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Cuts to childcare costs very welcome, but one-off payments not enough to protect women from poverty

Published: Tuesday, October 10, 2023

National Women’s Council welcomes investment in tackling violence against women in Budget 2024  In response to Budget 2024, the National Women’s Council (NWC) today (10th October) strongly welcomed a ...

FemFest: Young women to speak about sexual violence and harassment

Published: Saturday, November 19, 2022

Women aged 16-25 will gather on Saturday to discuss topics important to them, particularly sexual violence, body diversity, and bystander culture – ie the need for everyone to play their part in addressing sexual violence and promoting zero tolerance. FemFest...

Ireland’s National and Local Response to People Fleeing Ukraine

Published: Thursday, May 12, 2022

In April 2022, The National Womens Council alongside a number of civil society organisations, working locally and nationally, so-signed a letter to the Taoiseach. The letter and attached proposals expressed deep concerns about the overall lack of coordination and coherence...

Significant challenges remain in accessing abortion care in Ireland

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...

NGO Alliance calls for urgent action in Budget 2022 to loosen poverty’s grip on one parent families

Published: Tuesday, October 05, 2021

The National One Parent Family Alliance (NOPFA) has today called for Budget 2022 to prioritise one parent families. Launching the Alliance’s pre-budget priorities, Chair of the Alliance, Karen Kiernan of One Family said: “Years of reports, research and...

Invitation to Tender: Model GREVIO Shadow and Implementation Reports

Published: Friday, September 24, 2021

NWC, on behalf of the Irish Observatory on Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), is seeking a researcher to undertake the development of: 1. A Model Shadow Report[1] 2. An Implementation Report[2] The project aims to build the capacity of the Observatory...

NWC is delighted to announce that the Digital Repository of Ireland has joined as a member group.

Published: Wednesday, July 21, 2021

NWC is delighted to announce that the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) has joined as a member group. DRI is a national digital repository for Ireland’s humanities, social sciences, and cultural heritage data, providing reliable, long-term,...

We are recruiting for a Head of Mobilisation and Campaigns

Published: Tuesday, June 29, 2021

The National Women’s Council is the leading national representative organisation for women and women’s groups in Ireland, founded in 1973. We have over 190-member groups and a large and growing community of individual supporters. The ambition of...

Joint statement on unanswered calls by An Garda Síochána

Published: Monday, June 28, 2021

NWC, ICCL, FLAC and SiSi are calling for an independent review of the cancelled emergency calls and the failure of An Garda Síochána (AGS) to appropriately respond to emergency calls since the start of 2019. This...

NWC is currently recruiting for a Finance Officer

Published: Thursday, June 24, 2021

NWC is currently recruiting for a Finance Officer This is an exciting time for NWC.  Change is happening for women in Ireland, and we would like you to be part of that. If you are passionate about feminism...

We are recruiting for a Women’s Health Officer

Published: Thursday, June 24, 2021

NWC is currently recruiting for a Women’s Health Officer.  This is an exciting time for NWC. Change is happening for women in Ireland, and we would like you to be part of that. If you are passionate...

We are recruiting for a Digital Campaigns and Communications Officer

Published: Thursday, June 24, 2021

NWCI is currently recruiting for a Digital Communications and Fundraising Officer This is an exciting time for NWC. Change is happening for women in Ireland, and we would like you to be part of that. If you are passionate about...

National Women’s Council calls for special joint Oireachtas Committee to oversee implementation of t

Published: Thursday, June 03, 2021

Dr Catherine Day, Chair of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality, met with National Women’s Council (NWC) members today (3rd June) to discuss the citizens’ recommendations and next steps at NWC’s Annual General Meeting. The...

Pension Commission must end deep inequalities for women in Pensions

Published: Wednesday, April 21, 2021

In its presentation to the Pension Commission, the National Women’s Council (NWC) today called for urgent action to address the deep inequalities in our pension system for women, and for a universal State pension for all. Currently, women...

National Sexual Harassment & Sexual Violence Survey in Higher Education

Published: Monday, April 19, 2021

NWC is delighted to support the HEA in the launch of the first National Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence Survey in Higher Education. We hope this will be a catalyst for reform and action. All students and staff should be...

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