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NWCI at ARC March for Choice 2016

Published: Sunday, September 25, 2016

NWCI was delighted to join colleagues, memebrs and friends at this year's ARC March for Choice in Dublin City. the march kicked off at the GArden of Remembeance, where men, women and children from across Ireland gathered in show...

NWCI at the National Economic Dialogue

Published: Friday, July 01, 2016

NWCI's Niamh Allen and Eilis Ní Chaithnia attended the National Economic Dialogue at the end of June. The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) called on the Government to ensure that Budget 2017 tackles the scale of...

Charter of Zero Tolerance on Violence against Women available to download

Published: Thursday, June 30, 2016

NWCI secured funding from The Women’s Fund of the Community Foundation of Ireland to draw up a Charter of Zero Tolerance on Violence against Women to be used by various organisations in order to show their commitment to...

NWCI calls on the government to hold an immediate referendum to repeal the 8th amendment

Published: Thursday, June 30, 2016

Ireland’s prohibition and criminalisation of abortion services violated the human rights of a woman living in Ireland and caused her “intense physical and mental suffering” according to a ground-breaking ruling from the United Nations Human Rights...

#FemGen: 35 women elected to the 32nd Dail

Published: Tuesday, March 22, 2016

In advance of International Women’s Day, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) gathered with newly elected women to mark a breakthough election, which saw 35 women elected to the 32nd Dail.  The National Women&rsquo...

The National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence 2016-2021 will make Ireland a safer place for women and girls

Published: Saturday, February 13, 2016

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomes the launch today of the second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence 2016-2021. We are particularly encouraged by the proposed establishment of monitoring mechanisms which will report...

NWCI welcomes the National Maternity Strategy

Published: Saturday, February 13, 2016

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomed the launch of the first National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026 for Ireland, and called for all political parties to protect and invest in public services and ensure they serve the needs...

“Time is Money, Money is Time”

Published: Tuesday, December 22, 2015

To mark October 17th UN Day Against Poverty, NWCI held a series of workshops to highlight the links between time poverty and income poverty for many women with a particular focus on women who are caring or parenting alone. ...

NWCI kickstart our feminist General Election campaign

Published: Tuesday, December 22, 2015

With General Election 2016 imminent, NWCI will kick off our public campaign on 6 January. We will be launching our manifesto and asking candidates to sign up to key commitments that will significantly progress women’s equality during the next term...

NWCI in Limerick to discuss women and local government

Published: Tuesday, December 22, 2015

On 25 November, NWCI, co-hosted with Limerick branch of the National Collective of Community-based Women’s Networks LINK, a workshop in Limerick exploring how women’s voices can be more deeply embedded into local government plans and services. The...

NWCI in Geneva at CEDAW

Published: Tuesday, December 22, 2015

The National Women’s Council of Ireland was in Geneva in mid-November to highlight the issues that the UN Committee governing the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) needs to raise with the...

Join the fight for women’s equality - become a member of NWCI today!

Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Have your voice represented in the corridors of power, have your say and influence the agenda, meet like-minded men and women who are determined the pave the way for equality for generations to come! Whether it's for your feminist...

NWCI analysis of Budget 2016

Published: Thursday, November 05, 2015

In response to Budget 2016, NWCI  welcomed positive movement on a number of key areas highlighted by our members, including childcare and decent work, but also stated that the proposed measures still miss the scale of the challenge for women. ...

Government’s Capital Investment Plan must deliver on employment and equality

Published: Thursday, November 05, 2015

Responding to the Government's publication of a 'Building for Recovery' plan, the government's capital investment plan, NWCI emphasised the importance of a joined up approach and strong social clauses. While investment in our national infrastructure is to be...

NWCI attend conference in Brussels on local government

Published: Thursday, November 05, 2015

Our membership Development Officer Eilís Ní Chaithnía attended a conference in Brussels in October at which the Council of European Municipalities and Regions launched its final report a pilot project in which it developed indicators...

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