Proposed changes to the law governing the use of counselling notes in criminal trials have been welcomed by Louth TD Paula Butterly, who said the amendments rightly prioritise the needs and dignity of ...

Survivors of rape and sexual assault will no longer have to give police access to their counselling notes except in special circumstances, under a new code of practice that came into force on Monday.

Survivors of sexual offences say they have been left in a state of uncertainty following a vote on new legislation that does not ban the use of counselling notes in trials. A Dáil vote on the Criminal ...

Therapists and survivors of sexual abuse handed in bags of shredded counselling notes to the Department of Justice on Thursday, describing changes in the laws around the use of such records during ...

An outright ban on using counselling notes in rape trials would be unconstitutional, according to legal advice given to the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre. However, the frontline sexual violence service ...

The online survey by Beyond Surviving, a group founded by rape survivor Ciara Mangan, aims to give survivors the opportunity ...

A complete ban on the use of counselling notes in criminal trials would be unconstitutional but under new legislation their non-disclosure would be the “default position”, according to the Minister ...

Among the protestors on Mallow St was abuse survivor Caitríona Hickey who said the defence request to see her counselling notes 'added another layer of trauma' Friday's demonstration in front of the ...