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NWCI is recruiting a Receptionist

Published: Sunday, October 14, 2012

We are currently recruiting for an intern for the following position: Receptionist – 3 days a week (this is an unpaid position)  Main Purpose of Job To be the first point of contact for members and the public. To provide administrative support...

Who would qualify for a termination under North’s deeply ambiguous law?

Published: Thursday, October 11, 2012

This article was first published in The Irish Times, 12 October 2012Kathy SheridanFive women who told their stories in this paper earlier this year would not qualify.IT IS being billed as the first clinic on the island of Ireland to...

Irish solution has been to make most vulnerable pay

Published: Wednesday, October 10, 2012

This article was first published in The Irish Times, 10 October 2012Vincent BrowneAT a conference in Dublin on Monday, an academic from Iceland, Thora Kristin Thorsdottir, showed a chart contrasting the impact of the crisis measures adopted by governments in Iceland...

IMF get their maths wrong so we suffer far more than was predicted

Published: Wednesday, October 10, 2012

This article was first published in The Irish Examiner, 10 October 2012Colette BrowneTHE myth that crippling austerity measures have been anything other than disastrous for this country was finally nailed by this newspaper yesterday, when it revealed that the IMF hugely...

Lone parents and low paid target of cuts, forum hears

Published: Monday, October 08, 2012

This article first appeared in The Irish Times, 9 October 2012Kitty Holland SECTORS OF the population dominated by women have become 'special targets' in Government efforts to cut costs, a foremost expert on social policy has said.Dr Pauline Conroy, speaking...

Protect Women’s Equality in Budget 2013

Published: Sunday, October 07, 2012

Protect Women's Equality in Budget 2013 On the occasion of its seminar 'Bearing the Brunt? Women and the Recession' today, the National Women's Council calls on the Government to protect women's equality in Budget 2013 and put equality at the centre of...

Bearing the Brunt? Women and the Recession

Published: Sunday, October 07, 2012

Experts from Ireland and Iceland came together at our seminar "Bearing the Brunt? Women and the Recession" on 8th October 2012 to highlight the different impact of the recession on women.Presentations of the speakersDr Ursula Barry and Dr Pauline Conroy:...

Focusing on Cuts hits Women harder

Published: Wednesday, October 03, 2012

In the run up to Budget experts from Ireland and Iceland will come together at the Seminar 'Bearing the Brunt: Women and the Recession', on Monday, 8th October, to highlight the different impact of the recession on women.  The seminar...

Cuts to child benefit expected despite strong opposition

Published: Monday, October 01, 2012

This story first appeared in the Irish Times, Tue, Oct 02, 2012MARY MINIHAN THE GOVERNMENT is set to press ahead with cuts in child benefit rates despite strong protests from Opposition politicians and social justice groups. A proposal for a two-tiered...

Women’s Council: Child benefit cuts would be ‘devastating’

Published: Monday, October 01, 2012

This article was first published on Breakingnews.ie on 1 October 2012 The National Women's Council is calling for a report recommending a massive cut to child benefit to be published in full.The Children's Minister has tried to allay fears about...

Calls for clear clarification on proposed child benefit cuts

Published: Monday, October 01, 2012

The article was first published on clare.fm, 1 October 2012 The National Women's Council is calling for a report recommending a massive cut to child benefit to be published in full. The Children's Minister has tried to allay fears about the...

Minister says no decisions on child benefit for Budget 2013

Published: Monday, October 01, 2012

This article was first published on Newstalk.ie on 1 October 2012 The Minister for Children says no decisions have been made on whether or not to cut child benefit in the December Budget.It is reported that an advisory group has...

Women’s Council: Child benefit cuts would be ‘devastating’

Published: Monday, October 01, 2012

This article was first published in The Irish Examiner, 1 October 2012 The National Women's Council is calling for a report recommending a massive cut to child benefit to be published in full.The Children's Minister has tried to allay fears about...

Orla O’Connor speaking on The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Published: Monday, October 01, 2012

Orla O'Connor speaking on The Last Word with Matt Cooper on proposals to cut child benefit and taxing maternity benefit. The Last Word with Matt Cooper, Monday, 1 October 2012

New Proposals To Cut Child Benefit Are Outrageous

Published: Sunday, September 30, 2012

The National Women's Council of Ireland calls on Minister Burton to provide clarity with regard to new proposals to cut Child Benefit and to make publicly available the Report on Child Income Supports of the Tax and Welfare Advisory Group...

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