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If we want flourishing communities, we must invest in women

Published: Monday, August 31, 2015

In a letter this week to the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government Alan Kelly, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) has called for urgently-needed funding to be restored to women’s community groups in...

NWCI joins SIPTU in calling for the future of Ballymun’s Young Women’s Project to be secured

Published: Thursday, August 27, 2015

Working with young women is central to NWCI’s work and the advancement of women’s equality in Ireland. Local projects, such as the Ballymun Young Women’s Project, that involve the direct participation of young...

What women want to see in their #FeministFutures

Published: Tuesday, August 25, 2015

What do you want to see in your Feminist Futures? With this question NWCI started a discussion on social media a few days before our Annual General Meeting to inform the debate on the day. The response was phenomenal and...

NWCI calls for Budget 2016 to end the current childcare crisis

Published: Thursday, August 20, 2015

In a letter sent to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr James Reilly, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today called for the introduction of an affordable quality childcare infrastructure, complemented by paid leave to...

National Women’s Council of Ireland welcomes new Bill on Domestic Violence

Published: Friday, July 24, 2015

Press Release, 24th July 2015 In response to the publication of the Heads of the new Bill on Domestic Violence by Minister Frances Fitzgerald today the National Women’s Council of Ireland welcomes the new measures to be introduced to...

Positive Direction for Childcare, but NWCI urges leadership, investment and action in Budget 2016

Published: Thursday, July 23, 2015

In response to the launch of the Report of the Inter-Departmental Group on Future Investment in Early Years and School-Age Care and Education by Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, James Reilly today, the National Women’s Council of...

Implementation of Minimum Wage Increase Essential for Women Workers

Published: Tuesday, July 21, 2015

The National Women’s Council of Ireland today said that while a proposed 50c increase in the Minimum Wage does not go far enough, the Government must act immediately to ensure it is implemented. NWCI also called for stronger...

NWCI calls for investment in essential public services at National Economic Dialogue

Published: Thursday, July 16, 2015

At the National Economic Dialogue today, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) called on the Government to prioritise investment in essential public services and infrastructure, particularly childcare, and reduce inequalities between women and men in Budget 2016. Prioritise...

NWCI calls on Government to turn things around for Women in Budget 2016

Published: Friday, July 03, 2015

At the Pre-Budget Forum hosted by the Department of Social Protection today, NWCI called on the Government to use Budget 2016 to turn things around for women and deliver real results for those on lower incomes who have suffered the worst...

Changes to One Parent Family Payment the latest episode in a shameful history of failing lone parents

Published: Thursday, July 02, 2015

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) calls on the Government to reverse today’s mass transition from the One Parent Family payment, pending the delivery of affordable, accessible childcare, as well as decent work and decent...

NWCI cautiously welcomes recommendations from the Direct Provision Working Group but expresses concern at impact of International Protection Bill

Published: Tuesday, June 30, 2015

In response to the publication of the recommendations of the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers, NWCI reaffirmed its call on the Government to end the direct provision system. Pending...

NWCI in Longford to discuss putting women at the centre of local government planning

Published: Tuesday, June 30, 2015

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today held a meeting with women's organisations from across the Midlands region, to explore women’s representation in local government. Niamh Allen, Head of Membership Development at NWCI said, ...

Ireland once again shamed on women’s human rights record

Published: Monday, June 22, 2015

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today welcomed the concluding observations of the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and called on the government to act immediately to vindicate the rights of women living...

AkiDwA are looking for a Migrant Health Officer

Published: Tuesday, June 02, 2015

Organisation Overview: Akina Dada wa Africa-AkiDwA (Swahili for sisterhood) is a national network of migrant women living in Ireland. The organisation was established in 2001 by a group of African women to address isolation, racism and Gender Based Violence that the...

Northern Ireland criminalises the purchase of sex