Support services are reminding people that a huge amount of domestic violence incidents are never reported to Gardaí.

The searches got underway early this morning at 12 properties across county Longford.

Several searches took place in Roscommon as part of multi-agency investigations

The accused recorded some of the attack and d denied the incident occurred when arrested by Gardai

80% of all victims of sexual violence in Ireland in 2019 were women

Gardai are examining if the incidents in the same general area may be linked

There were 100 possession of weapons per 100,000 of population in the Shannonside region.