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Published: Tuesday, September 01, 2026
The National Women’s Council (NWC) has said government must intervene urgently to provide early years education and care to 46,241 children under 3 on waiting lists for childcare around the country. NWC reiterates our long-standing call for public childcare and...
Published: Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Tramore parents say 49% increase in childcare places needed to meet demand Situation in Tramore reflects growing presence of childcare deserts across the country, says National Women’s Council The Tramore Childcare Campaign has released figures showing that at least 62%...
Published: Friday, July 03, 2026
The Civil Society Coalition for the Implementation of Sex for Rent Legislation welcomes the progress made towards the enactment of the Criminal Law, Civil Law and Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026, which will introduce a new offence criminalising the advertising or...
Published: Wednesday, April 22, 2026
The Alliance for Gender Quotas observes with deep concern the recent attacks on Senator Eileen Flynn on social media following her expression of concern about participating in civil protests where the Irish flag is used as a symbol of division. ...
Published: Monday, March 11, 2024
The National Women’s Council (NWC) today expressed its deep disappointment about the clear no vote in both the family and care referendums. While the reasons for this are complex, the result is a clear wakeup call that...
Published: Friday, October 13, 2023
National Women’s Council releases snapshot gender analysis of Budget 2024, says it has significant positive elements, but is not a roadmap to gender equality Budget 2024 has significant positive elements for women, including investment in childcare and...
Published: Tuesday, October 10, 2023
National Women’s Council welcomes investment in tackling violence against women in Budget 2024 In response to Budget 2024, the National Women’s Council (NWC) today (10th October) strongly welcomed a ...
Published: Saturday, November 19, 2022
Women aged 16-25 will gather on Saturday to discuss topics important to them, particularly sexual violence, body diversity, and bystander culture – ie the need for everyone to play their part in addressing sexual violence and promoting zero tolerance. FemFest...
Published: Thursday, May 12, 2022
In April 2022, The National Womens Council alongside a number of civil society organisations, working locally and nationally, so-signed a letter to the Taoiseach. The letter and attached proposals expressed deep concerns about the overall lack of coordination and coherence...
Published: Wednesday, April 27, 2022
The Director of the National Women’s Council of Ireland, Orla O’Connor, presents to the Oireachtas Health Committee on the ongoing issues for women and pregnant people who need abortions in Ireland. NWC said there are...
Published: Friday, November 26, 2021
We are delighted to have received support from the Department of Rural and Community Development to host a conference on women in rural communities to mark International Women's Day on the 8th March 2022. As part of our preparation we...
Published: Thursday, November 25, 2021
NWC have received funding from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to develop a toolkit that can be used by all Local Authorities to enable actions to be taken to support councillors with caring responsibilities. Research will be...
Published: Tuesday, October 05, 2021
The National One Parent Family Alliance (NOPFA) has today called for Budget 2022 to prioritise one parent families. Launching the Alliance’s pre-budget priorities, Chair of the Alliance, Karen Kiernan of One Family said: “Years of reports, research and...
Published: Friday, September 24, 2021
NWC, on behalf of the Irish Observatory on Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), is seeking a researcher to undertake the development of: 1. A Model Shadow Report[1] 2. An Implementation Report[2] The project aims to build the capacity of the Observatory...
Published: Wednesday, July 21, 2021
NWC is delighted to announce that the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) has joined as a member group. DRI is a national digital repository for Ireland’s humanities, social sciences, and cultural heritage data, providing reliable, long-term,...
Published: Wednesday, June 30, 2021
At the beginning of June, NWC gave evidence at the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage. We welcome reform in this area and are supportive of a number of proposals. We are asking the commission to also...
Published: Tuesday, June 29, 2021
The National Women’s Council is the leading national representative organisation for women and women’s groups in Ireland, founded in 1973. We have over 190-member groups and a large and growing community of individual supporters. The ambition of...
Published: Monday, June 28, 2021
NWC, ICCL, FLAC and SiSi are calling for an independent review of the cancelled emergency calls and the failure of An Garda Síochána (AGS) to appropriately respond to emergency calls since the start of 2019. This...
Published: Thursday, June 24, 2021
NWC is currently recruiting for a Finance Officer This is an exciting time for NWC. Change is happening for women in Ireland, and we would like you to be part of that. If you are passionate about feminism...
NWC is currently recruiting for a Women’s Health Officer. This is an exciting time for NWC. Change is happening for women in Ireland, and we would like you to be part of that. If you are passionate...
NWCI is currently recruiting for a Digital Communications and Fundraising Officer This is an exciting time for NWC. Change is happening for women in Ireland, and we would like you to be part of that. If you are passionate about...
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