Women's groups call for more funding and support services for victims of domestic violence.
Domestic abuse has reached epidemic proportions and refuges are overwhelmed with the numbers of families looking for help.
Phil Power of Aoibhneas on the Dublin northside says the situation is critical, and additional funding for supports is required.
We’re turning away twenty families a month.
Things are no better in other parts of the country, says Meave Kelly of Adapt House in Limerick,
You’re talking about big numbers staying in the refuges.
There are only nine refuges in the Republic of Ireland, compared to fourteen in Belfast alone.
Liz McManus, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Renewal says an approach is needed which provides more accommodation for women and children fleeing the family home, in addition to changing the legislation.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 21 April 1995. The reporter is Paul Reynolds.
