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A Galway man who lured two very young girls away from a children’s birthday party and told them he would cut their parents’ throats before repeatedly raping them has received two life sentences.

The number of women who “dropped in” to a city based domestic violence service without a prior appointment seeking information and support, was up by almost 40 per cent last year, according to new figures, released this week.

A man was sent forward this week, at Ballina District Court, to the current sitting of the Central Criminal Court.

Violence against women will be the focus of a major conference to be held by Amnesty International Ireland in NUI Galway next week.

The international 16 Days of Action Opposing Violence against Women runs from November 25, (which is UN Day Opposing Violence against Women), to December 10 (which is Human Rights Day).

Almost half of the men who took part in a recent national survey say they are unaware of the impact of domestic violence on women.

A film produced by a Mayo-based organisation on the impact of domestic abuse on children was launched last week in Dublin Castle, by Emily Logan, ombudsman for children. The film, from MCI Ireland, highlights issues that arise for children in the context of domestic abuse after a couple separates. Children’s Ombudsman Emily Logan stressed “the importance of services that not only invest in children and families but that also hear directly from children”, adding that this was the only way “we can get a true understanding of how issues such as domestic violence impact upon them”.

Mayo Women’s Support Services has presented shocking statistics which show that domestic violence across Ireland and in Mayo is a daily threat for women of all ages and at all life stages.

A 26-year-old man charged with assaulting a woman, threatening to kill or cause serious harm, and harassing her on a number of occasions including at a hospital, has been sent forward for trial.

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD said that he was “one for reality and the truth” when he made a commitment to meet the challenge of the enormous problem of domestic violence in Mayo and Ireland.