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NWCI wants to hear from you on Women’s Mental Health, Covid-19 and Caring

Published: Friday, May 15, 2020

Today the National Women's Council of Ireland launched an online survey, “Women's Experiences of Caring during COVID-19”. In NWCI we understand that women’s experiences of caring may have changed since the outbreak...

NWCI launch online survey on women’s mental health, Covid-19 and caring

Published: Friday, May 15, 2020

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today launched on online survey, “Women's Experiences of Caring during COVID-19”. Dr Cliona Loughnane, NWCI’s Women’s Health Coordinator said, “Women still carry a...

NWCI writes to Equality Commission on exclusion of women returning from maternity leave from TWSS

Published: Thursday, May 14, 2020

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today wrote to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC), regarding the exclusion of women returning from maternity leave from the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS), and the Minister for...

Now is the time to get welfare payments right for women

Published: Thursday, May 07, 2020

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today responded to the discussions on the future the Pandemic Unemployment Payment, saying now is the time to get welfare payments right for women. Orla O’Connor, Director of NWCI...

Sláintecare: NWCI and 29 civil society groups write to political parties

Published: Wednesday, May 06, 2020

Tuesday, 5th May 2020 Dear Sir/Madam, In response to the recent publication of the FF/FG Framework Document we welcome the commitment to expedite the implementation of Sláintecare and the reiteration of the commitment to universal...

Stark gender differences show gender equality must be at the heart of next Programme for Government

Published: Friday, May 01, 2020

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today commented on the publication of the CSO Women and Men in Ireland Report, the first report since 2016, saying that the stark gender differences show that gender equality must be...

NWCI, ICTU, SIPTU: Women returning from maternity leave excluded from the Temporary Wage Scheme

Published: Friday, April 24, 2020

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI), the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) and SIPTU’s Big Start Campaign today wrote to Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe highlighting an irregularity in the administration of the Temporary...

NWCI, SIPTU and ICTU write to Minister Donohoe re: maternity leave and Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme

Published: Thursday, April 23, 2020

Minister Paschal Donohoe Department of Finance Government Buildings, Merrion Street Upper, Dublin 2 By email 23rd April 2020 Dear Minister Donohoe We are writing to you to highlight a concerning irregularity in the administration of the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) as...

New Government must firmly commit to comprehensive public childcare

Published: Friday, April 17, 2020

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today called on both Fianna Fail and Fine Gael to publicly commit to providing comprehensive public childcare in the next term of Government. Speaking at the Geary Institute conference today, Director...

NWCI says new Framework document will not provide Covid-19 recovery for women

Published: Thursday, April 16, 2020

The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) today said the new framework document will not provide the recovery needed for women. Orla O'Connor, Director of NWCI said, "This Framework document was an opportunity to...

#Covid19 and Programme for Government: No going back, new Government must show long term commitment

Published: Tuesday, April 14, 2020

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today (Thursday, 9 April 2020) launched their Feminist Future Programme for Government document, saying there can be no going back and calling on the new Government to significantly invest in...

NWCI welcomes Minister Harris’s commitment to remote abortion access

Published: Friday, March 27, 2020

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomed Minister for Health Simon Harris’s Dail comments last night that women will be able to access remote abortion care from their healthcare providers. Orla O’Connor, Director...

NWCI welcomes childcare intervention and wage subsidy

Published: Wednesday, March 25, 2020

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) has today welcomed the special intervention in childcare, as well as the wage subsides announced, saying these measures will have positive impacts on women who are being hardest hit by Covid 19. ...

Programme for Government commitments to women’s equality must be centre stage

Published: Thursday, March 05, 2020

Programme for Government commitments to women’s equality must be centre stage this International Women’s Day, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) said at its ‘Celebrate the Changemakers’ event with general election...

It Stops Now: students take a stand against sexual violence and harassment