Women's Aid national and frontline services were contacted over 32,000 times last year, recording an increase of 12 per cent on 2023

The chief executive of Women's Aid said Christmas can be an "incredibly challenging" time for victims of domestic abuse, as it creates a kind of "pressure cooker environment".

The 40-year-old mother of two is the 25th woman to be killed in Northern Ireland since 2020.

The chief executive of Women's Aid said high-profile rape cases like Nikita Hand's can be encouraging for survivors of domestic abuse and sexual abuse, but added that there is "backlash that comes with it".

70 per cent of Irish men with 'traditionalist' views believe that women’s issues are exaggerated, according to Women's Aid.

The Women’s Aid Annual Report for 2023 shows a shocking 40,048 disclosures of abuse against women and children

The Too Into You campaign will run from Valentine's Day to International Women's Day on March 8th

Statutory Domestic Violence Leave will provide up to five days fully paid absence annually to employees impacted by domestic violence.

These findings, from a survey conducted in 2021, are published in advance of World Mental Health Day on Tuesday.