Ireland
Region: Europe / Population: 5,197M / Female Population: 2,624M
Gender Inequality Index Rank
Global Gender Gap Index Rank
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence
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Laws & Policies
Constitutional Provisions on Violence against Women and Girls (VAW/G)
NO
Ireland’s Constitution does not contain provisions on violence against women and girls.
Stand-alone EVAW/G Law
NO
Violence against women is addressed through the Domestic Violence Act 2018, which criminalizes coercive control and provides civil protection measures, and the Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Act 2023, which establishes a statutory agency (Cuan) to coordinate services and policy. Neither law frames violence against women and girls as a structural or gendered issue, and existing laws remain gender-neutral in language and scope.
National Action Plan on VAW/G (latest one that is currently into force)
YES
Zero Tolerance, Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence, Implementation Plan 2025-2026.
Experiencing Violence?
