A Co Cavan Senator is urging anyone who is in fear or danger due to domestic abuse or any other crime to contact Gardai as soon as it is safe to do so.
That's according to Aontú's Sarah O’Reilly who has called for new figures obtained by her party on domestic abuse to be taken seriously.
Senator O'Reilly said it is of great concern that in the past year alone, domestic violence callouts by gardai have gone up by 3% and as high as 16% in some areas.
Callouts for the Cavan-Monaghan area were slightly above the national average at 4%.
The Cavan Senator believes that the rise in domestic violence calls likely reflects a higher level of abuse.
Tearmann Cavan-Monaghan recently revealed that it has helped 300 domestic abuse victims over the last year.
The service offered support to 297 women and three men during 2025.
The age of those who availed of the service in 2025 ranged from 15 to 82 and during 2025 Tearmann also provided a total of 2,300 interventions.
Senator O'Reilly has called for the continued rise of domestic violence callouts to be taken seriously.
Speaking to Northern Sound, the local representative said it's dangerous for us as a society to ever write it off as simply a sign of increased confidence of victims to call for help.
