Aoibhneas was established in 1988 to respond to the needs of women and children suffering violence in their home. Aoibhneas operates a 24 hour helpline service, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
Fundraising
Aoibhneas is a voluntary organisation with Charitable Status. We are dependant of public support to fund our additional resource needs. Any donation you can make is always very welcome, no matter how big or small.
AIB Better Ireland Awards

Text or Vote online to support Aoibhneas Women and Children’s Refuge in the AIB Better Ireland Awards
We are delighted to announce that Aoibhneas is one of the three shortlisted children's projects for the AIB Better Ireland Programme.
Text and online votes from the public will rank the projects. The project with the highest number of votes will receive €5000, the group that comes second will secure €3000 and third place will receive €2000.
So spread the word among neighbours, colleagues, friends and family, and get voting EVERYDAY between now and the 15th of March online or by text to secure the most funds for Aoibhneas.
PLEASE VOTE NOW Vote by text: Text ARTANE followed by a space, followed by C to 51303. (standard SMS rates apply) Vote online for free: Click on www.betterireland.ie, select ARTANE branch and choose C. (You are limited to one online vote per e-mail address per day) Thanks all in advance, we look forward to the result! Fingers crossed….
Training
As specialists in the field of Domestic Violence, Aoibhneas Women & Children’s Refuge offers a comprehensive programme of discussions, lectures, talks and workshops on the subject.Examples of some topics/areas covered are: Professional Front Line Services & Third Level Colleges
- Crisis intervention
- Good practice
- Impact on women
- Impact on children
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