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Published: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
The National Women’s Council (NWC) today welcomed the publication of the new National Strategy for Women and Girls which highlights the Government’s commitment to gender equality as a core principle of public policy and law in...
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...
Published: Monday, May 21, 2012
The Irish Feminist Network holds its first conference in Dublin this weekend. ANTHEA McTEIRNAN explains why she'll be going along1 You like being a woman. No, you are not a masochist. Reading this roll-call (role call?) of nasties may make...
Published: Monday, May 14, 2012
The Irish Feminist Network will hold its first conference on feminist activism on 19th May in the Sean O'Casey Community Centre, Dublin 3. Dr. Clara Fischer, a co-ordinator of the network, explains the rationale for the conference in terms of the...
Published: Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Debating the Fiscal Treaty Referendum NWCI Members and Friends MeetingThursday May 17th10.30am - 1.30 pmNWCI 4th floor 2-3 Parnell Square East (opposite the Gate Theatre) Dublin 1Come to this members meeting to hear the debate and share your views on...
Thursday May 17th10.30am - 1.30 pmNWCI 4th floor 2-3 Parnell Square East (opposite the Gate Theatre) Dublin 1Come to this members meeting to hear the debate and share your views on the forthcoming referendum and its potential impact on women,...
Published: Sunday, April 29, 2012
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is currently seeking to receive applications from appropriately qualified professionals for the post of (i) Information & Communications Officer (Temporary Agent) and (ii) Seconded National Expert (Communications). The place of work is Vilnius,...
Published: Monday, April 23, 2012
Three out of four GPs are in favour of "limited abortion" becoming legal in Ireland, while medical opinion on whether travelling abroad for the procedure risks a woman's health is now split 40:60.The findings are contained in a survey on...
Independent Senator Rónán Mullen has described as ""inaccurate and misleading" reports on his recent conversation with a group of women who spoke to Oireachtas members on their experiences of travelling for abortion due to fatal foetal abnormalities.Senator...
Published: Tuesday, April 17, 2012
MEMBERS OF the Oireachtas will be invited to discuss issues related to abortion at an event organised by the National Women's Council of Ireland in Leinster House this afternoon.A spokeswoman for the council said the politicians would be able...
Women forced to have an abortion abroad because their unborn baby had abnormalities will tell politicians today that the law is cruel, unfair, and needs to change.Four women have gone public on their situation to highlight what they believe...
Published: Monday, April 16, 2012
THE PHOTOGRAPH OF the four calm, young women on this page tells us little of what had gone before. They were tired and under stress. Three had been in tears. One had taken a 5am train from the south into...
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