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Published: Tuesday, July 08, 2025
The National Women’s Council welcomed the concluding observations published today by the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). This follows Ireland’s review on the 20th of June 2025. The Committee...
Published: Thursday, December 17, 2009
The National Women's Council of Ireland welcomes the news that Father Sean Sheehy has offered to withdraw from his parish - but insists that he must not be reassigned to any other parish, in Ireland or elsewhere. "The Catholic church...
There's something about Mary Robinson. As one of the world's leading human rights activists, she is a formidable woman and an outstandingly brave one. She moves among world leaders with gracious ease. But she has never forgotten what she learned...
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009
Press StatementFriday 11th December 2009NWCI calls on Oireachtas to reject the Social Welfare Bill'Cuts proposed in Budget 2010 will be devastating for women and children, with cuts to Child Benefit, to lone parents payment, to maternity Benefit, and to Carers payments...
Published: Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Ireland must stop banishing women, says the National Women's Council of IrelandThe days of banishing women to seek healthcare must end, according to the National Women's Council of Ireland. Speaking on the eve of a landmark case before the European...
Mothers on social welfare or working for low pay will bear the brunt of budgetary cuts, according to the National Women's Council of Ireland. "We deplore the government's decision to cut child benefit and social welfare payments," said Susan McKay,...
Published: Tuesday, December 01, 2009
PARENTS GATHER TO WARN GOVERNMENT AGAINST CUTS TO CHILD BENEFITPACUB, OPEN, One Family, the Children's Rights Alliance and the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI), have come together once again to organise a public gathering outside Dáil Eireann tonight...
Published: Monday, November 30, 2009
PUBLIC GATHERING PLANNED FOR THIS EVENING (WED) OUTSIDE DAIL TO OPPOSE CUTS TO CHILD BENEFITThe National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) will join PACUB, OPEN, One Family and the Children's Rights Alliance in a public gathering to oppose cuts to...
Published: Wednesday, November 25, 2009
PRESS STATEMENT1 MILLION REASONS TO OPPOSE CUTS TO CHILD BENEFITGroups come together in solidarity to fight cuts to Child BenefitImmediate Release: Thurs, 26.11.09A press conference jointly held today by OPEN, PACUB, The Children's Rights Alliance, The National Women's Council and...
Ireland's National Plan of Action to Address Female Genital Mutilation - one year since the launchFor immediate release : 25th November 2009Today marks the one year anniversary of the launch of Ireland's National Action Plan on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). One...
Published: Sunday, November 22, 2009
1 MILLION REASONS TO OPPOSE CUTS TO CHILD BENEFIT IN BUDGET 2010Joint appeal to be launched by PACUB, OPEN, One Family, Children's Rights Alliance and National Women's Council of IrelandThis Thursday, 26th of November 2009, a unique joint appeal will strongly oppose...
Published: Saturday, November 21, 2009
Longford's most successful business women gathered in the Black Olive restaurant last Thursday afternoon to celebrate the first annual Longford Women in Business AwardsThe event was organised by the Longford Leader, the Co Enterprise Board and Longford Women's Link and...
Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Dear Friends,Due to weather conditions in the West and the AA's advice that unnecessary travel should be avoided in Galway until further notice, we have had to cancel our members meeting this Saturday November 21st.We apologise for any...
Published: Monday, November 16, 2009
GENERAL PRACTITIONERS in the west are facing delays in repayment of locum cover, due to HSE West's non-replacement of staff on maternity leave.HSE West says it is making efforts to resolve the issue, but has been unable to say...
Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2009
A FIERCE backlash against plans to scrap the Christmas welfare bonus and slash child allowance hit the Government last night as it was accused of deliberate "meanness".Labour leader Eamon Gilmore branded the Taoiseach's stance "shameful" as Brian Cowen confirmed...
RYANAIR was accused last night of a "serious lack of imagination" after the airline insisted its 2010 cabin crew calendar was "art".The new calendar, featuring two Irish employees, is more risque than previous editions.The National Women's Council of Ireland ...
The National Women's Council of Ireland is hitting out at Ryanair over its latest cabin crew calendar.The 2010 calendar - which includes two Irish employees - features scantily clad women and claims to be the most provocative edition yet.http:/...
Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) responded to the Minister of Social and Family Affairs, Mary Hanafin's proposals to create three different bands for Child Benefit payments as fundamentally flawed as there is no recognition for the costs of...
Reviewed by NWCI director, Susan McKay'I'm not a humanitarian. I'm a hellraiser.' So said Mother Jones, born on the northside of Cork, raised in Canada, and denounced in the US senate as 'the grandmother of all agitators' and by...
Proposals to means test child benefit payments in the Budget are fundamentally flawed and could force women out of work, a leading lobby group has claimed.The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) said Government has made no attempt to...
Published: Friday, November 06, 2009
On Friday the 6th November the National Women's Council of Ireland and its members throughout Ireland took part in the ICTU Get Up Stand Up Protest marches. We called on Government to protect women, families and communities and to recognize...
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