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...read more
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) ...read more
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....read more
Published: Thursday, August 22, 2024
The only solution to the childcare crisis is a public system, says NWC The National Women’s Council say a public system of Early Childhood Education and Care could be piloted alongside private provision to ensure every child in...read more
Published: Wednesday, August 21, 2024
The National Women’s Council extends our deepest sympathies to the family, friends, and loved ones of Nell McCafferty on her death today. We are all indebted to Nell. She was unafraid to name injustice wherever she saw it,...read more
Published: Tuesday, August 06, 2024
Research on Marginalised Women’s Experiences of the Free Contraception Scheme NWC, in partnership with the Department of Health, is seeking a suitably qualified researcher to investigate women’s awareness and experiences of the Free Contraception Scheme...read more
Published: Tuesday, July 09, 2024
Ireland failing new mothers with severe and complex mental health needs: NWC Women who need in-patient care following childbirth are separated from their babies, according to a new National Women’s Council report One in five women will...read more
Published: Wednesday, July 03, 2024
The National Women’s Council (NWC) today called on government to be ambitious and feminist in their approach to Budget 2025. The organisation said that, as the government’s last chance to improve gender equality, they must make significant...read more
Published: Friday, June 28, 2024
Two years on from the Zero Tolerance Strategy, how far are we from Zero Tolerance for violence against women? National Women’s Council says leniency of Cathal Crotty sentence is not unusual The National Women’s Council (NWC)...read more
Published: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Women and minorities grossly under-represented at local level: NWC Women’s representation at local level is stagnant at 26% New research, commissioned by the National Women’s Council (NWC) and published today, finds that women and minoritised people...read more
Published: Friday, June 14, 2024
The National Women’s Council (NWC) is delighted to announce Dr Jennifer Okeke as NWC’s new Chairperson and Shirley Scott as NWC’s new Deputy Chairperson. Both were elected by NWC members at NWC’s...read more
Published: Monday, June 10, 2024
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today (10th June 2024) welcomed the women elected as Councillors in the Local Elections but is very disappointed about the missed opportunity to break the critical barrier of 40% for women’s...read more
Published: Thursday, May 30, 2024
The National Women’s Council says quotas are needed to address the democratic deficit In the run-up to the local elections, the National Women’s Council (NWC) has welcomed the record number of women running at 31%, but says...read more
Published: Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Women candidates in the constituency will this morning be asked to commit to feminist policies This morning women candidates running for EU Election in Ireland South will be asked to commit to a feminist manifesto and support the rights and...read more
Published: Monday, May 27, 2024
The National Women’s Council says public childcare is the only way to ensure affordable and accessible childcare for all Ahead of the National Economic Dialogue (NED), the National Women’s Council (NWC) has said that Budget 2025, as...read more
