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Published: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Most of our trips in Ireland are taken by car, but 68% of all trips are for distances of less than 10km. (National Household Travel Survey (2023) Providing active and public transport is key to tackling the climate emergency but to achieve...
Published: Monday, April 08, 2019
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) stated today that Tusla’s failure to comply with the Istanbul Convention regarding the provision of refuge spaces is completely unacceptable. Tusla, the Child and Family...
Published: Friday, April 05, 2019
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today welcomed the launch of a new framework and the provision of funding for Higher Education Institutes to tackle sexual violence and harassment by Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor. Orla...
Published: Thursday, March 14, 2019
NWCI is currently recruiting for a Book keeper on a contract basis. This is an exciting time for NWCI. Change is happening for women in Ireland and we would like you to be part of that. If you are a...
Published: Tuesday, March 12, 2019
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) is the leading national women’s membership organisation seeking equality for women. We represent 180-member groups as well as a wide range of individual members from a diversity of backgrounds,...
Published: Monday, March 11, 2019
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today said the Government had missed a key opportunity to increase women’s representation in local elections, following last week’s announcements that there would be financial incentives for...
Published: Friday, March 08, 2019
NWCI today welcomed the International Women’s Day ratification of the Istanbul Convention, after a long campaign by women’s groups and organisations working to end violence against women. Orla O’Connor, Director of NWCI said, ...
Published: Thursday, March 07, 2019
Ahead of International Women’s Day tomorrow, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) called for higher education institutes to work together with women’s organisations and other relevant bodies to tackle violence against women on...
Published: Tuesday, March 05, 2019
Following a motion on the Istanbul Convention in the Dail today, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) has called on the Government to ratify the Convention on International Women’s Day, this Friday, 8th March. ...
Published: Monday, March 04, 2019
In the lead up to International Women’s Day this Friday, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) has today called on the Government to scale up its response to men’s violence against women. Orla...
Published: Tuesday, February 26, 2019
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today backed calls by the family of Clodagh Hawe for a multi-agency review into her death and the death of her sons. Alongside this, NWCI called on Minister for Justice and...
Published: Tuesday, February 19, 2019
More than 150 young women from across Ireland came together for FemFest, the largest conference for young feminist women in Ireland on Saturday, January 19th in Liberty Hall. January marked the centenary of the first sitting of Dá...
Published: Monday, February 18, 2019
“It’s great to have a space for women to come together to share their own experiences, their stories and their strategies for bringing about change.”(quote from participant) NWCI together with nine of our member organisations...
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today reiterated its urgent calls for safety zone legislation, following an investigation by The Times. Dr Cliona Loughnane, Women’s Health Coordinator at NWCI said, “Safety zone legislation is...
Published: Sunday, February 10, 2019
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today called on Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie Flanagan to clarify where the findings of the ten year domestic homicide review promised for February 2017 is. This is following reports today...
Published: Monday, January 28, 2019
Students in University College Cork will today unveil a mural calling for an end to sexual violence and harassment in third level institutions. The mural is a part of ItStops Now, a campaign by the National Women&rsquo...
Published: Saturday, January 19, 2019
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today announced that Vicky Phelan, the inspirational women’s health campaigner will open #FemFest, Ireland’s biggest conference for young women, in Liberty Hall today. Celebrating Dail100, and joined...
Published: Thursday, January 17, 2019
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today commented on TDs claims’ and media reports that a woman has been denied an abortion. Orla O’Connor, Director of NWCI said, “Our thoughts in the...
Published: Tuesday, January 01, 2019
My Options is a new HSE freephone service that provides free and confidential counselling to people experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. My Options is provided by the HSE’s Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Programme (SHCPP). My Options will be...
Published: Thursday, December 13, 2018
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today welcomed the passage of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill through the Seanad. Orla O’Connor said, “In a year of historic days, today is another...
Published: Friday, December 07, 2018
One in five women still experience domestic abuse in Ireland. 9 out of 10 women killed are killed by someone known to them, with 56% killed by a partner or ex-partner. The Irish Observatory on Violence Against Women, an independent network of 18 grassroots...
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