Violence Against Women

Mary offered her commiserations to family, friends, pupils, colleagues of Ashling Murphy, when she spoke in the Seanad this week: The sadness and anger are impossible to adequately express. While the whole country and beyond is convulsed and repulsed by Ashling’ s murder, it is important that we recognise that Since 1996, 236 women have…

Domestic Violence- National Strategy

Mary & her Seanad colleagues raised awareness of the launch of the Public Consultation on the 3rd National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual & Gender Based Violence (DSGBV). The Department of Justice is fully committed to combating this type of violence and to ensuring that anyone who is a victim of this type of abuse is…