Published: Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Today (Tuesday, 28th June 2022), Beyond Exploitation, Ireland’s civil society campaign to end sexual exploitation in Ireland, welcomed the ground-breaking recognition of prostitution and sexual exploitation as a form of violence against women in the newly published Third National...read more
Published: Tuesday, June 28, 2022
The National Women’s Council (NWC) today (28th June 2022) strongly welcomed the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence as the most significant strategy for women and women’s equality. Responding to the publication of the...read more
Published: Tuesday, June 21, 2022
New statistics released today (21st June 2022) by the UK government show 775 Irish residents have been forced to travel for abortion care since the abortion legislation was introduced in Ireland.[1] In total, 206 Irish residents were forced to travel in 2021 an increase...read more
Published: Monday, June 20, 2022
At the National Economic Dialogue, the National Women’s Council today (Monday, 20th June 2022) called on the Government to tackle the cost of living crisis for women through investment in public services and income supports in Budget 2023. As a...read more
Published: Friday, June 10, 2022
The National Women’s Council (NWC) is delighted to announce Margaret Martin as our new Chairperson and Jennifer Okeke Campbell as our Deputy Chairperson. Margaret Martin and Jennifer Okeke Campbell were elected by NWC members at NWC’s...read more
Published: Thursday, June 09, 2022
The National Women’s Council (NWC) today (Thursday, 9th June) has called on the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality to prioritise the necessary changes in our Constitution on women and the value of care in our society by...read more
Published: Friday, May 27, 2022
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) is calling on the Government to look to the success of the Norwegian model of legislative gender quotas in its urge for political support for the Private Members Bill on gender...read more
Published: Tuesday, May 24, 2022
On the fourth anniversary of Repeal the 8th, the National Women’s Council (NWC) called on the Government to address the lack of nationwide abortion services which is severely impacting women and pregnant people’s access to care. ...read more
Published: Thursday, May 19, 2022
Beyond Exploitation, Ireland’s civil society campaign for equality and freedom from sexual exploitation, called on the Government to protect women and children fleeing the war in Ukraine from trafficking and exploitation. The call was made at an international...read more
Published: Saturday, May 14, 2022
Today the National Women’s Council will join with women and campaigning groups outside the Dáil to call for a publicly owned, secular National Maternity Hospital. Orla O’Connor, Director of NWC said, “We know...read more
Published: Wednesday, May 04, 2022
Preliminary data shows 21 women were admitted to psychiatric units in the postnatal period without their babies in 2021. To mark Maternal Mental Health Week (May 2nd – 8th), the National Women’s Council is calling for formal allocation of funding...read more
Published: Thursday, April 28, 2022
Press release – Thursday 28th April 2022 Online abuse of women in politics and public life is widespread and unrelenting and acts as a major barrier for women to both enter and remain in politics, posing a serious threat to our...read more
Published: Wednesday, April 27, 2022
The Director of the National Women’s Council of Ireland, Orla O’Connor, presents to the Oireachtas Health Committee on the ongoing issues for women and pregnant people who need abortions in Ireland. NWC said there are...read more
Published: Wednesday, April 06, 2022
The newly formed Alliance for Local Quotas, convened by the National Women’s Council (NWC), has welcomed the publication of the Electoral Reform Bill, which was discussed in the Dáil yesterday evening, and its provision for a...read more
Published: Thursday, March 31, 2022
Beyond Exploitation, Ireland’s civil society campaign for equality and freedom from sexual exploitation, has this week written to Minister Simon Coveney to express its growing concern at the very significant threat to the safety of women and children...read more
