Events

RiVeR Project Annual Community of Practice Conference

RiVeR Project Annual Community of Practice Conference 17.01.25 Theme: Keeping the spotlight on Coercive Control: A multi-agency approach DkIT welcomed almost 200 delegates to the ...

‘Lunch & Learn’ session on November 27th, 2024 for all DkIT students

DkIT marks international 16 days of activism against Gender-Based Violence The RiVeR Project hosted a ‘Lunch & Learn’ session on November 27th, 2024  for all ...

In Her Shoes® Workshop

In June 2024 the RiVeR Project team were delighted to welcome participants from a broad range of organisations to DkIT to take part in the ...

Go Purple Day May 2024

Seeking Safety Ireland Lunchtime March 2024

Lunchtime event on campus showcasing the phenomenal Seeking Safety Ireland initiative

Community of Practice Event 19th January 2024

In January 2024 Dundalk Institute of Technology hosted the inaugural RiVeR Project Community of Practice event on campus. The event offered keynote addresses from Professor ...

The Changing Landscape of Domestic Abuse

In October 2019 a one-day conference entitled, ‘The Changing Landscape of Domestic Abuse – a Multiagency Perspective’ was organised by the School of Health and ...

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Emma Murphy

Emma is a Domestic Violence campaigner & global public speaker and has been since 2015 after she shared her story online which to date has been viewed over 50 million times worldwide.  Emma has travelled to many countries such as Australia and spoken at many worldwide events such as the third world women’s conference in the Hague, TedX in Cyprus, Safe Ireland world summit and many more. Emma continues to share her strong message and to raise awareness around Domestic Violence, Emma is a support worker at Saoirse women’s refuge. 

 

Emma completed the level 8 ‘Fundamentals of understanding & responding to Domestic Abuse’ programme in 2017 at DkIT and since then has continued to share her knowledge with the world, empowering women make a stand and take control.  Above all of Emma’s hard work and contribution she is a mother of 2 and is passionate about raising awareness for the younger generation, sharing knowledge and tools so the younger generation are aware of the signs and what to look out for when in relationships. Emma believes the younger generation hold the key to change in Ireland.