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Category: Press Releases
Published: Monday, October 20, 2025
Food is a universal human need, a necessity for human health and central to our cultural and social lives. However, the cost of food, along with the accessibility of food and shops represent barriers to accessing healthy food and the...
Published: Thursday, December 14, 2023
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...
Published: Friday, December 08, 2023
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...
Published: Tuesday, December 05, 2023
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...
Published: Monday, November 27, 2023
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...
Published: Wednesday, November 22, 2023
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&rsquo...
Published: Friday, November 17, 2023
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,...
Published: Monday, November 13, 2023
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...
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....
Published: Wednesday, November 08, 2023
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...
Published: Wednesday, November 01, 2023
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...
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...
Published: Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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...
Published: Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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...
Published: Monday, October 16, 2023
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...
Published: Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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 ...
Published: Tuesday, October 03, 2023
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...
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...
Published: Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Press Release for 28 September 28 September is International Safe Abortion Day and the National Women’s Council has reiterated our call for abortion to be available to everyone who needs it across Ireland. Earlier this year, an independent review...
Former Committee Chair, Ivana Bacik TD, and members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality today (Wednesday, 27th September 2023) joined five civil society organisations outside Leinster...
Published: Wednesday, September 20, 2023
A coalition of five civil society organisations including the National Women’s Council (NWC), Treoir, One Family, Family Carers Ireland and SIPTU today (20th September) welcomed the support from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Congress) for the referendum...
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