The number of domestic violence cases sent forward for trial nearly doubled last year.
According to freedom of information figures, the DPP referred 495 files for prosecution last year - compared to 249 in 2019.
And the number of files the DPP received from the gardai relating to domestic violence increased by 88 per cent last year.
Keith Grace, Karol Sadlier, Ceola and Carron announced as the station's A New Local Hero finalists
With Irish Music Month underway, the good news is continuing to roll in for rising stars across the nation, with more than eighty artists being named as local finalists in the national search for A New Local Hero over the coming weeks. Here are Sunshine 106.8's four picks: Keith Grace, Karol Sadlier, Ceola and Carron.
Andrea Hayes talks with Brian Redmond from RTE One's Dancing with the Stars Show
Pat Shortt in conversation with Sunshine 106.8's Joe Harrington
