Paddy Jackson

Dublin band MUNKY recently released a song titled 'One in Five'. All proceeds of the track are being donated to the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, including 1\5th of their EP proceeds. The song itself was written in response to sexual assault,…

The defendants were acquitted of all charges, but the forty-two-day Belfast rape trial and its subsequent verdict, has had a profound effect on many, particularly those personally affected by sexual violence. Miriam Duffy, executive…

In the immediate aftermath of the Belfast case, the Irish Government announced plans to roll out consent classes in primary and secondary schools, and develop a new system for ‘vulnerable victims’ in sensitive cases. Underlying the well…