Anonymous €400k donation to deliver West Cork s first domestic violence safe house
Sum was provided to the West Cork Women Against Violence Project
West Cork is to get its first-ever domestic violence safe house for women and children after an anonymous donation of €400,000. Pictured is Marie Mulholland, project coordinator of West Cork Women Against Violence
Mon, 08 Mar, 2021 - 07:30
Noel Baker - Social Affairs Correspondent
West Cork is to get its first-ever domestic violence safe house for women and children after an anonymous donation of €400,000.
The huge sum was provided to the West Cork Women Against Violence Project by private donation through the Community Foundation for Ireland, with project coordinator Marie Mulholland stating the purchase of the house was a milestone, perhaps the most important ever .
Pandemic has hit women s work status hardest
Dáil debate In advance of International Women s Day hears women are more likely to have lost jobs or had working hours reduced as a result of Covid-19
Junior minister Anne Rabbitte said in the Dáil that we are only codding ourselves if we think we have achieved equality in this country. File photo
Fri, 05 Mar, 2021 - 06:38
Elaine Loughlin, Deputy Political Editor
Women are more likely to have reduced working hours, suffer job losses, or leave the labour market as a result of Covid-19, the Dáil has heard.
A debate on the impact of the pandemic on women heard of a worrying increase in domestic violence, a jump in referrals of those with eating disorders, and a rise in mental health issues.