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Pioneering feminist poet Adrienne Rich dead at 82

Published: Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Poet and essayist Adrienne Rich, a feminist literary figure celebrated as much for deeply personal reflections on her own life as for sometimes-biting social commentary, has died at age 82, family members said on Wednesday.Rich, who received a galaxy of...

460 end pregnancies in UK

Published: Thursday, March 22, 2012

INSIDE the last three years, a reported 460 women from Limerick travelled to the UK to have their pregnancies terminated. The figures were obtained by the Limerick Post as calls were being made for the Government to tackle the promised abortion...

O’Callaghan Hotels ordered to pay €315,000

Published: Tuesday, March 20, 2012

The O'Callaghan Hotels group has declined to comment after the Equality Tribunal ordered it to pay €315,000 to a former employee.The tribunal found that the hotel chain had dismissed its former Director of Sales and Marketing, Julie O'Brien, because she...

The rise of Mormon feminist bloggers

Published: Monday, March 19, 2012

Women are using social media to challenge the patriarchy of the Mormon churchOn her 30th birthday, which she celebrated in New York City, D'Arcy Benincosa did the wildest thing she could think of: she ordered a cup of coffee. The...

Women will need more than a spread in Grazia magazine to vote Tory

Published: Monday, March 19, 2012

Female voters have been hit hard by public sector cuts and NHS changes, so the budget's gender effect deserves close scrutinyOn last week's trip to Washington, David Cameron brought along the usual team of political correspondents, and one less likely...

Less than 1 in 4 ‘on-air’ voices are women.

Published: Thursday, March 15, 2012

A new survey conducted by the National Women's Council of Ireland shows that less than one quarter of voices in radio news and current affairs broadcasting are women.The survey was conducted in March as part of research for the...

‘Women’s Rights are Human Rights’ Women’s Human Rights Alliance addresses United Nations

Published: Thursday, March 15, 2012

Abortion reform, justice for survivors of Magdalen institutions and stronger protections for women experiencing violence were among some of the issues raised at the United Nations today by the Women's Human Rights Alliance (WHRA) Ireland. Addressing the UN Human Rights...

Survey highlights lack of female voices on Irish airwaves

Published: Thursday, March 15, 2012

Less than a quarter of voices in radio news and current affairs broadcasting are women, according to a survey conducted by the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI).The survey forms part of the NCWI's submission to the Broadcasting Authority...

Calls for governmment reparation for Magdalene Laundries survivors

Published: Wednesday, March 14, 2012

THE GOVERNMENT WAS called on today to address the subject of reparation for survivors of the Magdalene laundries.Ireland's human rights record is being examined at the United Nations in Geneva today as the country bids to become a member...

Women’s Human Rights Alliance (Ireland) Oral Statement 19th Session of the UN Human Rights Council M

Published: Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Madame President,The Women's Human Rights Alliance is an alliance of human rights organisations and individuals promoting the human rights of women in Ireland.1. We welcome the Irish Governments' acceptance of a number of important recommendations from the UPR hearing...

National Women’s Council of Ireland welcomes the recommendations of the All Party Oireachtas Report

Published: Monday, March 12, 2012

The National Women's Council welcomes the All Party Oireachtas Report on the Single Working Age Payment and the specific inclusion of the needs of women on social welfare. 'The NWCI particularly welcome the recommendation that 'any programme of social welfare...

Legislation on X - Letter Writing Campaign

Published: Monday, March 12, 2012

Action on X, which is campaigning for legislation in line with the Supreme Court ruling in the X Case, as a minimum first step towards the achievement of the right of choice for women in Ireland, is supporting the Bill...

Speech of President Higgins on the Occasion of the Opening of the New Offices of the National Women’

Published: Thursday, March 08, 2012

Dia dhaoibh a chairde inniu. Tá an-áthas orm bheith libh ar an ócáid speisialta seo.It gives me great pleasure to join you today for the double celebration of International Women's Day and the opening of these lovely...

Acting CEO Orla O’Connor’s speech at President Michael D. Higgins visit on International Women’s Day

Published: Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Thank you President Higgins for your truly inspirational words, and thank for opening this new premises which we hope will provide a new and important space for women's organisations to come and meet, reflect and organise.Thank you also for...

The History of International Women’s Day

Published: Tuesday, March 06, 2012

International Women's Day (8 March) is an occasion marked by women's groups around the world. It is designated in many countries as a national holiday. When women on all continents, often divided by national boundaries and by ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic...

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