 The newest annual report by Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has found an increase in the number of cases of rape and sexual assault at Irish House parties, often by more than one perpetrator. We spoke to these students to find their view on the matter. I'm a bit surprised that there is an increase. I've always thought that the amount of rapes and inappropriate sexual stuff has been going down. Yes and no because the rise of social media and that's not really but at the same time it is shocking. Not really. In my opinion I think that social media and online dating platforms make us very accessible. Sometimes you notice particular guys going maybe a little bit too far with girls, especially if they're very drunk. Only or always when alcohol was involved, I think that's when it kind of could get out of hand. But never anything like in a bad point like it would always end good at the end of it, whatever. And I was there, I noticed so far that it would always turn out well, not like in a bad case. I haven't seen any myself, but if things were to happen I feel like some people would be uncomfortable talking about it. So I think maybe that's the reason why I'm not really widely talked about in this particular class. The reports stated, the number of social media and dating sites in everyday life was a notable trend. A number of clients have reported being raped by people they had met on a dating platform. Other trends included an apparent increase in the incidence of rape at house parties or in the homes of friends and acquaintances. Anecdotally more clients are reporting the use of day-trip drugs. I think with everything that's happening at the moment, people are a bit more careful. So maybe a couple of years back, yeah, but at the moment I feel like we do need a bit more education, but I think people are being a lot more careful, especially because they're getting a lot more media attention. Personally I wouldn't be worried about it at all, because really if I'm ever meeting anyone to be off-tender, they're going to be girls, so I would really have anything to worry about. Yes, I do think that there should be a bit of worry, because when you meet somebody in person, you can kind of get a vibe of whether or not that person is safe and whether you should go through or move further with the relationship. But when you're meeting people online, it's very censored, like that person literally catfishing, like you don't know what that person's really like. In light of these recent figures, students are being asked to be extra cautious with who they meet at house parties and on dating websites. This is Callum Lavery, DCU TV News.