Nearly half of all resolved cases of female homicide were committed by the partner or ex-partner of the victim, Women's Aid said today.
With 125 women murdered in Ireland over the last ten years - 80 in their own homes - the director of Women's Aid, Margaret Martin, said that the seriousness of the levels of violence against women could not be over-emphasised.
"The tragic reality is that some women pay the ultimate price of their lives," she added.
Ms Martin called for adequate funding to be given in the year's budget to tackle the issue.
"Women's Aid has been making this call for the past four years and still in Ireland every month on average one woman is murdered," she said.
The group will hold a minute's silence outside the Dáil this afternoon to mark International Day Against Violence Against Women.
Women's Aid plans to remember the 125 women murdered in Ireland over the last decade with a giant In Memoriam card, with each victim represented by a silhouetted framed and dated photograph.
