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NWCI welcomes social insurance protection for childminders

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...

NWCI expresses disappointment on the definition of the family

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...

NWCI disappointed at granting of Stringfellows Licence

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...

National Women’s Council supports proposed Seanad motion for changes to the social welfare system

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 ...

Equality Authority to Appeal High Court Decision in Relation to Portmarnock Golf Club

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...

Extend First Phase of Cervical Screening

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...

National Women’s Council holds meeting to mark International Day of Action on Women’s Health

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...

Can 10,000 brown envelopes deliver change for women?

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...

The National Women’s Council of Ireland makes its submission to the All-Party Oireachtas Committee o

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...

The National Women’s Council of Ireland encourages attendance at EU Constitution Meeting in Navan

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,...

Irish women among the worst represented in parliament, worldwide

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...

Freedom from Pornography Campaign Launch: the time to say ‘no more’ is now!!

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...

The Irish social welfare system denies women their rights!

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...

Changes to Parental Leave Act do not go far enough

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...

Budget 2005 : Half measures & missed opportunities

Published: Tuesday, November 30, 2004

''Budget 2005 has clearly failed children and parents by ignoring the childcare crisis in Ireland today'' declared Therese Murphy, NWCI Chairperson this evening. The NWCI is bitterly disappointed that there has been no announcement in today's Budget to alleviate the high...

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