Published: Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Celebrating 40 Years of Feminism in Galway Women in the West of Ireland meet today, in an event hosted by National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) to examine progress in women's rights since Ireland joined the EU 40 years ago in 1973, the...read more
Published: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Group of organisations to raise common points and reservations regarding Protection of Life during Pregnancy BillFollowing the Oireachtas hearings with medical and legal experts on the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill, a group of 11 organisations not represented at the...read more
Published: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Plus, Breaking News: RTE PRIME TIME programme on Bethany Home Monday 13 May 2013Alliance from across Irish Society calls for Justice for Bethany Home SurvivorsAn alliance of 49 NGOs, trade Unions and academics have called on the Taoiseach to address the unfair...read more
Published: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
In response to the publication of the Heads of the Bill on Protection of Life during Pregnancy, Orla O'Connor, Director of the National Women's Council of Ireland said,'We welcome that after 21 years of inaction, the government has finally proposed...read more
Published: Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Meeting today with key business women and thinkers the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) called on the Irish government to act to get more women on boards and to prevent Ireland from falling behind other EU countries.Orla O'Connor,...read more
Published: Sunday, April 21, 2013
In response to the recent verdict of the inquest into the death of Savita Halappanavar Orla O'Connor, Director of the National Women's Council of Ireland said,'It is clear from the evidence given at the inquest that restrictive abortion laws...read more
Published: Thursday, April 18, 2013
The National Women's Council of Ireland welcomes changes to the draft Insolvency Guidelines and the reassurance that nobody will be asked to leave their employment due to high childcare costs. The NWCI cautions, however, that several of the guidelines still...read more
Published: Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Press Release, 27 March 2013The National Women's Council of Ireland calls on the government to make a clear a statement that childcare costs will remain outside of the proposed Insolvency Arrangements. Statements made by Minister for Transport, Leo Varadkar, in relation...read more
Published: Wednesday, March 06, 2013
National Women's Council marks 40th anniversary with invitation to women and men to join the campaign for women's rights and equality International Women's Day tomorrow, 8 March, will mark 40 years of women and women's organisations coming together in the National Women's...read more
Published: Monday, March 04, 2013
To mark International Women's Day, a joint seminar co-hosted by the National Women's Council of Ireland and Doctors for Choice will today give voice to the majority of doctors in Ireland who support a pro-choice position.Speaking on the occasion...read more
Published: Tuesday, February 26, 2013
On the occasion of Equal Pay Day tomorrow, 28 February 2013, the National Women's Council of Ireland and SIPTU are calling on the government to urgently tackle the gender pay gap and protect collective bargaining and wage setting mechanisms in low paid...read more
Published: Wednesday, February 20, 2013
On her visit to Dublin, Michelle Bachelet, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women today highlighted the need to promote a greater role for women in political decision making. Her remarks come on the occasion of a meeting...read more
Published: Tuesday, February 19, 2013
In response to the launch of the report of the Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare, the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomes the maintenance of a universal payment to all families but calls on the government to...read more
Published: Saturday, February 16, 2013
Voting in Dublin today the Constitutional Convention made a series of recommendations to improve equality for women in Ireland.An overwhelming majority of the Convention members voted to accept recommendations made by the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) to...read more
Published: Thursday, February 14, 2013
The Constitutional Convention is meeting to discuss the article on 'women in the home' and to promote women's participation in politics this weekend.Speaking on the occasion of the meeting Orla O'Connor, Director of the National Women's Council of Ireland...read more
