Friday, April 28 is designated as Go Purple Day, a National Day of Fundraising and Awareness for local domestic violence services, including Teach Tearmainn in .
Phase three of Operation Faoiseamh launched today to help victims of domestic violence during Covid-19.There has been an 18 percent increase in calls for help to Gardaí in relation to domestic abuse issues since last year. As part of operation Faoiseamh, gardaí have made over 15,300 contacts or attempted contacts to victims of domestic abuse.
Last year saw the highest number of recorded incidents of sexual offences in almost a decade, as the number of sex crimes continues to rise in Ireland, figures .