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Published: Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Alliance of over 40 organisations reminds newly elected TDs of their election promises 18th December 2024 Under the slogan ‘All we want for Christmas is public childcare’, the campaign alliance, Together for Public, gathered outside Leinster House today (Wednesday, 18th...
Published: Sunday, January 27, 2013
Address by Minister of State Ms. Kathleen Lynch TD to the FEMM Committee of the European Parliament 22ND JANUARY 2013Mr. Chairperson, Parliamentary ColleaguesIt gives me great pleasure to open what I hope will be a fruitful debate this morning on...
Published: Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Anand Grover, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health gave the keynote address the conference Realising Women's Right to Health on 17th December 2012. The conference was organised by the Women's Human Rights Alliance (WHRA) which is convened by the...
Published: Thursday, December 13, 2012
The NWCI's 'Y Factor' project is inviting tenders from experienced and competent individuals or organisations to carry out an ongoing, inductive evaluation of the project over the period January 2013 to May 2015. The Y Factor is an exciting initiative which aims...
Published: Thursday, November 08, 2012
Over 150 activists, policy officers and senior decision makers, including elected representatives from across the island of Ireland came together at Hannas House conference on 5 November 2012 to discuss how UN SCR 1325 could be implemented on the island of Ireland. The resolution...
Published: Sunday, November 04, 2012
We are currently recruiting A Policy OfficerThe Policy Officer will be responsible for the development and promotion of a range of NWCI policy positions and for overseeing key research projects.You will be interested in this job if you have...
Published: Sunday, October 14, 2012
We are currently recruiting for an intern for the following position: Receptionist – 3 days a week (this is an unpaid position) Main Purpose of Job To be the first point of contact for members and the public. To provide administrative support...
Published: Sunday, October 07, 2012
Experts from Ireland and Iceland came together at our seminar "Bearing the Brunt? Women and the Recession" on 8th October 2012 to highlight the different impact of the recession on women.Presentations of the speakersDr Ursula Barry and Dr Pauline Conroy:...
Published: Thursday, September 27, 2012
The National Women's Council of Ireland has appointed Orla O'Connor, former Head of Policy, as the new Director. She will be taking over her new role at the NWCI with immediate effect. In accepting the post Ms O'Connor stated:"I...
Published: Monday, September 24, 2012
Members and Friends from across the country came together at our Members and Friends Meeting in Cork on the 24th September to learn more about the Constitutional Convention and discuss NWCI's involvement in the process. At the meeting NWCI launched...
Published: Thursday, September 20, 2012
This article was first published in The Irish Examiner, Friday, September 21, 2012By Orla O'ConnorA new Constitution should embody our society's values and equality in particular, and women have most to gain, writes Orla O'ConnorIN 1936, while formulating a new constitution, Éamon...
Published: Monday, August 06, 2012
Minister launches new competitive feasibility fund The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mr Richard Bruton TD, today [Tuesday] announced the establishment by Enterprise Ireland of a €250K Competitive Feasibility Fund aimed at stimulating high potential business start-ups by female...
Published: Wednesday, August 01, 2012
The Equality Authority has launched an Equality Small Grants Fund which will provide grants of up to €4,000 for equality-focused actions.National and local NGOs working on one or more of the nine equality grounds (gender, civil status, family status, age,...
Published: Wednesday, July 25, 2012
When? - Sunday August 12th at 3pmWhere? - Meet at City Hall, top of Parliament Street, Dublin - marching to the Department of Justice.Civil Partnership is NOT equality.We ask you, your friends, your family and your co-workers to...
DÁIL QUESTIONS addressed to the Minister for Justice and Equality (Mr. Shatter) by Deputy Mick Wallace for WRITTEN on Tuesday, 17th July, 2012. * 513. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Government will publish its next report to...
Published: Monday, July 09, 2012
The National Women's Council of Ireland and the Irish Cancer Society held a very successful seminar on Women and Smoking - Time to Face the Crisis in Dublin last Wednesday 04 July 2012 which was well attended by health professionals, women's organisations...
Published: Tuesday, June 12, 2012
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)[1] is organising a call for applications with a view to establishing a reserve list for Temporary Agents for the post of Head of Operations.The registration of applications will begin on 5 June 2012 and...
Published: Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Thursday 14th June 2012 Gresham Hotel, O'Connell Street, Dublin 1 AGENDA10:30 Registration11:00 Welcome Address - Clare Treacy, Chairperson11.10 Keynote Speakers - Frances Fitzgerald TD Minister for Children and Youth Affairs11.30 Adoption of the Meeting Procedures11.35 Introduction of Tellers11.40 Adoption of 2011 AGM Minutes11.45...
Published: Tuesday, May 29, 2012
THE GOVERNMENT has failed to implement a key recommendation by the UN Committee Against Torture to set up an inquiry into the "inhuman and degrading" treatment of thousands of women and girls in the Magdalene laundries during the last century,...
Published: Monday, May 28, 2012
Press StatementChild Benefit is critical for families to support the costs of raising children. Now more than ever low and middle income families are relying on Child Benefit as an essential part of household budgets, stated Orla O'Connor, Acting CEO...
Published: Thursday, May 24, 2012
Ashling Hotel, Parkgate Street, Dublin 8Wednesday, 4th July 2012Save the DateThe Irish Cancer Society and the National Women's Council of Ireland are delighted to announce a seminar on the growing crisis of women and smoking.The number of smoking related...
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