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Category: Press Releases
Published: Friday, December 12, 2025
National Women’s Council welcomes recommendation to set up women’s museum The National Women’s Council (NWC) today (12th December 2025) welcomed the wide-ranging recommendations by the Government’s Advisory Committee on Women’s Stories...
Published: Friday, July 25, 2025
NWC is currently recruiting for an Events & Administrative Assistant This is a critical time for women’s rights. As the leading representative organisation for women and women’s groups, with almost 200 member organisations across the island of...
Published: Thursday, July 10, 2025
The National Women’s Council today launches Pre-Budget Submission for Budget 2026 The National Women’s Council has called on the Government to seize the opportunity of its first Budget to deliver a bold, feminist vision for the future....
Published: Tuesday, July 08, 2025
The National Women’s Council welcomed the concluding observations published today by the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). This follows Ireland’s review on the 20th of June 2025. The Committee...
Published: Tuesday, July 01, 2025
After 23 years working in the National Women’s Council (NWC), the Director, Orla O’Connor, will step down from her role in the coming months to take up a new position as Executive Director of St...
Published: Monday, June 30, 2025
Feminist Communities for Climate Justice (FCCJ), a joint project by the National Women’s Council (NWC) and Community Work Ireland, today (30th June 2025) expressed its disappointment at the government’s failure to submit Ireland’s Social Climate...
Published: Friday, June 20, 2025
Ahead of Ireland’s examination by the CEDAW Committee tomorrow (Friday, 20th June), the National Women’s Council (NWC) has called on Committee members to make concrete recommendations to advance women’s rights and equality in its...
Published: Monday, June 16, 2025
Women continue to face systemic barriers to gender equality which particularly affect those from marginalised communities, the National Women’s Council (NWC) said today (Monday, 16th June) at the CEDAW (UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms...
Published: Thursday, June 12, 2025
Against the backdrop of a rapidly changing global context for women, the National Women’s Council (NWC) today (12th June) called on the Government to show leadership on women’s rights and equality by committing to concrete actions...
Published: Thursday, May 29, 2025
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) is seeking tenders from qualified individuals or organisations to conduct a research project entitled “When Women Lead: Evidence from Ireland on Gender-Responsive Policy Outcomes.” This study will examine how...
Published: Wednesday, May 28, 2025
The National Women’s Council (NWC) is inviting submissions from suitably qualified evaluators to conduct an independent evaluation of the All-Island Women’s Forum (AIWF) from 2021–2025. The Forum, a cross-border initiative, promotes cooperation, dialogue and inclusion among...
In advance of the publication of the EPA’s latest greenhouse emissions projections, Feminist Communities for Climate Justice (FCCJ), a joint project by the National Women’s Council (NWC) and Community Work Ireland (CWI), today (27th May 2025) ...
Published: Sunday, May 25, 2025
The Repeal of the 8th amendment on this day (25th May) seven years ago marked a milestone in women’s access to reproductive rights in Ireland. However, around 240 women still travel to the UK from Ireland every year to...
Published: Thursday, May 15, 2025
Following the Dáil vote on childcare this evening (14th May), the Together for Public alliance called on the Government to take immediate action to tackle the crisis in early years education. The vote today follows last week&rsquo...
Published: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
An event held today by the Women’s Mental Health Network, a joint initiative from the National Women’s Council and St Patrick’s Mental Health Services, has reinforced the profound implications of climate change for mental...
Published: Monday, May 12, 2025
This is a critical time for women’s rights. As the leading representative organisation for women and women’s organisations with almost 200 member groups across the island of Ireland, we are at the forefront of campaigning for women...
Published: Wednesday, May 07, 2025
The National Women’s Council (NWC) today (7th May) welcomed the motion on public childcare calling on the Government to take urgent action to tackle the crisis in early years education and care, and to engage with the asks...
Published: Thursday, May 01, 2025
100 days into the new Government, childcare campaigners from the Together for Public Alliance will gather outside Leinster House today (1st May) at 12:45 pm to call for Government action to tackle the ongoing childcare crisis. Some families in Ireland are paying...
Published: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Women from across Northern Ireland and beyond have come together to demand a future where they are not just participants, but architects of change - a future where gender equality, the unequal sharing of care work, economic inequality, and violence...
Published: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
In response to the publication of the Government’s Climate Action Plan 2025, Feminist Communities for Climate Justice (FCCJ), a joint project by the National Women’s Council and Community Work Ireland, today (16th April 2025) expressed its...
Published: Friday, April 11, 2025
NWC is currently recruiting for Policy and Campaigns Officer This is a critical time for women’s rights. As the leading representative organisation for women and women’s organisations with almost 200 member groups across the island of Ireland,...
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