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Sex assault victims withdraw from cases due to distress caused by court delays

Some victims of sexual assault have dropped their cases and others are considering withdrawing from the justice system due to delays, according to a new report. It notes that some cases have taken almost two years to come to trial, with the delays ...

17 Mar 2022 at 12:25

World

Australia to list Hamas and US far-right group as terrorists

Australia said it has added the US-based far-right extremist group National Socialist Order and plans to add the entirety of the Palestinian group Hamas to its list of outlawed terrorist organisations as concerns rise about radicalised children. ...

17 Feb 2022 at 08:55

Local News

Derry women celebrate success of Mas Project

PICTURED ABOVE: The Maternal Advocacy and Support (Mas) Project helped more than 300 women experiencing perinatal mental health issues and organisers are now calling for permanent statutory interventions for mothers. The project published a ...

19 Sept 2023 at 14:33

Home

New Patient Advocacy and Liaison Service Coordinator for Sligo University Hospital

Sligo University Hospital (SUH) is delighted to announce the appointment of Catherine Kelly to the role of Patient Advocacy and Liaison Service (PALS) Coordinator. The Patient Advice and Liaison Service Co-ordinator acts as the main ...

09 Dec 2022 at 13:33

‘We need to celebrate difference’: Rachel Shenton launches deaf video podcast

British actress and Oscar-winner Rachel Shenton has launched a deaf video podcast as a platform where “difference” can be celebrated more. The “fully accessible” four-part series, called Shaping Tomorrow, lets viewers watch with ...

26 Sept 2024 at 00:01

Home

Motion for Domestic Violence Refuge Centre gains support at Council meeting

Calls for a refuge centre in Leitrim and greater supports for victims of domestic violence have intensified following the widely publicised lenient sentence given to Cathal Crotty, who attacked Natasha O'Brien in Limerick in ...

17 Jul 2024 at 19:33

Home

Cllr Róisín Kenny highlights domestic violence supports in Sligo, Leitrim and West Cavan

The lenient sentencing of Natasha O’Brien’s attacker, Cathal Crotty, a soldier, who received a three-year suspended sentence last week, has brought thousands out on the streets to protest. Local Sinn Féin councillor Róisín ...

25 Jun 2024 at 13:33

Home

Manorhamilton Rallies Against Lenient Sentence in Support of Natasha O'Brien

The outrage felt throughout the country at the suspended sentence handed down to Cathal Crotty following his attack on Natasha O'Brien was echoed in Manorhamilton with a show of solidarity for Natasha on Tuesday last. ...

01 Jul 2024 at 12:33

Carrick-on-Shannon

Leitrim’s Brady Insurance to host coffee morning in aid of DVAS on December 6

Brady Insurance is hosting a coffee morning at their Carrick-on-Shannon office on Friday, December 6 in aid of Domestic Violence Advocacy Service (DVAS). DVAS provides crucial support to women and girls experiencing ...

04 Dec 2024 at 12:33

Davina McCall ‘taking everything slow’ as she returns to gym after brain surgery

Davina McCall has said she is “taking everything nice and slow” as she returns to fitness training after recovering from surgery for a “very rare” benign brain tumour. The former host of Big Brother, 57, revealed ...

07 Jan 2025 at 14:49

World

Sarah Jessica Parker to be honoured this spring by Pen America

Sarah Jessica Parker will be this year’s recipient of Pen America’s Literary Service Award. The Sex And The City star, a long-time advocate for reading and literacy, will be honoured on May 15 at the free ...

14 Feb 2025 at 13:46

Movies

Warwick Davis found out about his Bafta fellowship award while ‘on the toilet’

British actor Warwick Davis, who is set to pick up the Bafta film fellowship, said he learned about his award while checking emails on the toilet. Davis, who is known for fantasy film Willow and the ...

16 Feb 2025 at 16:41

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