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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: Tuesday, December 10, 2013
NWCI urgently requests the Government reconsider its policy on the survivors of the Bethany Home. The Sinn Fein’s Private Member’s Motion, being tabled today, seeking apology and redress for surviving women and men of...
Dear Editor, We the undersigned are writing to you to express our deep concern at the situation of the survivors of the Bethany Home, Rathgar, Dublin. We are aware that Justice Minister Alan Shatter and Minister of State Kathleen...
At the launch and publication of “Violence Against Women: An Issue of Gender: Highlighting the Role of Gender in Analysis and Response” today, the Irish Observatory on Violence Against Women, chaired by National Women’s Council of...
Published: Monday, December 09, 2013
Are you sick of being told how to drop a dress size in time for Christmas, do you struggle with childcare over Christmas, or are you concerned about the rise in domestic violence that the Christmas period brings? Is your...
Published: Wednesday, December 04, 2013
Published: Wednesday, November 20, 2013
National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today welcomes the news that the EU Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of gender quotas for publicly listed boards and calls for a response from the Irish government regarding what action they...
Published: Wednesday, November 13, 2013
At the Terminations for Medical Reasons press conference today, National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) issues support for the three women who are filing petitions with the United Nations Human Rights Committee, after being forced to travel to...
Published: Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Following the confirmation in the Irish Independent/ Today FM Behaviour and Attitudes Survey that one in four couples feel they are too poor to start a family, National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) is renewing calls for...
Published: Thursday, October 24, 2013
This Friday, October 25, the NWCI will be joining a protest against cuts to Maternity Benefit, at 1pm outside Leinster House. The cut to Maternity Benefit is an attack on women and families. All statutory maternity benefit rates have been standardised...
Published: Tuesday, October 22, 2013
National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today issued support for the mainly female Wallis workers on strike, following management refusal to compensate workers for loss of earnings and to meet previously agreed terms and conditions. Orla O&rsquo...
Still We Work, NWCI's Legacy Project, runs at the Gallery of Photography, Dublin, until October 26th. It will be at the 126 Gallery, Galway, from November 9th to 24th. The exhibition was opened by Aine Lawlor on Friday October 18th...
Published: Monday, October 21, 2013
Women’s Aid One in Five Women Campaign marking the international 16 Days of Action takes place from 25 November-10 December. The annual Women's Aid 'One in Five Women' 16 Days Campaign brings over 100 community organisations together to show solidarity with...
Published: Tuesday, October 15, 2013
In response to the announcement of Budget 2014, Orla O’Connor, Director of National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) said, Maternity Benefit “Standardising maternity benefit at 230 Euros per week is absolutely anti-women and anti-families as it means...
Published: Friday, October 11, 2013
To celebrate International Day of the Girl, today, The Y Factor, National Women’s Council of Ireland’s youth initiative, will launch Your Health Matters, a health information campaign run by and for young women that aims to...
During the 7th Dublin Platform for Human Rights Defenders at Risk, which is one of the biggest gatherings of human rights defenders in the world, NWCI organised an event with Front Line Defenders to allow the public to meet women...
Published: Wednesday, October 09, 2013
The first official fundraiser for NWCI was a successful and fun night and we would like to say a huge thank you to all that attended, helped out, sponsored prizes and of course hosted the event (here’s...
Published: Tuesday, October 08, 2013
Dear Ceann Comhairle, Reports have reached our organisations that the Dáil Committee on Procedure and Privileges, which you chair, has considered proposals that could restrict access by civil society groups to the Oireachtas audiovisual (AV) room....
Published: Monday, October 07, 2013
On the 30th Anniversary of signing the Eighth amendment into our Constitution, October 7 2013, 12 women’s and civil society organisations released a joint statement highlighting the detrimental impact that Article 40.3.3 has on women in Ireland and announcing a national campaign...
On the 30th Anniversary of signing the Eighth amendment into our Constitution, today, 12 women’s and civil society organisations released a joint statement highlighting the detrimental impact that Article 40.3.3 has on women in Ireland and announcing a national campaign...
Published: Thursday, October 03, 2013
Finally the day has come! We are delighted to welcome you to our re-designed website. We invite you to explore the different areas and sections of the website. Find out more about our work around women in leadership, women's...
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