259 domestic violence orders granted in Galway last year

Galway Bay fm newsroom - Judges granted domestic violence orders to 259 people in Galway last year.

Figures obtained from the Courts Service through freedom of information show 227 such applications were refused in Galway for the period.

43 percent of applications for domestic violence orders in Dublin and Cork last year were refused.

More at 9 as Sarah Benson, the Chief Executive of Women's Aid, says the statistics are a concern...