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Published: Friday, February 07, 2025
The National Women’s Council (NWC) today (7th February) welcomed the nomination of 7 women by the Taoiseach to the Seanad as a step to address women’s underrepresentation in our Oireachtas. However, the overall picture...
Published: Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Salome Mbugua, CEO of the African & Migrant women's network, AkiDwA, was today elected as deputy chairperson of the National Women's Council at the organisations annual general meeting in Dublin today. Tessa Collins, domestic violence co-ordinator with Pavee Point, was...
Published: Saturday, June 19, 2010
As the 10th anniversary approaches of the historic UN Security Council Resolution on women, peace and security (UN SCR 1325), civil society groups launch a Best Practice Guide and call on Government to develop an effective and inclusive Irish National Action...
Published: Thursday, June 10, 2010
The National Women's Council is delighted to announce our guest speakers for the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 18 June 2010.They are Ewa Jasiewicz and Freda Hughes, both of them feminists who are deeply engaged in the struggle for justice for...
Published: Wednesday, June 02, 2010
WOMEN LEADERS AT UN-HOSTED FORUM URGE JUST & PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICTWomen leaders attending a United Nations-hosted conference in Madrid called for a just and peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including an end to the three-year-old blockade of...
Published: Sunday, May 30, 2010
Israeli commandos descending from helicopters stormed the six-boat flotilla in the early hours , while it was in international waters about 40 miles (64km) from Gaza, where Israel has no jurisdiction. Israel's military assault on a humanitarian mission is further evidence of...
Published: Thursday, May 27, 2010
Sixteen Muslim women living in Ireland, North and South, launched a collection of their personal stories in an exciting new publication from the National Women's Council of Ireland. The book was launched by Mary White TD, Minister for Equality, Human...
Published: Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Published: Sunday, May 23, 2010
Ray Murphy 1952 -2007 The Ray Murphy Memorial Bursary, which was established with initial support from The Atlantic Philanthropies, honours Ray Murphy's commitment to developing philanthropy, social finance and the wider non-profit sector in Ireland.The Bursary was launched by Clann...
Published: Sunday, May 16, 2010
Thousands of people enjoyed a free, family-focused afternoon in Iveagh Gardens in Dublin to celebrate Africa Day 2010.Africa Day Dublin, hosted by Irish Aid, the Government's overseas development programme, celebrates the diversity and potential of Africa and draws on the...
Published: Wednesday, May 12, 2010
The Minister of State for Equality, Integration and Human Rights, Ms. Mary White T.D., launched a new phase of the Equality for Women Measure at an event in Government Buildings.Minister White told the gathering that the Government hopes...
Published: Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Women's poverty and social exclusion in the European Union at a time of recession An Invisible Crisis?All over the world, women remain poor in relation to men. This also is true in every member state of the European Union....
Published: Thursday, February 18, 2010
MARY HARNEY'S REFUSAL TO SET UP AN INQUIRY INTO THE BRUTAL PRACTISE OF SYMPHISIOTOMY IS A SCANDAL, SAYS NATIONAL WOMEN'S COUNCIL.The National Women's Council of Ireland is calling on the Minister for Health, Mary Harney, to set up an...
Published: Thursday, February 04, 2010
The National Women's Council of Ireland is seeking to recruit aSENIOR ADMINISTRATION AND INFORMATION OFFICERTo provide full administrative support to ensure the effective running of the NWCI. To deliver information, advice and referral services.You will be interested in this...
Published: Sunday, January 24, 2010
"Attacking low paid workers is yet another example of Government's broken promises to protect the most vulnerable in the recession", stated NWCI Head of Policy, Orla O'Connor.The NWCI to-day expressed its anger at the proposal by Government to introduce...
Published: Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Date: Wednesday 20 JanuaryTime: 7:00pm - 8:30pmVenue: Irish Aid Centre, O'Connell Street, Dublin 1 (map: http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTracker&cmd=track&j=306269002&u=3412242)Amnesty International Ireland wishes to remind you that we will host...
Published: Thursday, December 17, 2009
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: 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: 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: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
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...
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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