Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) has published national research shedding light on public attitudes towards and personal experiences of sexual violence in Ireland.

The annual number of cases of sexual assault reported happening outside Ireland has grown steadily from 55 in 2017 to 126 last year – an increase of 129 per cent.

The survey showed that four per cent of respondents from Ireland agreed that a husband or boyfriend could have sex with his female partner without her consent.

One member was dismissed in 2017 for a sexual offence while another was dismissed in 2023 for domestic violence.

Figures from the Central Statistics Office show 86 per cent of women think sexual violence against women is common, compared to 72 per cent of men