Without Fear: 25 Years of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

On an October evening in 1978, five thousand Irish women marched through the centre of Dublin to protest about rape. Inspired by the ideals of the broader women's movement, this landmakr event led to the establishment of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) in 1979. Fiercely opposed, it stood as a lone beacon in an ace when it seemed that womanhood itself was on trial.

Without Fear is the first full account of the history of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre. It details the shameful scandals of high-profile rape cases in the 70s, 80s and 90s, offering insights into the battle for better services, longer sentences, and amendments to the law and legal system.

Today the DRCC still stands firm against ancient and archaic attitudes to rape. Each year it lifts the veil on a thousand silences, crying out against what often seems like our shocking tolerance of a brutal crime.

'Reclaim the night and win the day,

we want the right that should be our own

a freedom women have seldom known,

the right to love,

the right to walk alone,

without fear.'

--Peggy Seger