The Minister for Justice Helen McEntee today announces the launch of a new qualification programme at the University of Limerick to train Intermediaries who will help vulnerable people, including sexual abuse victims and children when giving evidence in the justice system. Intermediaries are professionals, usually with a background in speech and language therapy or a … Read more
Graham Daly aged 37, a teacher who raped and sexually abused his little brother when they were children has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years. Graham was “a big brother who should have protected his younger brother”, Ms Justice Karen O’Connor said. Instead, Daly abused his brother Thomas over a four-year period from when the boy … Read more
18 intellectually disabled residents at an HSE owned care home in Donegal have suffered sexual abuses continuously for a period of 13 years. It was with the full knowledge of the management and staff who did nothing in particular to stop the abuses, a recent report has found. The report by HSE’s National Independent Review … Read more
The Department of Justice urge anyone who face difficulties after spreading their intimate photos or videos online without consent to report directly to the new website https://hotline.ie/contact-us/report. The content will be removed immediately and the reporting will be secure, anonymous and confidential, the department assures. Any content related to sexual abuse can be reported and … Read more