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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: Sunday, July 21, 2013
Pavee Point hosted an information day to highlight the issues and challenges facing the Traveller and Roma community in Ireland. During the training, three main areas were emphasized. The first was the hugely disproportionate cuts experienced by Travellers, which is...
The FAS/FAI Women's Soccer Programme is now entering its 7th year. The course is a 52 week programme starting in September 2013 and finishing in September 2014. The continued development and growth of the course is due to numerous achievements from its...
Published: Tuesday, July 16, 2013
National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) calls on Senator David Norris to apologise immediately for his sexist comments towards Deputy Regina Doherty. Orla O’Connor, Director of NWCI said, “Senator Norris’ comments were sexist, personalised...
Published: Thursday, July 11, 2013
Video footage circulating on the Internet shows a male TD grabbing a female TD during a break in the debate on the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill. Responding to the footage Eóin Murray, Coordinator of National Women...
Published: Wednesday, July 10, 2013
National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomes this historic day when the Dáil will vote on the first piece of abortion legislation in Ireland. This is a clear acknowledgement in our laws that access to abortion...
Published: Monday, July 08, 2013
Request for Tender: To develop a photographic exhibition to challenge stereotypes of Roma people The Equality Authority is seeking tenders to develop a photographic exhibition to challenge stereotypes of Roma people. The project is funded under the EU's PROGRESS Programme. ...
The Sibéal Irish Postgraduate Feminist & Gender Studies Network will hold their annual conference in Queen's University Belfast on 22nd and 23rd November. The conference invites engagement with the intersections of gender as they can be detected in a...
The Y Factor's latest blog is now live! It focuses on the media's obsession with the female body image and how it deliberately trivialises the important work women do in the fight for equality and a voice at all levels...
The Sweedish model of criminalising sex buyers has led to a fall in the numbers in prostitution and a change in attitudes changed. Tell your TDs and you support the criminalisation of sex buyers, and want Ireland's law changed. ...
Published: Friday, July 05, 2013
We recently launched our new Strategic Plan 2013 - 2015. The plan sets out our mission, vision and values as well as our four key goals over the next years. The plan is the result of consultation with...
Published: Sunday, June 30, 2013
The Bard Summer School takes place on magical Clare Island Co. Mayo, on an annual basis since 1995. Through presentations and workshops, the participants this year will explore the journeys taken by the very first woman to come to...
Published: Monday, June 24, 2013
National Women's Council of Ireland celebrated its 40th anniversary at an event on Friday June 14, 2013. On this occasion NWCI also launched its new Strategic Plan 2013 - 2015 and its Annual Report 2012.Orla O'Connor, NWCI Director opened the event, which saw Minister...
Published: Sunday, June 23, 2013
The Y Factor Project, a youth initiative of the National Women's Council of Ireland is currently looking for a Volunteer to support our communications work as part of The Y Factor team.The Y Factor is an initiative of the...
The Mid-Term Progress Report of the Implementation of Ireland's National Action Plan for UNSCR 1325, 2011-2014, the UN Special Council Resolution on Women, Peace and Security, was presented to the Tánaiste in early June by Liz McManus, Chairperson of the...
In June the Convention on the Constitution met to finalise their discussions on the electoral system. NWCI was one of only two NGOs to submit to the Convention in its May meeting on electoral systems. The June meeting adopted the...
NWCI hosted an exciting roundtable discussion with Hauwa Ibrahim, Nigerian human rights lawyer and activist, on Thursday June 20th.Hauwa Ibrahim is a Nigerian human rights lawyer, who has won a number of precedent setting cases before Islamic Shariah Courts....
NWCI held a consultation meeting with members to discuss a draft report on how to create a woman friendly Oireachtas. The report makes suggestions about how to overhaul the Oireachtas in order to make it more accessible for all women,...
Published: Wednesday, June 19, 2013
At our NWCI AGM, held on Friday 14 June, 2013, members voted to change the criteria for membership for new organisations.This change is the result of an ongoing process of renewing NWCI as an organisation. There are many challenges facing us...
Published: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
NWCI's 40th Anniversary AGM saw a number of important motions passed regarding young women's participation and role in decision making, women's visibility throughout history, family reunification and migrant women experiencing domestic violence, as well as motions relating to health and...
In 2012, NWCI organised a seminar called Bearing the Brunt?The seminar set out to explore the impact of the recession on women. The title ended in a deliberate question mark. The seminar was not about making a definitive statement; it...
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