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1. Pensions for Women - IWLA Presentation
Excerpt: …Pensions for Women Presentation to Irish Women Lawyers Assocation 4th July 2009 Rachel Doyle ﾖ NWCI Head of Outreach and Support
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3. NWCI calls on Government once again to protect child benefit payments
Excerpt: …The NWCI completely opposes any changes or cuts to, or means-testing of Child Benefit in the up-coming report from An Bord Snip Nua to the Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan TD.The NWCI is making this statement in response to several reports in the media this week on potential cuts or…
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4. Irish Times : Governor warns on over-crowding in women’s prisons – NWCI AGM
Excerpt: …THE DÓCHAS women's prison is operating at 40 per cent over capacity following a dramatic rise in admissions, the prison governor told a conference yesterday.View full article »
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5. National Women’s Council of Ireland, Annual General Meeting, June 19, 2009
Excerpt: …'Let's not let a mere recession and the men who are running this country get in our way in the fight for women's equality', the Chairwoman of the NWCI, Maura Butler, said today. She was speaking at the AGM of the NWCI which represents over 400,000 women in Ireland.Delegates voted…
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8. Presentation to Making our Voices Heard Conference
Excerpt: …Presentation to Making our Voices Heard Conference Limerick Women's Network and Shannon Development 29th May 2009 Rachel Doyle NWCI Head of Outreach and Support
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9. Irish Examiner : It’s not just about women’s issues
Excerpt: …WHEN the first local elections took place in Ireland in 1899, one newspaper ran a front page story reporting "loud laughter" at the announcement that the ballot would give women the right to vote for the first time in this country.View full article »
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10. National Women’s Council outraged at Government mishandling of public money, May 2009
Excerpt: …The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) has condemned the Government's handling of almost €9 million targeted in Budget 2008 at gender mainstreaming and positive actions for women, which it has been revealed, was instead used to fund Garda overtime, covert surveillance and other activities.The money, which was a mainstay…
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11. NWCI call for a universal state pension: all political parties agree, except Fianna Fail
Excerpt: …All the main political parties except Fianna Fail supported a demand from the National Women's Council ( NWCI) for a universal state pension. Fianna Fail declined to send a spokesperson to the event. All agreed that the universal state pension could be funded through the redistribution of state expenditure on…
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Excerpt: …All the main political parties except Fianna Fail today supported a demand from the National Women's Council of Ireland for a universal state pension. Fianna Fail declined to send a spokesperson. All agreed that this could be funded through the redistribution of state expenditure on private pensions. Senator Dan Boyle,…
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13. Putting the WELL into Welfare – Women have their say
Excerpt: …The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) will call on government to radically change the social welfare system at an event this Friday in Limerick, to ensure greater equality between women and men. The event: 'Putting the Well into Welfare - Women having their say' will bring to light the…
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Excerpt: …"The National Women's Council of Ireland welcomes the announcement of a 'free early childcare and education year' for all pre-school aged children, but remains extremely concerned at the targeting of child benefit for means testing or taxation" stated Orla O'Connor, Acting Director of the NWCI. ."Over the past number of…
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15. Protect Women and Children in Next Weeks Budget
Excerpt: …National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) makes recommendations to Government .The government must not try to 'cut' its way out of the crisis, it is critical that a long term plan is put in place that creates a new way forward for social and economic policy.'In its attempts at reducing…
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Excerpt: …The effects of child benefit being cut for me would mean I could no longer work as I could not afford childcare; this would be a disaster for my physical and mental well-being. I think child benefit is very important. I rely on it every month to get nappies, clothes,…
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18. National Women’s Council of Ireland announce appointment of Susan McKay as new Director
Excerpt: …The National Women's Council of Ireland is very pleased to announce the appointment of Susan McKay as Director.Susan is one of Ireland's best known journalists and commentators. She has won several major awards for her writing, including an Amnesty award for an investigation into the effects of domestic violence on…
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19. Women of the World Unite! International Women’s Day Conference, Dublin, Thursday 5th March 2009
Excerpt: …This week, the week of International Women's Day, women from throughout the world will call for protection of the most vulnerable, significant investment in health and education, an increase in the numbers of women in top decision-making positions, poverty eradication and an end to violence against women in all its…
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Excerpt: …On this, the week of International Women's Day, the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) is highlighting the low numbers of women in decision-making positions in Ireland and is calling on all political parties to support the Labour Party's Electoral (Gender Parity) Bill 2009 which will be moved in the…
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