A range of groups, including the Abortion Rights Campaign, Action for Choice, ROSA and USI will gather in Dublin this afternoon to demonstrate their opposition to violence against women.

A recent EU survey has exposed the extent of gender violence with one in three women saying they've experienced physical or sexual abuse since the age of 15.

The rally will begin at 1 o'clock at the Central Bank, on Dame Street.

Laura Fitzgerald, spokesperson with ROSA, says violence against women is a major public issue.