Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that Ireland is experiencing an "epidemic of gender-based violence" as stark new figures revealed the number of women who were killed last year doubled.
New figures released by Women’s Aid on Tuesday also revealed that the number of people contacting its hotline had increased by 16 per cent.
An investigation by the Irish Mirror found that the number of women and girls that were killed in 2022 had doubled compared to 2021.
