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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: Tuesday, January 21, 2020
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today (Tuesday, 21 January 2020) launched their Feminist Ireland manifesto, saying pre-election give aways provide no solutions, and instead called on general election candidates to show their commitment to women...
Published: Wednesday, January 15, 2020
With the 2020 General Election set for Saturday February 8, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today criticised the bigger political parties for not doing enough to ensure an increased number of women elected to the 33rd Dail. ...
Published: Tuesday, January 14, 2020
NWCI today announced Chairperson Ellen O’Malley Dunlop will step down, to allow her to run as a candidate for Fine Gael in Dublin South West in the general election. Sarah Benson, Deputy Chairperson will represent the role of...
Published: Thursday, December 19, 2019
As the first year of legal abortion provision for women in Ireland comes to a close, the Abortion Working Group, chaired by the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) and made up of 23 groups working together to ensure...
Published: Friday, December 06, 2019
The Irish Observatory on Violence Against Women, an independent network of 18 grassroots and national organisations, will hold an important seminar, this Friday 6 December 2019, with Garda Commissioner Drew Harris as a keynote speaker. The Observatory calls for Domestic Homicide Reviews to...
Published: Tuesday, December 03, 2019
As counting for the by-elections gets underway, #FemFest, Ireland’s largest gathering of young women organised by the National Women’s Council of Ireland was held today (30.11.19) in Dublin. #FemFest heard how mental health, reproductive health...
Published: Friday, November 29, 2019
Coinciding with the 16 Days of Action on Violence against Women, the Women’s Mental Health Network – a collaboration between St Patrick’s Mental Health Services and the National Women’s Council of Ireland - today hosts...
Published: Thursday, November 28, 2019
NWCI has called on Government to address the unacceptably high levels of poverty among lone parents in response to the publication of data by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) today (28.11.19) showing that 33.5 per cent of lone parents are at...
Published: Wednesday, October 30, 2019
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions have today jointly called on the Government to commit to passing the Gender Pay Gap Information Bill before Christmas. Orla O’Connor, Director...
Published: Tuesday, October 29, 2019
The National Women’s Council of Ireland today welcomed the option of a universal State funded contraception scheme made in the Working Group on Access to Contraception report and called on the Government to showcase their commitment to...
Published: Monday, October 21, 2019
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomed the historic moment from midnight tonight that reproductive rights and marriage equality will be realised across the whole island of Ireland. Orla O’Connor, Director of NWCI said, &ldquo...
Published: Wednesday, October 16, 2019
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today launched an online survey seeking the views of young women aged 16-25 on the issues that affect them and the campaigns that matter to them. The responses to this survey...
Published: Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Women from Clare will come together at a public gathering to call for better local services in the Kilrush area today. The event is being organised by the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) and the West...
Published: Wednesday, October 09, 2019
In response to the Budget 2020 announcement by Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Katherine Zappone, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today welcomed the €54 million investment, which is largely targeted at those on lowest incomes to...
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) in partnership with Community Law & Mediation (CLM) are launching a new project addressing workplace discrimination including a free employment law advice clinic for women which will run for 12 months. The...
Published: Tuesday, October 08, 2019
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today welcomed the announcement of research to examine international best practice in relation to maintenance payments, and said that this research must lead to the establishment of a Statutory Maintenance Agency...
Published: Thursday, September 19, 2019
The Abortion Working Group, chaired by the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI), today expressed concerns that the failure to introduce Safety Zone legislation means an anti-abortion protest, planned for 40 days outside the national maternity hospital, will proceed...
Published: Wednesday, September 18, 2019
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today (18 September) was delighted to be recognised as one of the first Sustainable Development Goal champions by the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton T.D. at the...
Published: Tuesday, August 06, 2019
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI)’s Submission to the Department of Health on Access to Contraception has this weekend called for a scheme to provide the most effective and appropriate methods of contraception free-of-charge, provided...
Published: Wednesday, July 03, 2019
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today called for the Government to commit to delivering free contraception in Budget 2020, as well as ensuring proper funding for the National Maternity Strategy. At the launch of their Pre-Budget Submission ...
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