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An Garda Síochána: 999 or 112
You can contact An Garda Síochána if you are a victim of, or witness sexual violence and wish to report the incident.
(You can specifically request to speak to a member of the Protective Services Gardai who are specially trained in working with incidents of Sexual Violence).
If it is an emergency, contact 999 or 112.
You may also contact your local station in person or by telephone. Find your local station »
For more information on what happens when you report an incident of sexual crime to the Garda – click this link »
National Rape Crisis Centre 24-hour helpline- 1 800 77 8888
You can contact the national 24-hour rape crisis helpline to speak with a trained telephone counsellor. This service offers free and confidential support and is available to you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. They can also put you in touch with your local rape crisis centre.
You can contact a rape crisis centre to get advice and support if you are impacted by a incident of rape or sexual assault as a victim or as someone who has been disclosed to by a friend, partner or family member.
To find your local rape crisis centre, you can also visit this link »
Sexual Assault Treatment Units (SATU)
SATUs are a free service that can provide you with a health check and forensic exam by forensic nurses and doctors. You can contact your local SATU 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can either contact the SATU directly, or if you will be connected through the Garda or a Rape Crisis Centre if you have already reported to them.
To find your local SATU click here »
College-Specific Services
Your University will have support services for you to contact for advice and support if you have been impacted by sexual violence. You can find the contact information on your university’s student services website.
50808
Text ‘Hello’ to 50808
It is a free, anonymous, 24/7 messaging service providing everything from a calming chat to immediate support for mental health and wellbeing. 50808 provides a safe space where you’re listened to by a trained volunteer. You’ll message back and forth, only sharing what you feel comfortable with. By asking questions, listening to you and responding with support, they will help you sort through your feelings until you both feel you are now in a calm, safe place.
Hotline.ie
You can contact Hotline.ie to confidentially and anonymously report suspected illegal content, such as an incident of image based sexual abuse.
You can report an incident here »
Speak Out
Speak Out is an online and anonymous reporting tool available for students and staff to disclose incidents of bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, discrimination, hate crime, coercive behaviour/control, stalking, assault, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and rape in Irish higher education institutions. You will be able to provide information on when the incident took place, what type of behaviour occurred, and whether you have sought support. Following the completion of the reporting tool, Speak Out will also help you to find other supports and reporting options, should you wish to use them.
Speak Out is being rolled out at higher education institutions this year, and each institution will have its own URL for students and staff to report the incident.
Check with your Student Services to see if this tool is available on your campus.
Finding Your Way After Sexual Violence guide
A guide to options and supports after rape, sexual assault and other forms of sexual violence in Ireland, from Dublin Rape Crisis Centre.
Finding Your Way after Sexual Violence Guide – click here »
Stalking Ireland
Visit Stalking.ie »
Nexus NI
Nexus NI is the leading organisation within Northern Ireland supporting individuals impacted by sexual abuse and abusive relationships.
Visit Nexus NI »
Helping Survivors
Helping Survivors’s goal is to help people who have been impacted by sexual assault and abuse get the resources and assistance they need and deserve. This service, located in the United States, contains a wealth of information for survivors – including survivors of child sexual abuse.
Helping Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse – click here »
Women’s Aid
The Women’s Aid 24hr National Freephone Helpline can support any victim of stalking, whether the perpetrator is a current or former intimate partner, or another person.
They can also support family and friends who are concerned about someone. Helpline support workers can provide emotional support and practical information and referral to support agencies.
Call 1800 341 900, open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Instant Message Support www.womensaid.ie, mornings and evenings, seven days a week.
Men’s Aid
01 554 3811 | www.mensaid.ie | hello@mensaid.ie
Crime Victims Helpline
116006 | Text 0851337711 | www.crimevictimshelpline.ie/
The Crime Victims Helpline is a national support service for victims of crime in Ireland. We’re here to listen with empathy and without judgement. We provide time and space for you to talk about your experience in confidence. We can answer your questions about the criminal justice system, provide information about your rights and guide you to local or specialist victim support services.
LGBT+ Ireland
1800 929539 | info@lgbt.ie
