Appeals for boycotting of Naas meet up this Saturday advocating legalisation of rape in private property

The CEO of Ireland's Rape Crisis Centre is appealing for people to boycott a meet-up outside Naas Courthouse this Saturday, by a man who is calling for the legalisation of rape in private property.

This Saturday, blogger, Daryush Roosh Valizadeh, is travelling to Naas, to promote his harsh views on women and how they should be treated.

In a blog, written by Valizadeh in  2015, he said : "Let’s make rape legal. Less women will be raped because they won’t voluntarily drug themselves with booze and follow a strange man into a bedroom, and less men will be unfairly jailed for what was anything but a maniacal alley rape. Until then, this devastating rape culture will continue, and women who we treat as children will continue to act like children."

Meanwhile, the Rape Crisis Centre is reporting a  13% rise in the amount of sexual assaults being reported. However, CEO of the Rape Crisis Centre, Ellen O'Malley Dunlop, says that only one in ten report being raped.

Many of the women are raped by someone that they know, according to research. The majority of women who report being raped are in the 18-25 age group.

Ms O'Malley Dunlop said: "I would call on people not to support this event in Naas, this is not just about women, men are also raped.

Rape is sex without consent. It is second most serious crime in the Statute Book. Rape in marriage is a crime. If someone is raped, I would encourage them to get in touch with us and avail of the services. They can get over it, but without help to get over the trauma, they can become physically and mentally sick, unable to work, hypervigilant and can have insomnia.There is a huge knock on effect."

There are 16 rape crisis centres around the country, these are funded by Tusla. For Co Kildare victims of rape, there is an outreach centre in Co Kildare and Tallaght.

The 24  Rape Crisis Centre number is 1800 77 88 88.