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Off Message By Jennifer O’Connell

Published: Saturday, September 18, 2010

Dear daughter: I wanted to write you a note of apology for the ways in which my generation has so dismally failed yours. Right now - through your four yearold eyes - the world is an uncomplicated place.When you...

NATIONAL WOMEN’S COUNCIL WELCOMES APPOINTMENT OF MICHELLE BACHELET AS UN UNDER-SECRETARY FOR WOMEN.

Published: Tuesday, September 14, 2010

The appointment of a long time champion of women's rights to the new post of United Nations Under Secretary for Women is good news for the world's women, according to the National Women's Council of Ireland. "Michelle Bachelet, formerly Chile's...

Public Interview with Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

Published: Tuesday, September 14, 2010

FOMACS/BRITISH COUNCIL: PUBLIC INTERVIEW with Yasmin Alibhai-BrownWe are pleased to invite you to a public interview with Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, UK based broadcast journalist, writer and public speaker on race and cultural identities. Susan McKay, CEO of the National Women's...

Former Chilean President to Head New High-Profile UN Women’s Agency

Published: Monday, September 13, 2010

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today named former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet to head United Nations Women (UN Women), a newly created entity to oversee all of the world body's programmes aimed at promoting women's rights and full participation in global affairs...

Irish Government Urged to Establish Legal Recognition of Children in LGBT Families

Published: Sunday, September 12, 2010

First of its kind ground breaking Irish report launched at ConferenceMarriage Equality proudly salutes the young adults who took part in Voices of Children, a report on a workshop that documents the experiences of young people growing up in Ireland...

taking stock of progress towards the Millennium Development Goals

Published: Monday, September 06, 2010

Dear colleagues and supportersof the Act Now on 2015 campaign, As you know, in less than 3 weeks' time, the UN Summit on the MDGs will take place in New York, taking stock of progress towards the Millennium Development Goals.In addition...

Findings of the All-Ireland Traveller Health Study

Published: Saturday, September 04, 2010

Mary Harney, Minister for Health & Children, today (Thursday 2nd September, 2010) welcomed the publication of the findings of the All-Ireland Traveller Health Study, which she launched in July 2007.The Department of Health and Children in conjunction with the Department of...

National Women’s Council of Ireland calls for urgent action to get more women into the Dail

Published: Thursday, September 02, 2010

Ireland's already abysmal level of women politicians has fallen still further this week, with announcements from Olwyn Enright and Liz McManus that they are to quit the Dail. Ireland has now plummetted from 84th in the world ranking to 88th,...

Women opting out of the workplace is not a result of choice, but of a lack of it

Published: Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Motherhood, the bête noire of 1970s feminism, is emerging as the raison d'être for 2010 feminismWHAT'S REALLY going on with women like Olwyn Enright, who quit a full-time job and head for home? It's convenient to view her move...

Miriam and Olwyn show why women avoid politics

Published: Monday, August 30, 2010

WHEN oh when is the big shiny penny going to drop with the XY chromosomes that dominate the governing part of the body politic in this country?Could the various hand-wringers in Leinster House perhaps stop moaning about the sad...

A Million Women vs. Wal-Mart

Published: Monday, August 30, 2010

For nine years, Wal-Mart has fought to stave off a class-action lawsuit alleging that the company has long discriminated against its female workers in pay and promotions. So far it has avoided a trial on the merits of the issue....

WE MUST ACT NOW

Published: Sunday, August 29, 2010

Dear Supporter, As someone who cares about children in the developing world, can I ask for a minute of your time?Last year Ireland made a promise to spend 0.7% of our national income on overseas aid by 2015. We must keep...

Heart disease in women to be highlighted by range of events

Published: Thursday, August 26, 2010

HEART DISEASE is the number one killer of Irish women, the Irish Heart Foundation said yesterday as it announced events for next month to highlight the issue.Consultant physician Dr Kate McGarry, chairwoman of the foundation's council on women and...

Calling all Older LGBT People…

Published: Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Homosexuality was criminalised, their relationships were often totally invisible, and many experienced discrimination, exclusion and even violence. While many survived and thrived, for many others those experiences have had a lasting impact.There has been enormous progress in Ireland over...

Launch of the Irish Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2009