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Published: Wednesday, July 03, 2024
The National Women’s Council (NWC) today called on government to be ambitious and feminist in their approach to Budget 2025. The organisation said that, as the government’s last chance to improve gender equality, they must make significant...
Published: Thursday, October 20, 2011
Domestic Violence Response Ltd, as part of the '16 Days of Action Against Violence Against Women', is delighted to welcome the social enterprise project AVERT to Galway.Avert, who are the training arm of Foyle Women's Aid provide high quality,...
A special invitation from Lorraine Calvert, Pauline McCabe, Dawn Purvis, Sinead Simpson, Siobhan Fisher and Rebecca Burrell to raise £50,000 for the people of Somalia.Click here to see the invitation......
Front Line Defenders (www.frontlinedefenders.org) is seeking an experienced human rights researcher/campaigner to take on this challenging new role based in the region. The Protection Coordinator (Africa) will be responsible for maintaining and developing Front Line's contacts with...
PRESS RELEASE 14 October 2011 JFM submits Restorative Justice & Reparations Scheme for Magdalene Survivors to Ministers Shatter and Lynch Justice for Magdalenes (JFM), the survivor advocacy group, has submitted a revised "Restorative Justice & Reparations Scheme for Magdalene Laundry Survivors" to...
Community Respond to Violence against Women and Children through the power of print.Speaking out on the issue of domestic and sexual abuse is challenging but a challenge that has been taken up by Kerry's own network on violence against...
Louise Walsh, a Cork born artist, has dedicated six years of both her personal and professional life into a sculpture which she believed to be of historical and public significance in Derry. In 2006, Walsh was commissioned by the Department of...
The National Women's Council of Ireland had the great pleasure of attending the Safe Ireland presidential dialogue this week "Now Your Talking", the first of a series of national conversations on domestic violence. Mary Davis, Michael D. Higgins, Sean Gallagher...
Tuesday 29th November, 2011. Ramada Hotel, Bray, Co Wicklow9:00 am Registration9.30 am Official opening of seminar by TBC9.40 am Opening remarks by Mr. John Quin, ex Childcare Manager, HSE Wicklow.9.45am Session 1: "Living with Domestic Abuse - Children's Perspectives"Dr Stephanie...
Published: Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Women suffering at the hands of a violent partner are bearing the brunt of cuts on statutory agencies, it has been claimed.Safe Ireland revealed that one day last year 555 women and 324 children were accommodated or received support from a...
Spanish society has been shaken by allegations of the theft and trafficking of thousands of babies by nuns, priests and doctors, which started under Franco and continued up to the 1990s.I first met Manoli Pagador in Getafe, in a...
Published: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
The NWCI have submitted a questionnaire to all the Presidential Candidates to see how far up on their agenda women's issues are. The questions put forward are as follows: What major intiatives will you conduct as President to advance women's...
Published: Wednesday, October 12, 2011
The Community Platform appeared on the Vincent Browne show on Monday 11th October to discuss the alternative strategy to the States current financial crisis they have produced.Appearing on the show were:Michael Taft, an economist with UniteJoan Mulvihill, CEO...
Published: Sunday, October 09, 2011
9th Annual Human Rights ConferenceIreland's Human Rights Record Under the SpotlightImplications of the United Nations Universal Periodic Review10am - 14.30, Saturday, 22 October 2011President's Hall, Law Society of Ireland, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7Keynote address:Anastasia Crickley, UN Committee for the Elimination...
Join us on...Saturday 15th October at 2pm in Tech Amergin, WatervilleGuest speaker ...Susan McKayCEO of the National Women's Council of IrelandWe look forward to seeing you!15 OCTOBERRural Women's DayClick here for more details..... R.S.V.P. by Wednesday...
ON SUNDAY 23rd OCTOBER, 2011 IN THE HARBOUR BAR, 1 STRAND ROAD, BRAYVoted Best Bar in the World by the Lonely Planet Guide at 8.30pmTABLE X 4 @ €50 EACHFABULOUS SPOT & RAFFLE PRIZESTEL: Bray Women's Refuge: 01 286616Click here to see the full flyer...
Press Release United Nations member states call on government to introduce laws to bring more women into politics. The National Women's Council of Ireland today welcomed recommendations to introduce parity legislation to bring more women into politics made to Minister...
Three women who have campaigned for women's rights and an end to violence in Liberia and Yemen, including Liberian president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, won the Nobel Peace Prize today.Johnson-Sirleaf will share the prize with two other women - fellow Liberian,...
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