Domestic Abuse Outreach Programme – available for women across Galway City and County.
Amy Donohoe, outreach coordinator at Modh Eile House, talks about the outreach service provided by COPE Galway to the women of Galway city and county.
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News, stories and blog from domestic abuse services and on our work supporting women and children experiencing domestic abuse.
COPE Galway Marks 16 Days of Action on Violence against Women
COPE Galway Domestic Abuse Service invites you to ‘Carry the bag, share the load’ in support of women of all walks of life who experience domestic abuse.
Modh Eile House Wins ICSH Allianz Community Housing Award 2021
COPE Galway has described this achievement as a success for all of Galway to take pride in and a recognition of the importance the people of the city and county place on protecting and supporting women and children who experience Domestic Abuse.
Domestic Abuse is not always physical… it can be a lot more subtle than that.
“It was always him being angry at me, shouting at me, calling me names, me crying and then he wouldn’t speak to me for a few days.”
This Isn’t Abuse… Is it? – COPE Galway launches Relationship Checklist on Human Rights Day
Does your partner humiliate you with verbal abuse and put-downs? Do you have to account for the money you spend? Does your partner control what you do, where you go, who you see?
We’re Safe. We’re Going To Be Okay – Gillian’s Journey #5
Three months on, I sleep better. The service helped me to see that it was my strength that has made me face up to this.
I don’t know what happens next, I don’t know how to fix this – Gillian’s Journey #4
‘I want it to stop, I want to disappear’. With these words from Jake I decide to call again. I can’t bear his pain and my own.
This can’t be happening to me – Gillian’s Journey #3
‘I could not believe this was happening to me, it can’t be true, he loves me and I love him.’
I think I’m fine – but what about the kids? – Gillian’s Journey #2
All abuse starts with control and can take the form of emotional, psychological, sexual, financial or physical abuse. None of it is ok – all of it is a crime.
This isn’t abuse…is it? – Gillian’s Journey #1
“As I listen to the radio, I go into a trance, hearing this woman talk about her relationship with her partner.