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...read more
Published: Monday, April 02, 2018
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today welcomed Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan’s commitment to review the prosecution process in sexual violence cases as an important step on the road to a prosecution process...read more
Published: Monday, March 26, 2018
NWCI welcomes widening of access to free contraception It is anticipated that following tomorrow’s Cabinet meeting, the Government will move forward with plans to provide free access to contraception for all. The National Women’s Council of...read more
Published: Monday, March 19, 2018
Together for Yes, the national people’s campaign to remove the Eighth Amendment, has highlighted its deep concern at reports that a UK hospital has scaled back services to Irish women in cases of fatal foetal anomaly. It is...read more
Published: Saturday, March 10, 2018
Together for Yes, the national campaign to remove the Eighth Amendment, today urged people to remember that at least 170,000 women in Ireland have travelled to the UK for abortions since the Amendment was introduced in 1983. Ailbhe Smyth, Co-Director for Together...read more
Published: Thursday, March 08, 2018
The decision by Cabinet to hold a referendum on the Eighth Amendment is a critical step forward on the road to providing safe, regulated abortion care to women who need it, according to the national civil society campaign to repeal...read more
Published: Wednesday, March 07, 2018
NWCI responds to the appearance of the Garda Síochana Analysis Unit at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality hearing on the review of homicide cases. The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today responded...read more
Published: Wednesday, March 07, 2018
Ahead of International Women’s Day, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) launched the ‘It Stops Now’ campaign website. ‘It Stops Now’ is a European wide project that aims to tackle sexual...read more
Published: Thursday, March 01, 2018
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today said that as transport and travel services are cancelled and curtailed it emphasises why we must remove the Eighth Amendment from the Constitution and recognise the need for abortion...read more
Published: Tuesday, February 27, 2018
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today appeared before the Budgetary Oversight Committee, to provide an assessment on the Equality Budgeting piloting initiative led by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DEPR). Eilís N...read more
Published: Thursday, February 22, 2018
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) will today hold an information stand on Patrick Street, Cork, alongside Rebels for Choice and the Cork Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment. We want to talk to as many people...read more
Published: Tuesday, February 20, 2018
As the Minister for Health brings draft legislation to Government, to hold a referendum to remove the Eighth Amendment from the Constitution, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today welcomed the development as important step on...read more
Published: Tuesday, February 06, 2018
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) will be launching Every Woman - Affordable, accessible healthcare options for women and girls in Ireland in the Mick Lally Theatre in Galway today. The Every Woman model is based on...read more
Published: Monday, February 05, 2018
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today highlighted that a protected period of 12 weeks where a woman can access abortion if she needs to in consultation with her doctor will ensure that unregulated abortions will become regulated...read more
Published: Wednesday, January 24, 2018
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomes the introduction of a new Homecaring Credit to the pension system, announced by Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection Regina Doherty T.D. yesterday Orla O’Connor, Director...read more
