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Dublin Live
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Kim O'Leary & Karen Morgan

Domestic abuse campaigners call for new court to be created to protect victims

A Dublin woman who set up a domestic abuse support group is calling on the government to create a court to help victims.

Clondalkin woman Priscilla Grainger and her daughter Ainie are the founders of Stop Domestic Abuse in Ireland, which they set up in 2014 after suffering years of abuse themselves. Now, they run the support group to help others in similar situations.

This week, Priscilla is calling on the government to set up a court just for victims of domestic abuse which she believes will make a huge difference to women and their families. Speaking to Dublin Live, Priscilla said: "We really need to have our own court for victims of domestic violence, we need it to protect victims from their abusers.

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