Senior counsel Karl Finnegan told the jurysaid the woman's evidence was “dignified and credible” and she was “clear” that she didn't give consent

The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023 is a strengthening of the law in relation to consent.

Longford man Karl Reilly (39) continued having sex with the young woman he met in a bar after she asked him to stop when a second man entered the dark van he had brought her to

Man is accused of sexually assaulting his wife over a period of nine years by inserting various objects into her vagina while the woman was unconscious

Helen McEntee said it was important that victims felt they could come forward and know that they would be supported

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee is bringing forward proposals that will alter the current situation where an accused is not guilty of rape if he honestly believed that he had the consent of the complainant.

A review conducted by the Department of Education found it was "heavily concerned" with aspects of Ireland's relationships and sexuality programme