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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: Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Almost 100 members and supporters came together at Women Making History - NWCI's AGM morning event on 21 June 2018 to mark the resounding yes vote in the referendum to repeal the 8th Amendment from the Irish Constitution. Speakers discussed the factors...
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today called for an investment of at least 100,000 Euros into the planned Women’s Health Action Plan at the National Economic Dialogue. It also called on the Government to...
Published: Thursday, June 21, 2018
The repeal referendum has changed Ireland, NWCI’s ‘Women Making History’ event, opened by the Minister for Health Simon Harris, heard this morning. The resounding yes vote by over 1.4million people shows that...
Published: Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Do You Know Who Is Fighting For Your Rights? by The Daily Slog Pay equality, convictions for domestic violence, childcare subsidies, pension rights for women who took time out to care for their families. These are just some of...
Published: Friday, June 15, 2018
We were absolutely thrilled to win the Sockies social media award for Best Twitter - Non Profit for the second year in a row and a second Sockies award for its Zero Budget Campaign #FeministsAreEverywhere in 2017. In addition,...
Published: Tuesday, June 12, 2018
In response to the first findings of the inquiry into CervicalCheck, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomes Dr Scally’s call for additional resources to be made available to document the experiences of women. NWCI...
Published: Sunday, May 27, 2018
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) hails the momentous Yes vote to remove the 8th Amendment from the Constitution as a historic moment of change in Ireland for women and girls. ...
Published: Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Ahead of polling day on Friday, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) is calling on voters across the country to vote Yes this Friday to repeal the 8th Amendment from the Constitution. Orla O’Connor, Director...
Published: Monday, May 14, 2018
NWCI believes it is vital to support, respect and protect women at all times, but especially during and after this historic Referendum campaign. In particular, we must acknowledge the possible impact of the campaign on women and their partners...
With less than two weeks to go until polling day, one of the lead organisations of Together for Yes, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) launched its ‘Who needs your Yes?’ campaign in Dublin today. ...
Published: Friday, May 11, 2018
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today called on the Government to urgently agree the provision of compassionate supports for the 209 women affected by the CervicalCheck controversy. Orla O’Connor, Director of the National Women&rsquo...
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...
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