Published: Tuesday, March 07, 2006
International Women's Day is the story of ordinary women as makers of history; rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an equal footing with men. This year, The National Womens Council of Ireland (NWCI) will...read more
Published: Sunday, February 19, 2006
The National Womens Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomes the measure to include childminders within the Social Insurance system (PRSI), announced today, as part of the new Childminders Relief Measure. This measure will allow childminders to earn up to 10,000 and be...read more
Published: Tuesday, January 24, 2006
The National Womens Council of Ireland (NWCI) has expressed disappointment that the All-Party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution does not favour a new definition for the family. The Committee has agreed to maintain the definition of family to be one...read more
Published: Monday, January 09, 2006
The National Womens Council of Ireland (NWCI) has expressed dismay at the granting of a licence to Strinnightclub to open premises in Parnell Street, in Dublin and considers that current licensing conditions appear inadequate.We view lap-dancing as being part...read more
Published: Tuesday, November 08, 2005
The NWCI welcomes and supports the private members motion to modernise the current social welfare system, which will be put forward for discussion in the Seanad this evening (Wednesday 9 November, 5pm).The motion, to be proposed by Senator Sheila Terry ...read more
Published: Thursday, July 28, 2005
The Equality Authority is to appeal the recent High Court decision on Portmarnock Golf Club to the Supreme Court. The decision to appeal is based on the serious issues raised by the case and on the far reaching consequences of...read more
Published: Friday, June 17, 2005
The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) supports the call made at the first National Cervical Screening conference last Saturday (June 18th, 2005), to extend the first phase of the cervical screening programme to full population based screening. The NWCI is...read more
Published: Thursday, May 26, 2005
To mark International Day of Action on Women's Health (28th May 2005), the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) will hold a special meeting in Dublin on Friday 27th May 2005.The meeting will see NWCI affiliate members and other interested parties...read more
Published: Monday, May 16, 2005
The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) put pressure on the Government today (Tuesday, 17th May) to end the discrimination against women in the social welfare system by delivering 10,000 brown envelopes to Minister for Finance, Brian Cowen TD.The delivery...read more
Published: Sunday, April 24, 2005
This morning (Wednesday 27 April 2005) the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) made its submission to the All-Party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution. Since its inception in 1973, the NWCI has consistently campaigned for laws and policies that are supportive and appropriate...read more
Published: Wednesday, April 06, 2005
The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) is encouraging women in Navan and surrounding areas to attend a public meeting to debate the EU Constitution.The meeting, which takes place at 8pm, on Monday 11th April in The Newgrange Hotel,...read more
Published: Thursday, March 03, 2005
The National Women's Council of Women (NWCI) has today reacted to the results of a survey by the Inter-Parliamentary Union, published yesterday at the UN Headquarters in New York, which shows that Irish women are among the worst represented in...read more
Published: Wednesday, February 23, 2005
The Freedom from Pornography Campaign was launched in Dublin this morning (Thursday 24 Feb 2005) to challenge the increased availability and proliferation of pornography in Ireland. The Campaign also aims to promote an understanding of the harm that pornography does to society...read more
Published: Monday, February 07, 2005
A seminar today, organised by the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI), concluded that the social welfare system in Ireland is denying women their full economic independence and reinforces the notion of women as adult dependents and not as individuals...read more
Published: Monday, January 31, 2005
NWCI has welcomed the Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill, which is being debated in the Seanad this week; however it also represents a missed opportunity for the Government who have once again ignored the calls for paid parental leave.'The Bill...read more
