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Category: Press Releases
Published: Thursday, November 21, 2024
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWC) and Women for Election are calling on general election candidates to commit to increasing women’s representation in the next Dáil term. NWC have highlighted 10 key asks for...
Published: Friday, May 04, 2018
It is with great sadness that the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) learned of the death of Monica Barnes, a true feminist and supporter of women’s rights in Ireland not just during her political...
Published: Wednesday, May 02, 2018
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today welcomed the new Domestic Violence Bill as an important step forward in protecting women from male violence. However, there remains significant work to be done...
Published: Friday, April 27, 2018
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Health Simon Harris to independently review CervicalCheck. Orla O’Connor, Director of the National Women’s Council of Ireland said: ...
Published: Thursday, April 26, 2018
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today welcomed the new Domestic Violence Bill as an important step forward in protecting women from male violence. However, there remains significant work to be done to protect women and...
Published: Monday, April 23, 2018
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today welcomed the news that Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan will bring a proposal to Cabinet in the next two weeks on a second national study on sexual violence. Orla O...
Published: Monday, April 16, 2018
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today expressed concern over reports that the Gardai have been overstating the number of sex crimes reported by as much as 26% in some years. Orla O’Connor, Director of NWCI...
Published: Monday, April 09, 2018
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) is inviting members and friends to join them at a meeting in Longford Women’s Link on the 10th April. Recently NWCI had the opportunity to participate in the...
Published: Friday, April 06, 2018
Alarming rise in the number of homeless women and children must be addressed On the eve of the National Day of Action against Homelessness and the Housing Crisis, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) is launching a...
Published: Wednesday, April 04, 2018
As UK companies report on their gender pay gap, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today renewed calls on the Irish Government to introduce pay transparency legislation. Eilis Ni Chaithnia, Policy Coordinator said, “NWCI is calling...
Published: Tuesday, April 03, 2018
Applications for Postgraduate places on the MA and Graduate Diploma in Gender Studies for September 2018 at University College Dublin are now open. One Year Full Time or Two Years Part Time. MA and Graduate Diploma in Gender Studies, UCD ...
Published: Monday, April 02, 2018
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today welcomed Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan’s commitment to review the prosecution process in sexual violence cases as an important step on the road to a prosecution process...
Published: Monday, March 26, 2018
Established by The Community Foundation for Ireland in 2010, The Women’s Fund for Ireland is a long-term philanthropic fund. Its mission is to encourage philanthropy among women, to improve the lives of women and girls through social change grant...
NWCI welcomes widening of access to free contraception It is anticipated that following tomorrow’s Cabinet meeting, the Government will move forward with plans to provide free access to contraception for all. The National Women’s Council of...
Published: Monday, March 19, 2018
Together for Yes, the national people’s campaign to remove the Eighth Amendment, has highlighted its deep concern at reports that a UK hospital has scaled back services to Irish women in cases of fatal foetal anomaly. It is...
Published: Saturday, March 10, 2018
Together for Yes, the national campaign to remove the Eighth Amendment, today urged people to remember that at least 170,000 women in Ireland have travelled to the UK for abortions since the Amendment was introduced in 1983. Ailbhe Smyth, Co-Director for Together...
Published: Thursday, March 08, 2018
The decision by Cabinet to hold a referendum on the Eighth Amendment is a critical step forward on the road to providing safe, regulated abortion care to women who need it, according to the national civil society campaign to repeal...
Published: Wednesday, March 07, 2018
NWCI responds to the appearance of the Garda Síochana Analysis Unit at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality hearing on the review of homicide cases. The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today responded...
Ahead of International Women’s Day, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) launched the ‘It Stops Now’ campaign website. ‘It Stops Now’ is a European wide project that aims to tackle sexual...
The three organisations leading the broad-based national civil society campaign to remove the Eighth Amendment from the Irish Constitution today welcomed the certainty and clarity provided by the Supreme Court ruling on the rights of the unborn. Orla O&rsquo...
Published: Thursday, March 01, 2018
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today said that as transport and travel services are cancelled and curtailed it emphasises why we must remove the Eighth Amendment from the Constitution and recognise the need for abortion...
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