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Excerpt: …The Community Platform has today (25/3/03) decided to reject the new social partnership agreement 'Sustaining Progress'. The members of the Community Platform strongly believe that the new programme will not combat poverty or inequality and are highly critical of the way in which the needs of people living in poverty…
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2. National Women’s Council of Ireland does not endorse new national agreement
Excerpt: …'The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) will not be endorsing the new national agreement Sustaining Progress' said Grainne Healy Chairperson of the NWCI. 'The Board of the NWCI, representing 169 women's organisations, has taken this unanimous decision because the new agreement does not in any way progress equality for…
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3. NWCI says ‘No to War Against Iraq’
Excerpt: …The National Women's Council of Ireland as a member of the NGO Peace Alliance supports the anti-war demonstration on 15 February, affirming that women reject war as a solution to the current situation in Iraq. War not only prevents other solutions from emerging, but also undermines the existing UN mechanism…
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4. In from the Margin Seminar ‘Women Together : Creating Change to Promote Women’s Health’
Excerpt: …One hundred women from community groups in the North-west came together today at a seminar in Sligo to demand change and plan action to promote Women's Health. The seminar examined women's health issues with keynote addresses, participatory workshops and creative inputs.The seminar demanded that the health services show a greater…
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6. Budget 2003 - Women and children last!!
Excerpt: …'Minister McCreevy has penalised the poor and the parents of Ireland in Budget 2003' declared Ms Gráinne Healy, Chairwoman of the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI). 'Budget 2003 ensures that the most vulnerable women in our society will struggle to afford to survive' she continued.'Why has the Minister made…
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Excerpt: …This Budget has done little to protect the weaker sections of society' declared Ms Frances Byrne, spokesperson for the Community Platform.'The Community Platform is appalled by the meagre increase in social welfare payments of only 6 euro per week' she continued. 'A person on social welfare will now receive a…
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8. Women - still excluded from decision-making!
Excerpt: …Until women and men share power, democracy is an unfinished businessConference on Women in Politics and Decision-Making, Burlington Hotel Dublin'Whether elected or appointed, the overwhelming number of those in positions of power anddecision-making in Ireland are male' declared Ms Gráinne Healy, at the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) conference…
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9. Irish Open - An insult to women!!
Excerpt: …Bord Fáilte should withdraw funding now. 'Bord Fáilte should with draw its sponsorship of the Irish Open golf championship' stated Ms Joanna McMinn, Director of the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI). 'This championship is to be hosted in Portmarnock golf club, one of only two golf clubs in the…
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Excerpt: …The National Women's Council of Ireland, which represents over 150 diverse women's groups and organisations in Ireland, has received many calls from its affiliates expressing their concern for the safety and lives of women in situations of domestic violence following the Supreme Court Ruling on the unconstitutionality of Interim Barring…
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12. Proposal to tax child benefit - outrageous and sickening!!
Excerpt: …'The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) is astonished and appalled that the Government is considering taxing Child Benefit' declared Ms Joanna McMinn, NWCI Director. 'It is both cynical and sickening to target children as a means of bringing the public finances into line' she continued. 'One in five children…
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13. Proposal to tax child benefit - outrageous and sickening!!
Excerpt: …'The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) is astonished and appalled that the Government is considering taxing Child Benefit' declared Ms Joanna McMinn, NWCI Director. 'It is both cynical and sickening to target children as a means of bringing the public finances into line' she continued. 'One in five children…
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14. NWCI adds its voice in protest against Operation Hyphen
Excerpt: …The National Women's Council of Ireland, which represents over 150 diverse women's groups and organizations in Ireland, wishes to add its voice in protest against Operation Hyphen which was carried out recently by the National Immigration Bureau in conjunction with the Gardaí.'We seriously question the motivation behind Operation Hyphen which…
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15. Launch of ‘Survivors of Symphysiotomy’ (SOS)
Excerpt: …'Symphysiotomy was an operation performed on women during childbirth in Ireland by Catholic doctors during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. It resulted in permanently widening the pelvis in women who might normally require repeated Caesarean sections, so they could continue having children and would not require contraception or sterilisation' declared…
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16. NWCI supports Traveller organisations!
Excerpt: …'The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) fully supports the Traveller organisations in protesting about the recent legislation, which has criminalised trespass' declared Joanna McMinn, NWCI Director, who was speaking at the protest in Dublin today. 'This development will worsen the situation of the 1,200 families on the roadside with…
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17. Women angry about poverty!! Conference vows to make it an election issue!!
Excerpt: …'Women are still at higher risk of poverty than men and it is unbelievable that the position of women in Irish society has deteriorated since 1994' stated Orla O'Connor, Policy Analyst with the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI). Ms O'Connor went on to explain that 22% of women are…
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18. Fewer women candidates in this election But we could elect 33 women to the next Dáil!!
Excerpt: …Launch of NWCI election leaflet, Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin'Despite Ireland's economic growth, women are still being left behind' declared Gráinne Healy, Chairwoman of the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI). 'The NWCI is committed to ensuring that election candidates take cognisance of women's priority issues, childcare, economic independence, health, concerns of…
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19. Traveller rights further restricted. Government amendments make a mockery of social partnership
Excerpt: …'The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) is outraged at the measures pushed through the Dáil yesterday giving more powers to the local authorities to evict Travellers with nowhere to go and to criminalise trespass' stated Joanna MC Minn, NWCI Director. 'The NWCI supports the protest of the Irish Traveller…
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20. Let More Women into Irish Politics!!
Excerpt: …International Women's Day Meeting and Debate, Government Buildings, DublinMuintearas, an Togra Oideachas Gaeltachta, Ballymun Women's Resource Centre, Longford Women's Centre, Cork Women's Poetry Circle and The National Women's Council of IrelandChair: Olivia O'LearyLaunch by John O'Donoghue TD, Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform of two research reports:Áit ag an…
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