The pandemic is increasing the risk of intimate relationship abuse against young women, says Women’s Aid CEO Sarah Benson, as they launch a new campaign highlighting the issue

Greater public awareness of coercive control has been called for after new research found that 40% of people do not understand this type of abuse.

THE number of complaints about domestic violence in west Cork fell during Christmas, but gardaí are urging victims not to be afraid to come forward.

Super-fit Corkman Liam Cotter tells CHRIS DUNNE how he ran an exhausting 100 miles a week for 12 straight weeks, to raise funds for the Mna Feasa organisation

UCC Law Society brought a number of events on coercive control and online abuse to a virtual audience. Here BAILEY LANE who hosted the event, talks about some of the key issues raised

Court cases dealing with partners who don’t believe in Covid, incidents of financial control, disputes around access, and abuse by adult children are some of the complaints made to domestic violence support centres in Cork city over the past year.

Sometimes, red flags of a bad relationship aren’t glaringly obvious. A narcissistic abuse therapist tells Liz Connor about a few signs to look out for

Gardaí are to reach out to past victims of domestic abuse to offer support amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.

A SOCIAL worker from a women’s refuge in Cork is calling on companies to offer domestic violence leave for employees fleeing abuse.

THE Sexual Violence Centre Cork offered more appointments to minors last year than in previous years, while 37% of all new clients reported that they were students. The details are revealed in the organisation’s 2019 annual report.

A Cork woman has undertaken a mammoth challenge, walking from Malin to Mizen head in aid of Women’s Aid, having witnessed domestic violence herself as a young child, writes CHRIS DUNNE

THE wait for domestic violence applications to be brought before Cork District Court last year was the longest in the country.

A CHILDLINE volunteer in Cork revealed she received calls from kids during their parent's lockdown parties in the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

A Cork TD is calling for “immediate action” by Government to combat gender-based violence in Cork.

THE number of reports made to gardaí about domestic violence has increased by more than 40% in west Cork this year. Figures from gardaí show that there has been a 42% increase in reports in the period since January 1.

Cork singer-songwriter Mick Flannery has joined forces with New York based director Samantha Scaffidi to create a powerful song and music video raising awareness of domestic abuse during the Covid-19 lockdown.

DOMESTIC violence incidents have increased while burglaries have decreased in recent weeks. According to garda statistics, there have been no incidents of burglaries in Cork North and Cork West garda divisions for more than three weeks.

NEW radio and television advertisements will be aired from next week, telling domestic violence victims that services are still available despite the Covid-19 outbreak.

A LEADING campaigner has moved to allay concerns that services for women affected by violence will be suspended during the Covid-19 outbreak.

A DOMESTIC violence support worker in calling on owners of holiday properties in Cork to make them available for use by victims during the coronavirus crisis.

The Covid-19 crisis has resulted in a surge of domestic violence helpline calls as abusers and their families find themselves locked up behind closed doors for 24 hours a day, a leading support group said.

Ahead of a conference today, Thursday February 27, at Cork University Maternity Hospital, The hospital’s Domestic Violence Committee tells us about their work

A domestic violence conference takes place tomorrow in Cork University Maternity Hospital, writes AILIN QUINLAN