercion and sexual violence against women and girls, a new study has found. Women’s Aid, a ...

25 Nov 2022 at 13:09

Northern Ireland

Police arrest 88 alleged stalkers in first year of new legislation

Police have arrested 88 alleged stalkers in Northern Ireland since new legislation was introduced a year ago. Since the offence was criminalised in April 2022, 47 people have been charged. Officers will be working throughout ...

24 Apr 2023 at 08:13

Northern Ireland

Jailed paramilitaries using associates to stalk former partners, MPs warned

Paramilitaries imprisoned for domestic crimes in Northern Ireland are using their associates to continue to stalk and intimidate former partners while they are in jail, MPs have been told. A Westminster committee heard that ...

18 Jan 2023 at 14:08

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Scheme to help children affected by domestic violence rolled out

A safeguarding scheme designed to support young people affected by domestic violence and abuse in the home has been rolled out to all schools across the North. Since Operation Encompass, a partnership between the PSNI, the ...

17 May 2023 at 18:15

Northern Ireland

Scheme to help children affected by domestic violence rolled out to NI schools

A safeguarding scheme designed to support young people affected by domestic violence and abuse in the home has been rolled out to all schools across Northern Ireland. Since Operation Encompass, a partnership between the ...

17 May 2023 at 12:30

Northern Ireland

New Northern Ireland up-skirting and cyber-flashing laws ‘close legal loophole’

New sexual offences which allow police to charge people with up-skirting, down-blousing and cyber-flashing have closed legal loopholes in Northern Ireland, a senior police officer has said. PSNI Detective ...

27 Nov 2023 at 12:15

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IN PICTURES: 'Celtic Sleep Out, Derry’ event raises money for Celtic FC Foundation’s Christmas Appeal

Mayor Patricia Logue and Ciarán Coll (Derry City FC) with some of the participants who took part in a Sleep Out in Derry’s historic Celtic Park to raise money for Celtic FC Foundation’s Christmas Appeal. ...

20 Nov 2023 at 12:30

Northern Ireland

Celebrated artist designs Christmas cards to fundraise for Women’s Aid

An award-winning artist from Northern Ireland whose designs have been seen across the world has said it was a “real privilege” to design charity Christmas cards for Women’s Aid NI. Sara O’Neill is a ...

13 Nov 2023 at 12:06

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