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Friday, November 15, 2024
Gender Quota leads to record number of women running in General Election 2024 Ahead of the close of nominations for the...
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
12 November 2024 What impact does climate change have on communities in Ireland, particularly women and marginalised communities. That’s the...
Monday, November 11, 2024
The National Women’s Council today launches our manifesto for women in General Election 2024 The National Women’s...
Tuesday, November 05, 2024
50 women thought leaders from across the island of Ireland gathered in Dublin today (Tuesday, 5th November 2024) to explore and elevate...
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Over the last two weeks, voters from every county have sent thousands of emails to political party leaders urging them...
Thursday, October 24, 2024
In Galway, families are paying up to €252.50 per week for one child in full time childcare. For many, this...
Monday, October 21, 2024
The National Women’s Council (NWC) is urging the public to join our newly launched childcare e-action campaign, calling...
Thursday, October 10, 2024
In its presentation to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement today (10th October 2024), the...
Tuesday, October 08, 2024
The National Women’s Council (NWC) has called on government and the Minister for Justice to prioritise legislation outlawing...
Saturday, October 05, 2024
National Women’s Council calls for immediate sanctions against Israel NWC says women and children in Gaza, wider Palestine,...
Tuesday, October 01, 2024
In response to Budget 2025, the National Women’s Council (NWC) today (1st October) welcomed the permanent measures in this...
National Women’s Council welcomes Free HRT as a game-changer for women Press release, 1st October 2024, for...
Saturday, September 28, 2024
Marking International Safe Abortion Day today (28th September 2024), the National Women’s Council called for abortion to...
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
A new civil society alliance, which launched today (24th September 2024), is demanding a 40% gender quota for local election candidates...
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Alliance of 30 organisations calls for public system of early childhood education and care Organisations say the current childcare system is...
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Olitha is currently a volunteer Donegal Intercultural Platform and undertook the NUI Level 7 Community Work in a Changing Ireland –...
Monday, June 17, 2024
As part of the Feminist Communities for Climate Justice project's #FeministClimateJustice Community Work in a Changing Ireland Certificate...
Tuesday, March 05, 2024
Some good has come from this care referendum. We are thinking and talking about care. I will be voting yes...
Friday, March 01, 2024
We are fortunate to have a written Constitution. It was carefully crafted almost ninety years ago so that we would...
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Dr Laura Cahillane is an associate professor in law at the University of Limerick Let’s get one thing...
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
‘Feminist Communities for Climate Justice’ - a joint project between the National Women’s Council and Community...
Thursday, November 09, 2023
Your browser does not support the audio element. I was invited today by the National Women's Council to...
Wednesday, November 08, 2023
Why is constitutional change important? I want to start by asking the question: to what extent constitutional change is...
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
At least 860 women travelled from Ireland to the UK to access abortion since the Eighth Amendment was repealed....
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Across the span of our lifetimes, we are all likely to care for and receive care from others. Both are...
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
The past number of years have been transformative for women’s healthcare in Ireland. Abortion is now available...
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
At 9.1% in June, inflation is at levels not experienced in almost 40 years. Each week brings news of further price increases,...
Thursday, December 10, 2020
This year has been like no other. As the global 16 Days of Action on violence against women end today, we...
Saturday, October 10, 2020
Covid-19 impacted on every family in Ireland, through the loss of a loved one, the loss of a job or...
Sunday, February 02, 2020
One in four women in Ireland experience physical and sexual violence, yet we have heard precious little on the issue...
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