Published: Friday, January 31, 2020
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) has today criticised political parties for not making ending violence against women a headline issue, and called for commentators to question parties on their policies to change Ireland&rsquo...read more
Published: Sunday, January 26, 2020
As part of our #FemGen general election campaign, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) has asked party leaders from the main political parties to answer four key questions outlining their commitment to women’s equality. The...read more
Published: Friday, January 24, 2020
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today said that 90 candidates across 35 constituencies have signed up to their Feminist Ireland manifesto, including Ministers Katherine Zappone and Josepha Madigan and party...read more
Published: Thursday, January 23, 2020
As nominations close for the 2020 General Election, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today said that the bigger political parties will have a lot of work to do, when the gender quota rises to 40% in 2023. ...read more
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...read more
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. ...read more
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...read more
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...read more
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...read more
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...read more
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...read more
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...read more
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...read more
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...read more
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...read more
