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Mary McAleese chairs Women’s Assembly on future of the island of Ireland

Published: Tuesday, November 05, 2024

50 women thought leaders from across the island of Ireland gathered in Dublin today (Tuesday, 5th November 2024) to explore and elevate women’s perspectives on the future of the island of Ireland through a feminist lens. The gathering was the...

Clear support amongst voters for a public system of early childhood education and care

Published: Thursday, October 31, 2024

Over the last two weeks, voters from every county have sent thousands of emails to political party leaders urging them to commit to a public system of early childhood education and care. This public call for change was facilitated...

Families paying over €250 a week for childcare in Galway

Published: Thursday, October 24, 2024

In Galway, families are paying up to €252.50 per week for one child in full time childcare. For many, this is simply an unaffordable amount and places significant financial strain on households. In response to the ongoing childcare crisis,...

Public Childcare is a General Election issue

Published: Monday, October 21, 2024

The National Women’s Council (NWC) is urging the public to join our newly launched childcare e-action campaign, calling on political party leaders to commit to a public system of early childhood education and care in their political party...

National Women’s Council calls for women to be at centre of constitutional debate

Published: Thursday, October 10, 2024

In its presentation to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement today (10th October 2024), the National Women’s Council (NWC) highlighted the need to centre the voices and experiences of women North and South...

Sex For Rent: National Women’s Council call on politicians to outlaw exploitation

Published: Tuesday, October 08, 2024

The National Women’s Council (NWC) has called on government and the Minister for Justice to prioritise legislation outlawing Sex For Rent exploitation as a matter of urgency before a general election. NWC will brief politicians at Leinster House...

National Women’s Council calls for immediate sanctions against Israel

Published: Saturday, October 05, 2024

National Women’s Council calls for immediate sanctions against Israel NWC says women and children in Gaza, wider Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen are bearing the brunt of Israeli brutality Press release for immediate release As the one-year anniversary...

National Women’s Council responds to Budget 2025

Published: Tuesday, October 01, 2024

In response to Budget 2025, the National Women’s Council (NWC) today (1st October) welcomed the permanent measures in this budget that will address women’s inequality, including investment in women’s health, particularly the roll out of...

National Women’s Council welcomes free HRT as a game-changer for women

Published: Tuesday, October 01, 2024

National Women’s Council welcomes Free HRT as a game-changer for women Press release, 1st October 2024, for immediate release The National Women’s Council (NWC) has welcomed the announcement in Budget 2025 that Hormone Replacement Therapy ...

National Women’s Council calls for accessible abortion care for all women

Published: Saturday, September 28, 2024

Marking International Safe Abortion Day today (28th September 2024), the National Women’s Council called for abortion to be accessible to anyone who needs it. NWC highlighted the urgent need to tackle ongoing barriers to abortion...

New Alliance calls for 40% Gender Quotas in Local Elections

Published: Tuesday, September 24, 2024

A new civil society alliance, which launched today (24th September 2024), is demanding a 40% gender quota for local election candidates as a key measure to address gender inequality in the next programme for government. The group is dedicated to...

Alliance of 30 organisations calls for public system of early childhood education and care

Published: Thursday, September 19, 2024

Alliance of 30 organisations calls for public system of early childhood education and care Organisations say the current childcare system is broken and cannot deliver the service children deserve Press release embargoed to 00:01AM on Thursday 19 September A new civil society...

Call for financial supports for women in agriculture

Published: Thursday, September 12, 2024

Feminist Communities for Climate Justice say Ireland needs a new approach to food production Thursday 12th September 2024 Feminist Communities for Climate Justice (FCCJ) – a joint project between the National Women’s Council (NWC) and Community Work Ireland (CWI) ...

NWC stands in solidarity with women in Afghanistan

Published: Thursday, September 05, 2024

The National Women’s Council expresses our strong solidarity with women and girls in Afghanistan just over three years after the takeover by the Taliban. Since 2021, there have been extreme regressions and reversions of civil and democratic rights and...

National Women’s Council reiterates call for SPHE curriculum to address gender-based violence

Published: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

NWC says SPHE must be a mandatory subject in order to tackle the root cause of gender-based violence Violence against women is at epidemic levels in Ireland, with Women’s Aid receiving over 40,000 disclosures of domestic abuse in 2023....

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