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No, pornography is not about to become a Junior Cert subject

No, pornography is not about to become a Junior Cert subject

The classroom isn’t about to become x-rated but important changes could be on the way. Calm down. Pornography isn’t about to suddenly become a subject at Junior Certificate level, nor is it set to be forensically examined by teenagers in some kind of wildly inappropriate school-based context. Following reports on Monday morning that pornography will […]

4 years ago

22 organisations supporting women in Ireland

22 organisations supporting women in Ireland

As we push for an end to gender-based violence, a number of groups continue to support women in Ireland. Over the past week, a number of people and groups have been campaigning for an end to gender-based violence in Ireland. While the Government has pledged to publish a new strategy on domestic and gender-based violence […]

4 years ago

Sexual abuse survivors facing “lack of privacy” during pandemic, says DRCC

Sexual abuse survivors facing “lack of privacy” during pandemic, says DRCC

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre launched their 2020 annual report today, with 13,438 calls made to their helpline and 83% of the contacts being women.  The 2020 lockdowns brought many things to a halt but the work of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) was ongoing. “While the courts also suffered from Covid disruption our […]

5 years ago