Today marks the launch of Go Purple Day, which is taking place on Friday 3rd May2024. Go Purple Day is the national Domestic Violence awareness campaign which consolidates community partnerships between Domestic Violence Services and An Garda Síochána.

Meath Women's Refuge & Support Services have now opened recruitment for two new roles for Safe Communities: Zero Tolerance Meath, a new and innovative pilot project which will help inform how Ireland can move towards a whole of society response to preventing gender-based violence.

Chat directly with one of our trained staff about any questions or concerns you may have in relation to your relationship, domestic violence and abuse. Webchat is now available on our website 11am-1pm Monday-Friday.

Domestic Violence Service Providers in Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Louth took part in a one-day census on the 29th of February 2024 to demonstrate the considerable and continued demand for their services and the reality facing women and children experiencing domestic abuse in Ireland.

Attending the launch, Sinead Smith, CEO, Meath Women’s Refuge & Support Services, said: “Having a central agency responsible for a unified response to address domestic, sexual and gender-based violence is a long overdue and important development for Ireland."

Meath Women’s Refuge & Support Services are the latest charity to partner with Leinster Rugby for the 2023/24 season and will work with the club for the month of January.

A new report from Trinity College Dublin evaluating a child-centred and trauma informed project to support children in refuge from domestic violence at Meath Women’s Refuge and Support Services was launched today to coincide with World Children’s Day. The study represents the first time that research has been conducted in Ireland with children in refuge. The report was launched by Ombudsman for Children, Dr. Niall Muldoon.

We have launched our annual Christmas Appeal, asking the community in Meath to support women and children affected by domestic violence across the county.

Meath Women’s Refuge and Support Services was honoured to be named overall National Lottery Good Cause of the Year, after winning the Health and Wellbeing category at the National Lottery Good Causes Awards ceremony, recently.

Our 2022 Annual Report highlights the growing need for our services in Meath. The full report is available here. Last year Meath Women's Refuge and Support Services supported 539 women and 131 children across the countywho experienced domestic…

We have just launched a new Freefone Helpline service for women in Meath 1800 464646 "We want to make sure our services are fully accessible to every woman who needs them and are delighted have our new Freefone Helpline 1800 464646 which…

We’ve launched a new online campaign to reach younger women who are worried about their boyfriend, partner or husband.

We want to offer a special word of thanks to people across Meath for supporting our recent Christmas Appeal. Every year we see a surge in calls for help after Christmas and into January.

Our latest Annual Report is now available. You can find some compelling and stark information about domestic violence in Meath and about our work here at Meath Women’s Refuge & Support Services.

The MWRSS annual report for 2019 is available now