Women's Aid: "Number of women killed violently in Ireland this year overtakes 2025 total"

Women's Aid have shared an update on the number of women killed violently in Ireland this year.

According to the Women's Aid Femicide Watch for the Republic of Ireland, eight women have died in violent circumstances this year. This number overtakes the recorded figures of seven women for the whole of 2025.

The update comes with the news of the violent death of a woman in her 40s in Killarney, and the charging of a man with the murder of his wife, Adina Constantin, in her home in Laois this weekend.

"Violence, abuse, and even at its extremes, death, are still a reality for many women living in Ireland," said the CEO of Women's Aid, Sarah Benson.

"After the devastating murder of Ashling Murphy in 2022, Ireland said never again. But Ireland has not lived up to that promise.

"Since then, 40 women have died violently in Ireland. That is 40 women with lives, dreams, family, friends and communities."

Women's Aid Femicide Watch started in 1996; since then, 286 women have died violently in the Republic of Ireland. Of the women killed: 63 per cent were killed in their own home; 55 per cent were killed by a partner or ex (of the resolved cases); and almost nine in ten knew their killer.

"Every death is an outrage. An absolute tragic loss of life resulting in utter heartache and trauma for those left behind," Benson stated.

"Prevention of all domestic, sexual and gender-based violence is crucial and urgent."