The murder of Sarah Everard has unleashed a "tidal wave" of women no longer willing to accept male violence, one of the organisers of a campaign in her honour has said.
Protests Against Gender-Based Violence To Take Place In Six Cities
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Demonstrations are set to take place around the country in solidarity with women in the UK protesting against gender-based violence.
The Reclaim The Streets demonstrations are planned for Dublin, Limerick, Cork, Galway, Waterford and Belfast.
It s after a vigil in London on Saturday for murdered woman Sarah Everard was broken up by police and a number of women were arrested.
Socialist feminist movement, ROSA, says the protests here will comply with social distancing, and attendees will be asked to wear masks.
Former Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger, who s involved in organising the demonstrations, says there s an epidemic of violence against women: