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1. NWC mark 50 Years since May McGee won Landmark Contraception Case
Excerpt: …50 years on from the overturning of the ban on contraception, the National Women’s Council commends May McGee’s bravery and perseverance in taking her case to the Supreme Court Today marks 50 years since May McGee and her husband Seamus won their case against the Attorney General and effectively overturned…
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2. Invitation to Tender: ‘Beyond the Dáil’ Follow Up Research
Excerpt: …The National Women's Council invite proposals to carry out research as a follow up to the 2019 publication of “Beyond the Dáil”, funded by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. This research will focus on women’s experiences in local government since their elections in 2019 and what factors…
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3. Why We Need Feminist Climate Justice
Excerpt: …‘Feminist Communities for Climate Justice’ - a joint project between the National Women’s Council and Community Work Ireland - examines, reflects and responds to the voices and lived experiences of women and marginalised communities in the face of climate injustice through a feminist and community work lens. Climate breakdown is not…
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4. Call to centre survivors’ voices in response to gender-based violence
Excerpt: …Call comes as Irish Observatory on Violence Against Women publishes wide-ranging report looking at government performance on the Zero Tolerance Strategy Victim-survivors can be exposed to further unacceptable trauma and their experiences are not being sufficiently considered in the state response to gender-based violence, according to 28 civil society…
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5. National Women’s Council welcomes referendum on the family, family care and ‘women in the home’
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council (NWC) today (5 December 2023) welcomed the announcement of the referendum on family, family care, and ‘women in the home’ which will take place on 8th March 2024. We also welcome the referendum to extend the definition of the family beyond the marital family. NWC noted…
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6. Second level education key to eliminating violence against women, says National Women’s Council
Excerpt: …NWC is calling for mandatory relationships and sexuality education along with supports for teachers and schools to deliver the curriculum accurately Violence against women is at epidemic levels in Ireland, and prevention is key to eliminating it, according to the National Women’s Council (NWC). A crucial part of prevention is…
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7. NWC strongly welcomes Oireachtas Health Committee proposals to change abortion law and practice
Excerpt: …Women are still travelling abroad for abortion care despite the repeal vote. So today the National Women’s Council (NWC) strongly welcomes media reports that the Oireachtas Health Committee is set to back the recommendations of Marie O’Shea’s review. Chief among the recommendations of the independent review were decriminalisation of abortion…
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8. National Women’s Council calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Excerpt: …NWC says women and children are bearing the brunt of the conflict, calls on Irish government to do everything in its power to broker a ceasefire, and humanitarian aid The National Women’s Council (NWC) echoes several UN agencies, and civil society across the globe, including Jewish voices, in calling for…
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9. NWC remembers Vicky Phelan, calls for healthcare system fit to honour her memory
Excerpt: …Ahead of the anniversary of Vicky Phelan’s death on 14 November, the National Women’s Council (NWC) sends our deepest sympathies to her family at this time. We are also calling on government to honour her memory by ending what the Scally Report called a ‘paternalistic approach’ to women’s healthcare in…
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10. NWC welcomes first GREVIO report evaluating Ireland on violence against women
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council (NWC) has said the report from the Council of Europe’s expert committee on tackling violence against women, GREVIO, is very welcome, as violence against women in the country is at epidemic levels. The report, which received input from a broad spectrum of Irish civil society via…
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11. Vicky Phelan - Keynote Speech at FemFest 2019
Excerpt: …Your browser does not support the audio element. I was invited today by the National Women's Council to talk. Because I am somehow seen as a leader in campaigning for better outcomes for women in healthcare, particularly in the area of cervical cancer, but also in a wider sense,…
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12. NWC reiterates call for Mother and Baby Unit
Excerpt: …Mental health difficulties in the perinatal period are common, with 1 in 5 women reporting this experience in pregnancy or in the first year after birth. At a roundtable of key stakeholders today, the National Women’s Council (NWC) reiterated its call for a Mother and Baby Unit where women with…
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13. Milestone Day: National Women’s Council welcomes stronger sentences for violence against women
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council (NWC) has strongly welcomed the introduction of tougher sentences for violence against women, alongside the introduction of non-fatal strangulation and stalking as new and standalone offences, respectively. The maximum sentence for assault causing harm has doubled, the scope of the existing harassment offence has been widened,…
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14. Violence against women and cost of living crises key concerns for women North and South
Excerpt: …Violence against women is at epidemic levels in Ireland. And as the cost of living crisis persists, it continues to cause greater harm to women. Over the next two days in Dundalk, women from all communities on the island will meet to discuss these twin crises, and to build cross-border…
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15. Feminist Communities for Climate Justice: Community Work in a Changing Ireland Certificate
Excerpt: …Do you care about climate justice issues impacting communities, especially marginalised groups within those communities? Do you want to learn more about basic climate science information and how to communicate it to impacted communities you work with? Do you want to learn about historical and current community work responses to…
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16. Everyone who needs an abortion must be able to access it: NWC
Excerpt: …Ahead of a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Health Committee examining the abortion review, the National Women’s Council has said no woman should be forced to travel abroad for abortion. The Committee is due to hear testimony from the author of the abortion review, Marie O’Shea, alongside Dr Catherine Conlon…
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17. Everyone who needs an abortion must be able to access it: NWC
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council says barriers such as the 3-day wait; criminalisation; geographical gaps; and the 12-week limit must be removed Ahead of a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Health Committee examining the abortion review, the National Women’s Council has said no woman should be forced to travel abroad for…
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Excerpt: … In response to Budget 2024, the National Women’s Council (NWC) today (10th October) strongly welcomed a number of positive measures for women, including the childcare package and the increased investment in tackling violence against women. It warned, however, that the modest increases in social protection payments and many one-off measures will not protect women and families from poverty and inequality in the long term. Childcare The National Women’s…
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19. Upcoming referendum is opportunity to advance women’s rights and equality
Excerpt: …A delegation from a coalition of civil society organisations, including the National Women’s Council, One Family, Treoir, Family Carers Ireland and SIPTU, today (Tuesday, 3rd October 2023) met with representatives of the Irish Women’s Parliamentary Caucus to highlight the importance of the upcoming equality referendum for advancing women’s rights and…
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20. NWC welcomes proposal to make oral contraception available over the counter
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council warmly welcomes, as reported in the media today, that Minister Stephen Donnelly proposes to make oral contraception available over the counter in pharmacies. This proposal, along with the free contraception scheme, are very welcome steps in ensuring women have full autonomy in our reproductive lives. We…
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