Women are leaving politics or refusing to enter political life over the rise in online abuse targeted at women, it has been claimed.
Claire McGing, from the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWC), said women are making the decision to drop out of politics while others are being put off running in elections because of the gendered social media abuse.
A report published by the NWC also found that political parties in Ireland are not doing enough to support their political members who are subjected to abuse.
