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Thu 10 Oct 2008President calls for new debate on domestic violence
PRESIDENT MARY McAleese yesterday sought to begin a national debate around the "social evil" of domestic violence and called on communities to examine new ways of tackling the problem.
She was speaking at the launch of a national forum on domestic and sexual abuse at Áras an Uachtaráin attended by representatives of State bodies, non-government organisations and abuse victims. It is one of a series of forums which she has organised to help focus attention on social problems such as suicide and alcohol abuse.
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