State has job to do and Tusla is not the answer SEXUAL violence is highly prevalent across Ireland. One in five girls and one in six boys experience contact sexual abuse and one in 10 women are raped. Given its systemic and gendered nature, sexual violence is recognised as a life-limiting discrimination under which all […]
Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI) Press Release Wednesday 10th June 2015 RCNI call on government to state its intention to address the challenges of addressing sexual violence Yesterday, the 9th of June RCNI called on government to meet the challenges in addressing sexual violence. The government’s response so far has been dismissive and inadequate. We […]
Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI) Press Release Tuesday June 9th 2015 Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI) as they launch what could be their last National Rape Crisis Statistic Report today call on the government to make a credible commitment to addressing sexual violence. The RCNI National Rape Crisis Statistics Report 2014 was launched this morning […]
Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI) cordially invite you to the presentation and launch of Sexual Violence: The State we’re in The RCNI National Rape Crisis Statistics Report 2014 and analysis of State capacity to progressively respond to sexual violence RCNI’s unique data and knowledge information system, which is used in the collection of information from survivors attending RCCs in Ireland, is […]
RCNI is delighted to announce that our first Fund it campaign is now live. Rape Crisis Network Ireland turns 30 this year and to celebrate this milestone we would like to create a comprehensive audio and video account of our history. We want to capture the story of how and why the RCNI came to […]
Rape Crisis Network Ireland calls on inclusion of a definition of Consent at its public information seminar on the General Scheme of the forthcoming Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 Today, Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI) calls for the inclusion of a definition of consent to be included in the forthcoming Bill as it […]
Sexual Offences – What’s New? RCNI are to hold an information seminar on selected topics from the General Scheme of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill, which will take place on Thursday, April 23rd 2015, from 10.00 to 13.15 at Buswells Hotel, Dublin 2 Expert Speakers will cover: – Grooming and other new sexual offences against children; – Child […]
On April 23rd Rape Crisis Network Ireland are holding an event: A public information seminar on the General Scheme of the forthcoming Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill is an extensive and ambitious piece of legislation. If you are working in areas of crime, victim support, sex offender management […]
For Shame Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI) made a public statement about the messaging in a Stop Out-of-Control Drinking campaign’s rolemodels ad, which we found shocking and unhelpful in terms of issues around sexual violence. Since then those opposing our viewpoint have not only said we are mistaken in our interpretation of the messaging, that […]
Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI) call for the immediate removal of all Diageo/Role-models advert which blames victims of sexual violence for the crimes that have been committed against them. Clíona Saidléar, RCNI Director, said ‘the latest Diageo/Role-models advertisement features a young woman returned home after a night out clearly upset, with her mother standing in […]
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