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Conor McGregor rape trial comments condemned: 'People in Ireland stand overwhelmingly with Nikita Hand'
Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor said: "I’m an innocent man and I’ll stand for my innocence until the day I go out"
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Nikita Hand thanks singer Pink for support as she criticises Conor McGregor appearance on US Tonight Show
Nikita Hand
Nikita shared the post on her Instagram today writing: 'These are the types of famous people we should be following. Famous women and men who support victims. Thank you Pink.'
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Calls to Dublin Rape Crisis Centre reached highest level on record in 2025
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre
The organisation said last year was its busiest in 47 years.
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Sexual assault survivors say Government 'not listening' on therapy notes ban in trials
Department of Justice
Numerous survivors, including Hazel Behan - who accuses Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner of rape—said the government is simply not listening to them and that the Minister isn’t going far enough.
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Brother of rapist Philip Murphy speaks of desperate efforts to intimidate him and other victims at trial
Criminal Courts of Justice
Speaking today, Tom told how his monster half-brother, who represented himself at trial, desperately tried to cross examine him and the other victims in a bid to control them once again
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'More prolific than Larry Murphy' - Survivor fears predator brother has many more victims
Criminal Courts of Justice
In an exclusive interview with this paper today, brave survivor Tom (37), said he believes his half-brother Philip, who abused him from the age of six, is 'more prolific than Larry Murphy' - and should never walk free.
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Irish woman who accuses Madeleine McCann suspect of rape speaks on court U-turn allowing him to leave Germany
Christian Brueckner
In an exclusive interview with The Irish Mirror, Mullingar native Hazel Behan, who is awaiting an appeal of a German court’s decision not to convict Brueckner of her rape, says the decision to allow him to be able to travel was "like a kick in the gut"
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Madeleine McCann prime suspect walks free from prison as Irish woman Hazel Behan considers security measures
Christian Brueckner
Now brave Dubliner Hazel Behan, who accused Brueckner of rape in court, says she has gone to gardai and is considering taking security measures
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Infamous child rapist serving over 20 years in prison on 'his deathbed' in hospital
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre
The Irish Mirror has learned that vile former postman Michael Farrell Jr, 65, was recently taken from Dublin’s Arbour Hill Prison to hospital amid a battle with serious illness
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Couple at centre of Conor McGregor perjury claims insist they're not liars and label us 'scum'
Nikita Hand
“Yeah I don’t care. F*ck, the whole world can call me whatever. I know what I am. I know me. Keep recording,” Samantha O'Reilly claimed to us.
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Woman who was brutally tortured by gang says the system has let her down - while helping her attackers
Courts
Brave survivor Natalie Ennis, 37, who was beaten to the head and body with a metal pole and burned with a blow torch and heated hammer, has hit out at the fact that she has yet to receive any counselling - yet her attackers have
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Calls to Dublin Rape Crisis Centre reach record high
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre
Chief executive of DRCC Rachel Morrogh said contacts with the helpline broke the 20,000 mark for the first time in 2024
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One in 10 adults in Ireland report being victim of sexual assault, while 71% didn’t report to gardaí
Sexual abuse
The survey was carried out by IPSOS on behalf of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC)
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Dublin Rape Crisis Centre contacts US embassy over 'very sinister' Conor McGregor White House visit
Conor McGregor
Rachel Morrogh, the charity’s CEO, said yesterday’s meeting was “a very sinister event”.
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Brave Irish woman who accused Madeleine McCann suspect of rape says she hopes to meet Maddie's parents
Christian Brueckner
EXCLUSIVE: In a wide-ranging interview with Irish Mirror podcast Shattered Lives, Dublin native Hazel Behan spoke about the trauma she still suffers nearly 21 years on from the rape in Portugal
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Calls to Rape Crisis Centre double in wake of Nikita Hand's court victory over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor
The helpline has taken on additional staff amid the surge in calls
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Man who raped woman after dropping her home jailed for five and a half years
Courts
The Central Criminal Court heard that Matthew Fadeyi (34) raped the woman, who was an acquaintance and significantly younger than him, after dropping her home in August 2018
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We reveal exactly when taxi driver rapist Raymond Shorten could be released - despite 30 year sentences
Rape
Shorten now resides in a sex offenders wing Midlands Prison and works seven days a week in the jail’s laundry.
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Top garda fears taxi rapist Raymond Shorten targeted other women and urges victims to come forward
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Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said: 'There is a reasonable proposition that there are other victims out there'
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Rapist taxi driver Raymond Shorten silent as he's jailed for a total of 30 years
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The sentences today will be served consecutively to the 13 years Shorten was handed down earlier this week for the rape of a seven year old child
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Campaigners blast 'sickening' rapist taxi driver Raymond Shorten and call for Government assurance on safety
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The victims who came forward have also been praised for their bravery
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Woman raped by 'monster' father on 18th birthday speaks out: 'He denied me a life'
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Now 51 years old, the woman does not want to feel silenced any more and hopes that by publicly sharing her story, others who have carried 'the shame of their abuse' will have the courage to speak out
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Men less likely than women to believe sexual violence against females is common, report finds
Sexual abuse
The damning revelation was contained in the Sexual Violence Survey 2022 which was released by the Central Statistics Office yesterday.
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Six Cork women report being raped on holidays in 10 days
Rape
Mary Crilly, founder of the Cork Sexual Violence Centre, told the Irish Mirror that she has noticed a spike in holiday assaults this summer
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