Clare Haven is an a position to enhance its services following a modest funding boost.
The Domestic and Gender Based Violence charity has been allocated €15,000 by CUAN in the latest round of government supports.
In the first half of this year alone, 418 incidents of assaults, assaults causing harm, sexual assault, rape and harassment were reported to Clare Gardaí.
Clare Haven Director of Services Dr Siobhán O'Connor is confident it will go a long way.
