'I think for your average victim, what is most important for them is that they get heard, they get treated well, & they come out of the process, not being utterly battered & bruised by it’ Susan Leahy talks to Órla Ryan on justice system & developments jrnl.ie/6380697

🚨 Breaking News 🚨 The Directive on combating Violence against Women now appears in the Official Journal of the EU. From 13th of June, all EU countries will have to implement each provision so we can better prevent violence, protect victims & prosecute offenders 🇪🇺🇮🇪

It was a real honour to have the opportunity to learn about these fantastic research projects this week, all of which are making such important contributions to scholarship on sexual violence. Thank you to all the fantastic researchers who shared their ideas with us.

Why there's a strong case for a bespoke offence of domestic abuse in Irish law The Irish criminal justice system's response to domestic abuse has improved, but outstanding issues still impede successful prosecutions, says UL's Susan Leahy rte.ie/brainstorm/202… #StudyatUL

Read: Victims need to be placed at the heart of the justice system, writes ⁦Susan Leahy⁩, who says while progress has been made, much more must be done on measuring progress, resourcing supports & providing accountability via a complaints mechanism jrnl.ie/6425113

Thanks to ⁦TheJournal.ie⁩ for publishing this piece. ⁦Centre for Crime, Justice & Victim Studies (CCJVS)⁩ ⁦All-Ireland Network on Sexual Violence Research⁩ ⁦UL School of Law⁩ ⁦Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences @UL⁩ thejournal.ie/readme/victims…

A brilliant article from Dr Susan Leahy, Associate Professor & Director of the Centre for Crime, Justice & Victim Studies at UL School of Law and a valued member of the CVH Board of Directors. thejournal.ie/readme/victims…

Fantastic to gather with ⁦All-Ireland Network on Sexual Violence Research⁩ network members today for our second in-person event in ⁦QUB School of Law⁩. Great exchanges & lots of food for thought for future network initiatives. Thanks to ⁦Eithne Dowds⁩ for hosting & to all our fabulous speakers!

Conference to examine media coverage of gender-based violence Centre for Crime, Justice & Victim Studies (CCJVS) on 25 October: irishlegal.com/articles/confe… Susan Leahy

Still time to register for ⁦Centre for Crime, Justice & Victim Studies (CCJVS)⁩ conference on media reporting on DSGBV. Great lineup of speakers on an important topic & excited to launch guidance for media reporting with ⁦#FixedIt - Ireland⁩ ⁦We are now Research Ireland⁩ ⁦⁦UL School of Law⁩ irishlegal.com/articles/confe…

Many thanks to ⁦Maeve Eogan⁩ for the invitation to speak about the work of ⁦All-Ireland Network on Sexual Violence Research⁩ at the #satuireland study day today. A privilege to share the stage with so many wonderful speakers and to catch up with so many friends and colleagues. A really inspiring day.

The call for papers for the SLSA conference 2025 in University of Liverpool is now open. Susan Leahy, Siobhan Weare and I are looking forward to convening the Sexual Offences and Offending stream. Send your abstracts by 18 December. QUB School of Law Centre for Crime, Justice & Victim Studies (CCJVS) Lancaster University All-Ireland Network on Sexual Violence Research QUB Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Interested in gender-based violence? Concerned with, or interested in, media representations of these types of offences? Check out the forthcoming conference at the University of Limerick (free!) hosted by Susan Leahy later this month: ul.ie/artsoc/events/…

Fantastic #wordsmatter Conference not only organised by Susan Leahy but also presenting her Words Matter: Guidance for Reporting on Sexual Violence in Ireland 🙌🙌🙌

An inspiring day Susan Leahy #FixedIt - Ireland University Of Limerick today - words matter; language matters. 👏 to all involved in todays line-up as attendees were guided through the promotion of best practice in #Media #Cultural Representations of #GenderBasedViolence #ChildAbuse

Published this Friday.... Read the report at sexualviolence.ie/post/words-mat…

Delighted to have worked with #FixedIt - Ireland on this guidance document. Hopefully it will provide some insights for best practice in this area in Ireland. Grateful to the Sexual Violence Centre Cork & We are now Research Ireland for the opportunity to undertake this research. Centre for Crime, Justice & Victim Studies (CCJVS) All-Ireland Network on Sexual Violence Research UL School of Law

Really looking forward to hosting this conference in June 2025 with Elizabeth Agnew Susan Leahy Siobhan Weare. Abstracts due 31st March 2025. QUB School of Law Mitchell Institute at QUB SLSA

Join us for what promises to be a great conference QUB School of Law this June! Submit your abstracts by 31st March to share your research with colleagues from across the UK & Ireland- great opportunity to network & exchange ideas.

This may be of interest: on creative works about child sexual abuse & the cultural ramifications of creative works (& we'd appreciate a repost) #FixedIt - Ireland Association of Child Protection Professionals Mathieu Bokestael @darlingorlaith.bsky.social All-Ireland Network on Sexual Violence Research Eithne Dowds Susan Leahy Tanya Horeck Sandra Sanmartín Feijóo