Rape Crisis Ireland contributed to Children's Rights Alliance's #ReportCard2026, which acknowledges some positive initiatives underway, including in the area of #DSGBV, while making clear that stronger action is needed in other areas: #socialhousing, #internationalprotection and #CAO reform

Gardaí must be trained to identify sex-for-rent offers, Oireachtas told Coalition urges garda training, victim supports and inclusion of sex-for-rent exploitation in Ireland’s domestic and gender-based violence strategy

New legislation to ban #SexForRent exploitation is a critical step forward. Implementation & enforcement are key.

As part of a civil society coalition, we have submitted recommendations to the Oireachtas Justice Committee >>
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

#EndSexForRent #DSGBV

"It took years of getting the courage to tell ... Yet it only took weeks for it to be all dropped by the DPP, and I don't think that's fair ..."

A moving interview with 'Sarah', a survivor of #DSGBV, on @newstalkfm.bsky.social >>

link.goloudplayer.com/s/pGoN61eJERgn

#SupportingSurvivors

We were happy to host a delegation from the #GenderEquality Department at the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic & to share insights with those leading the development of sexual- and gender-based violence services in the country.

#DSGBV #SexualViolence

Game Changer - Tackling gender-based violence through the GAA The Game Changer programme is using the positive influence of Gaelic Games to tackle Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence.

Well done to Ruhama, White Ribbon Ireland & the GAA on their #gamechanger campaign to tackle gender-based violence!

Behaviours that encourage #DSGBV include catcalling, harassment, victim-blaming, sharing of porn, intimate image abuse, coercive control & sexual exploitation >>

gamechanger.ie

CfP: “They Are Here Too” – DSGBV & Migrants in Europe
27 Feb 2026
Seeking papers on migrant experiences of gender-based violence across Europe.
CFP attached – pls share + submit!
#CfP #DSGBV #Migration #DCU
@dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcu-irgs.bsky.social @arpitac.bsky.social @fabriziol.bsky.social

Men who abuse women 'not only tolerated, they are celebrated', Dáil hears “We’ve created a society where there is such a pervasive sense of male violence against women that we’ve had to coin the phrase femicide to describe the epidemic,” Gary Gannon said.

Men's violence against women is a crisis for men to be part of solving, GaryGannon TD tells the Dáil.

“As men, we need to do more than shake our heads. We need to call it out when we see it, because to be silent is to be complicit" >>

jrnl.ie/6743329

#DSGBV #SexualViolence #SupportingSurvivors

Minister Jim O’Callaghan launches final implementation plan for Zero Tolerance Strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence

We welcome the publication of the Implementation Plan for #ZeroTolerance Strategy on #DSGBV by Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan.

We look forward to continuing to work with Cuan & our partners across the #SexualViolence sector to implement the strategy >>

www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

Man jailed over sexual assaults at pilgrimage site A man in his 40s has been jailed for four years in connection with the sexual assault of a number of women at the Lough Derg pilgrimage site.

www.rte.ie/news/ulster/...

#CSA
#DSGBV

Highest rate of contacts to rape crisis centre in 2024 Disclosures of sexual violence to the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre last year reached the highest rate in the organisation's 46-year history, according to its latest annual report.

www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

‘adult rape accounted for 37% followed by child sexual abuse at 28.7%’.

#CSA #DSGBV #ZeroTolerance

We were excited to deliver the first of our open training sessions online this week exploring the male victim & LGBT perspectives of DV & Coercive Control.

Training is free & you can book a place on our Pride event in June by contacting Derek at education@mensaid.ie

#DSGBV

Last Friday our Clinical Manager Andrea presented an engaging training session on Understanding Domestic Violence and Coercive Control Against Men from a Practitioner’s Perspective to staff at the Bail Supervision Scheme 💻

#DomesticViolence
#CoerciveControl
#Education
#DSGBV

Our Court Support and Information Clinics are resuming once again in Drogheda, and will take place on the 3rd Tuesday of every month.

For further information or to book an appointment please call our helpline on 01 554 3811.

📍Drogheda

#CourtSupport
#DomesticViolence
#DSGBV

Our Court Support and Information Clinics are resuming once again in Dundalk, and will take place on the 2nd Tuesday of every month.

