*Carmel Quinn. Photograph: John Mangan A Clare woman who was a victim of a sexual assault in 1986 has said her anxiety from the ordeal has resurfaced due to the mandatory wearing of face masks.
An increase in reported domestic violence in Clare this year has prompted the development of a resource pack for abuse sufferers.
Clare Haven Services are marking 16 Days of Action on Violence Against Women, hoping to raise awareness and to call for the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls.
A “marked increase” in the amount of emergency phone-calls from victims of domestic abuse have been recorded by Gardaí in Clare during COVID-19 restrictions.
Family members who suspect they know individuals suffering from domestic abuse during COVID-19 have been encouraged to reach out through conversation.
CLARE Haven Services have welcomed the new Government awareness and information campaign on domestic violence.
Five charities are to benefit from the Christmas Express Train that will be travelling through the town of Ennis this weekend.
Clare Haven Services mark 16 Days of Action on Violence Against Women The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, until 10 December, Human Rights Day. It aims to raise awareness and to call for the prevention …
Certainty is needed for organisations such as Clare Haven Services and Rape Crisis Midwest which can be provided from the Local Property Tax, Seamus Ryan has claimed.
Men who physically abuse women “should be whipped”, Monday’s meeting of the Clare Joint Policing Committee heard.