Women's Aid says the conversation surrounding violence against women needs to continue but also needs to be broadened.
It comes as a 17-year-old girl was attacked while out for a walk near her home in Kilkenny on Monday afternoon.
Gardaí confirm they’re investigating the assault of a teenage girl in Kilkenny.
It happened just after midday near Johnstown.
She was approached by a man, assaulted and he fled the scene.
The suspect is described by Gardaí as “a white male in his 40s with an Irish accent”.
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Gardaí say the girl was approached by a man and was assaulted.
He's described as a white man in his 40s with an Irish accent.
It comes just weeks after the murder of 23-year-old Offaly school teacher Ashling Murphy, which sparked a nationwide conversation about violence against women.
"Unfortunately, we were reflecting on the most appalling manifestations of violence against women with the murder of Ashling Murphy," said the CEO of Women's Aid Sarah Benson.
"But the fact is - every single day there are countless acts of sexism and harassment and, near-misses."
