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Published: Friday, November 15, 2024
Gender Quota leads to record number of women running in General Election 2024 Ahead of the close of nominations for the General Election tomorrow (16th November), the National Women’s Council (NWC) today (15th November) welcomed the record number of...
Published: Thursday, November 03, 2011
President elect Michael D Higgins has a long and distinguished track record of supporting women's rights as he showed in his responses to the NWCI's questionnaire in advance of the election. See below for the NWCI questionnaire and Michael D's...
Published: Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Are women great at running the country? You bet.Four monarchs were voted into the top 25 of the BBC's Greatest Britons of all time. Three of them - Elizabeth I, Victoria and Elizabeth II - were female. Alfred the Great...
Published: Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Following the success of our Cavan Members Meeting in association with Breffni Bells, you can now access the excellent presentations given by our panel of experts by clicking on the appropriate links below.To access Grainne Healy's presentation, click here.....
Published: Monday, October 31, 2011
IN SEPTEMBER, the World Bank published World Report 2012 - Gender Equality and Development. It highlighted both significant progress in areas like education, and "sticky areas" that are stubbornly slow to improve. One of these "sticky areas" is what it calls ...
It's silly to get upset about awards ceremonies, we all know that. Every award, from the Turner prize to the Oscars, is just the result of four or five people getting together in a room, eating curly sandwiches, disagreeing with...
Published: Thursday, October 27, 2011
Dear Friend of Barnardos,Over 90,000 children in Ireland are already living in consistent poverty. And further cuts to welfare, health and education in Budget 2012 will put even more children at risk.Use your voice to persuade Government to invest in...
The next Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) will be Claire Loftus, who succeeds James Hamilton after his retirement on November 7th after 12 years in the position.Ms Loftus was educated in University College Dublin, and qualified as a solicitor in 1992....
The Older Women's Network is a nonprofit organization which works for the concerns of women over 55 by helping to get their voices heard in legislation and in the community. Unfortunately, with the recent cut backs out funding has been cut....
In five days, world population is projected to reach 7 billion. How we respond now will determine whether we have a healthy, sustainable and prosperous future or one that is marked by inequalities, environmental decline and economic setbacks, according to The...
Edel McAllister reports on the difficulties that victims of domestic abuse are encountering when seeking refuge from violent relationships. Speaking on the show was Kathleen Lynch Minister of State, Department of Health and Department of Justice, Equality & Defence with...
The Community and Voluntary Pillar of Social Partnership, of which NWCI is a member, had a meeting this week with the Minister for Finance Mr. Michael Noonan and Mr. Brendan Howlin, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The NWCI used...
BM global sales chief Virginia Rometty will take over as CEO from Sam Palmisano in January, becoming one of the most powerful women in business and technology today.In taking the helm of the storied industry icon, she makes it...
There was much joy at the weekend in Rotterdam as Ireland's own Katie Taylor fought her way to achieve her fifth European Senior title in a row.Taylor won the title after an intense match against Russia's Sofya Ochigava and...
A FAIR and transparent system for complaints within the prisons is necessary, according to the Inspector of Prisons.Judge Michael Reilly told the annual joint Law Society/Human Rights Commission human rights conference at the weekend that he had been...
AkiDwA, the African and Migrant Women's Network Invites you to its AGM 2011Date: Saturday 26 November 2011Time: 12.00pm - 3.00pmVenue: Dublin Central Mission, 9c Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1 RSVPamaka@akidwa.ie
IBM global sales chief Virginia Rometty will take over as CEO from Sam Palmisano in January, becoming one of the most powerful women in business and technology today.In taking the helm of the storied industry icon, she makes it...
Published: Tuesday, October 25, 2011
THE NEXT Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) will be Claire Loftus, who succeeds James Hamilton after his retirement on November 7th after 12 years in the position.Ms Loftus was educated in University College Dublin, and qualified as a solicitor in 1992....
Last Wednesday, 26th October, the IFPA hosted the launch of the UNFPA flagship report, State of World's Population. The theme for 2011 was People and Possibilities in a World of 7 Billion.Press Release from the Irish Family Planning Association- Governments that...
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