For further information or to book an appointment please call our helpline on 01 554 3811.

📍Dundalk

#CourtSupport
#DomesticViolence
#DSGBV

Last week, Carmel from our Waterford hub travelled to SETU's Wexford Campus to raise awareness about the work of Men's Aid.

Carmel is pictured with Janet Lambert, SETU Student Services.

#RaisingAwareness
#DomesticViolence
#DSGBV

Excellent to hear from Jim O Callaghan discussing the government's commitment to tackling #DSGBV is a high priority and that victims-survivors will be at the centre of the justice system. @deptjusticeirl.bsky.social

Our LGBT+ Education Officer travelled to Limerick to deliver a workshop to the team at GOSHH on the complexities of ChemSex & the intersection between DV, coercive control and substance use amongst gbMSM.

To book your free workshop contact Derek: education@mensaid.ie 📧

#DSGBV

Our LGBT+ Education Officer attended a RAG week event organised by IADTSU today where Men's Aid & Women's Aid were invited to showcase their work on LGBT+ initiatives and the Too Into You programme.

To book your free workshop contact Derek at education@mensaid.ie

#DSGBV

Perhaps #InternationalWomensDay is a good day to introduce myself on Bluesky, although one day will never be enough, not with the worldwide levels of domestic abuse and woman murder as they are now #domesticviolence #DSGBV

Our LGBT+ Education Officer attended an event yesterday for IWD at the Tivoli Training Centre in Dún Laoghaire.

Our collaborative approach brings us into contact with important initiatives all over the country. To book a free workshop contact education@mensaid.ie

 #DSGBV
#IWD

Last week, our Clinical Manager Andrea delivered training on understanding DV & coercive control against men to students of DkIT’s Certificate in the Fundamentals of Understanding and Responding to Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence.
#DomesticViolence
#Education
#DSGBV

Then working with the medical social work team at Naas General Hospital on understanding the complexities of domestic violence and coercive control from a male and LGBT+ perspective.
To book your free workshop, contact Derek at education@mensaid.ie
#DomesticViolence
#DSGBV

Our LGBT+ Education Officer has been busy this week, first presenting on the complexities of ChemSex in understanding the intersection between DV,  coercive control and substance use among gbMSM at a seminar in Maynooth University
#DomesticViolence
#education
#DSGBV

Stories Stories

Hardest Stories asks everyone to play a role in stopping DSGBV being a part of anyone’s story, and further information can be found by visiting www.gov.ie/stories or by following @cuanagency.ie

#HardestStories
#Cuan
#DSGBV

Today Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan TD + Stephanie O’Keefe CEO & Caroline Fennell Chairperson of Cuan, DSGBV Agency launched our Hardest Stories awareness campaign. Let’s stop domestic, sexual and gender-based violence being part of anyone’s story.

More:
www.gov.ie/en/campaigns...

#DSGBV

This week, our LGBT+ Education Officer delivered workshops on prevention to TY students at St. Ciaran's CS in Kells, & then at a SU run event at IADT Dún Laoghaire as part of their SHAG week (pictured).

To book a free workshop, contact Derek at education@mensaid.ie 📧

#DSGBV

This week we delivered training to the team at Meath Women's Refuge on the specifics of DV & Coercive Control from an LGBTQ+ perspective.

To book your free training, contact Derek at education@mensaid.ie 📧

#DomesticViolence
#CoerciveControl
#DSGBV

65,000 reported domestic violence incidents in 2024 'Appaling' statistics translate to an average of 1,250 recorded domestic violence incidents every week last year

Given the high prevalence of Domestic Violence, these figures are only the tip of the iceberg.

1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men suffer DV, with male reporting levels to An Garda Síochána as low as 5%.

We hope this increases over time.
#DomesticViolence
#DSGBV

www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

We delivered the online version of our training on the male & LGBT+ perspectives of DV & Coercive Control to volunteers from Accompaniment Support Services for Children this week.
To book free online or in person training, please contact Derek at education@mensaid.ie 📧

#DSGBV

Last Friday we attended the DkIT RiVeR Project Annual Community of Practice Conference, the theme of which was ‘Keeping the spotlight on Coercive Control: A multi-agency approach’.
#Riverprojectconference2025   
#CoerciveControl
#DSGBV
#dkit