The 24hr National Freephone Helpline number is: 1800 341900.
Women are being encouraged to come forward and seek help if they are being subjected to domestic abuse.
It comes after a man received an 18 month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to a charge assaut causing harm to his wife recently.
A convicted murderer who tried to suffocate his wife after a New Year’s Eve party at their home in West Cork has received an 18 month suspended sentence.https://t.co/qGc88oJ7SI
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) September 9, 2021
Domestic violence social worker Caitriona O’Neill from the Cuanlee refuge centre in Cork was shocked with the sentence.
However she says it shouldn't deter women from coming forward
The Women's Aid 24hr National Freephone Helpline number is: 1800 341900.
Kildare's Teach Tearmain women's refuge can be contacted on:
Office: 045 535178
Helpline: 045 527584

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