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Published: Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Alliance of over 40 organisations reminds newly elected TDs of their election promises 18th December 2024 Under the slogan ‘All we want for Christmas is public childcare’, the campaign alliance, Together for Public, gathered outside Leinster House today (Wednesday, 18th...
Published: Sunday, November 22, 2009
1 MILLION REASONS TO OPPOSE CUTS TO CHILD BENEFIT IN BUDGET 2010Joint appeal to be launched by PACUB, OPEN, One Family, Children's Rights Alliance and National Women's Council of IrelandThis Thursday, 26th of November 2009, a unique joint appeal will strongly oppose...
Published: Saturday, November 21, 2009
Longford's most successful business women gathered in the Black Olive restaurant last Thursday afternoon to celebrate the first annual Longford Women in Business AwardsThe event was organised by the Longford Leader, the Co Enterprise Board and Longford Women's Link and...
Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Dear Friends,Due to weather conditions in the West and the AA's advice that unnecessary travel should be avoided in Galway until further notice, we have had to cancel our members meeting this Saturday November 21st.We apologise for any...
Published: Monday, November 16, 2009
GENERAL PRACTITIONERS in the west are facing delays in repayment of locum cover, due to HSE West's non-replacement of staff on maternity leave.HSE West says it is making efforts to resolve the issue, but has been unable to say...
Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2009
A FIERCE backlash against plans to scrap the Christmas welfare bonus and slash child allowance hit the Government last night as it was accused of deliberate "meanness".Labour leader Eamon Gilmore branded the Taoiseach's stance "shameful" as Brian Cowen confirmed...
RYANAIR was accused last night of a "serious lack of imagination" after the airline insisted its 2010 cabin crew calendar was "art".The new calendar, featuring two Irish employees, is more risque than previous editions.The National Women's Council of Ireland ...
The National Women's Council of Ireland is hitting out at Ryanair over its latest cabin crew calendar.The 2010 calendar - which includes two Irish employees - features scantily clad women and claims to be the most provocative edition yet.http:/...
Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) responded to the Minister of Social and Family Affairs, Mary Hanafin's proposals to create three different bands for Child Benefit payments as fundamentally flawed as there is no recognition for the costs of...
Reviewed by NWCI director, Susan McKay'I'm not a humanitarian. I'm a hellraiser.' So said Mother Jones, born on the northside of Cork, raised in Canada, and denounced in the US senate as 'the grandmother of all agitators' and by...
Proposals to means test child benefit payments in the Budget are fundamentally flawed and could force women out of work, a leading lobby group has claimed.The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) said Government has made no attempt to...
Published: Friday, November 06, 2009
On Friday the 6th November the National Women's Council of Ireland and its members throughout Ireland took part in the ICTU Get Up Stand Up Protest marches. We called on Government to protect women, families and communities and to recognize...
Published: Thursday, November 05, 2009
Published: Wednesday, November 04, 2009
NATIONAL WOMEN'S COUNCIL OF IRELANDPRESS STATEMENTFor immediate releaseThursday 05.11.09 Women ready and willing to bring an end to Gentlemen's Club politics, says National Women's Council of Ireland."Women are ready, willing and able to enter and change the Gentlemen's Club that...
Breaking NewsConference hears benefits to criminalising purchase of sex05/11/2009 - 09:52:43A major conference on sex trafficking being held in Dublin this week has heard that the only way to end the exploitation of women is to criminalise the buyers of...
Click here to view the proclamation in PDF format.The Community Development Alliance has set up a new agency to protect the most vulnerable people in Ireland. CAMA aims to protect the Community Development Projects that are being closed down...
Published: Tuesday, November 03, 2009
PRESS STATEMENTFor immediate releaseWednesday 04.11.09 IRISH POLITICS A GENTLEMAN'S CLUB? The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) today urged immediate action on the introduction of gender quotas for women in politics. The Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution are currently undertaking...
A leading golf club was last night accused of enforcing 19th century rules after it won a legal bid refusing women full membership.The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by the Equality Authority and ruled by a majority of three...
Published: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
FAO: Dublin Region SIPTU & IMPACT members, community workers & activists. National Protest: Dublin Community Sector Assembly - Friday 6th November, 1.30pm, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Sean Mc Dermot St, Dublin 1. Communities Against CutsGet Up, Stand Up for a...
Published: Monday, October 26, 2009
Press ReleaseIssuing organization: The European Women's Lobby (EWL) Open letter to the EU Heads of State and Government ahead of the 29-30 October Brussels European Council -Is democratic representation of both women and men too much to ask for in 2...
Published: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Adifferentkettleoffishaltogether.There will be no false apology on any monument to those incarcerated in Irish institutions where brutal child abuse was practised, vowed Mannix Flynn at the launch of his new exhibition, "Padded Cell and Other Stories", in Dublin last...
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