Intent: Raise awareness of links between alcohol and domestic violence::Introduction of Operation Encompass, an early intervention programme to support children experiencing domestic violence.
Details: alcohol and domestic, sexual and gender-based violence
Emails to selected DPOs - EmailMeeting with James Geoghegan in Leinster House 26 May 2025Meeting with Suzanne Coogan - MeetingPhone calls to selected DPOs - Phone call
Call from Dr. O'Keeffe to Mary McDermott on 22nd August congratulating Safe Ireland on getting the CAS 1 application for refuge development in Cavan/Monaghan submitted. - Phone callCall from Mary McDermott to Dr. O'Keeffe 25th July to discuss refuge development in Cavan-Monaghan. - Phone callEmail to Dr. O'Keeffe 1st August providing an update on Safe Ireland's meeting with network members 31st July on national barriers to refuge development. - Email
Email from Dr. O'Keeffe 24th June notified that the new Implementation Plan for Zero Tolerance, the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, was approved by Cabinet and launched by the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O’Callaghan. The second Progress Report on Implementation of Zero Tolerance, July-December 2024 was also published. She enclosed a copy of the Minister's Press Release. ne wit - Email
Further follow-up on the invite extended to attend our public opinion research - EmailTo present the research findings and ensure that key decision-makers were directly informed by it. - Event / Reception
Intent: Minister would agree to formally launch the report, Cuan's CEO would speak at the launch, creating a key opportunity to brief them directly on DRCC’s work and deepen their awareness of the systemic challenges facing victim/survivors of sexual violence.
Details: Invite the Minister and Cuan’s CEO to officially launch DRCC’s 2024 Annual Report
Intent: Raise awareness of specific issues relating to alcohol and domestic, sexual and gender-based violence::Introduction of the early intervention programme, Operation Encompass, to provide support to children traumatised by domestic violence.
Details: alcohol and domestic, sexual and gender-based violence
Emails to selected DPOs on issues around alcohol and DSGBV - EmailMeeting with CEO Cuan at their offices, 29 Jan 2025 to discuss issues around alcohol and DSGBV including Operation Encompass - MeetingMeeting with Deputy Naoise O Muiri re alcohol and domestic violence, Leinster House, 17 April 2025 - Meeting
Mary McDermott presented Safe Ireland's presentation at Cuan's Domestic Violence Refuge Workshop in Tullamore on 6th February at which CEO of Cuan Dr. O'Keeffe launched. - Event / Reception
Intent: Represent Safe Ireland and advocate for victims at the launch of Cuan's national awareness campaign for domestic, sexual and gender based violence
Details: Cuan 'Hardest Stories' Campaign Launch 26th February
Cuan 'Hardest Stories' film was launched at the Irish Film Institute 26th February. CEO Mary McDermott met the Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan and CEO of Cuan Dr. Stephanie O'Keeffe at the premiere. - Event / Reception
CEO Mary McDermott attended the DSGBV Sector Forum in the Department of Justice on 24th March where she met other stakeholders as well as CEO of Cuan Dr. Stephanie O'Keeffe and the new Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan. - Event / Reception
