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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: Wednesday, October 18, 2017
In response to the Joint Oireachtas Committee voting for a proposal not to retain the Eighth Amendment in full, Orla O’Connor, Director of the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) said, “We welcome the broad...
Published: Tuesday, October 17, 2017
At NWCI, we have been raising the issue of pension inequality for women for many years in conjunction with our membership and with the wider public. We made pensions a priority area for reform in our Pre-Budget 2018 Submission, and we...
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today responded to the publication of a new report by Council of Europe’s Gender Equality Commission, which shows that Ireland is below the European average when it comes to...
Published: Monday, October 16, 2017
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI), Age Action and the Irish County Women’s Association (ICA) today called for the Social Welfare Bill to reverse 2012 changes to pension bands. The Dáil will debate the...
Published: Tuesday, October 10, 2017
NWCI today welcomed Budget 2018’s increased investment in childcare and pensions, but it cautioned that broadening women’s access to pensions and increasing the affordability of childcare would have put more money in women’s pockets. Childcare ...
Published: Monday, October 09, 2017
Women’s health is a core part of NWCI’s work so we are proud to campaign with the HPV Vaccination Alliance to raise awareness of the pressing need for girls to take up the Human Papillomavirus (HPV)...
On 21 September, NWCI launched our new research on incorporating gender budgeting into the Irish budgetary process. The launch of Towards gender responsive budgeting in Ireland, took place in the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland in Dublin. There was great...
Published: Friday, October 06, 2017
On Tuesday 26 September, NWCI launched a Pre-Budget 2018 Submission in Buswell’s Hotel in Dublin. We invited politicians to come and discuss our priorities for advancing women’s equality in Budget 2018. For NWCI’s submission, we focused on...
We had a full house for our Getting Women on Board –Harnessing Women’s Talent in Companies event on September 6th in the Mansion House. The event was organised in conjunction with the Norwegian Embassy and explored how...
The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) today welcomed the publication of the final report of the Budgetary Oversight Committee, which recommends assessing the gender impact of Budget 2018, as well as working with NWCI toward a gender budgeting statement...
Following Ireland's successful hosting of the Women’s Rugby World Cup, the NWCI called for greater recognition for women across all sports in Ireland. NWCI extends our congratulations to the Ireland team on an exciting and invigorating tournament....
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomed the announcement by Minister for Health Simon Harris that the National Maternity Hospital will remain in State ownership, and that there will be no religious involvement in delivery of services. ...
In the wake of George Hook’s unacceptable victim blaming comments, NWCI submitted a formal complaint to Newstalk and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI). We believe that it is crucial that Newstalk send a strong message that...
NWCI and many of our 180 member organisations joined the March for Choice on Saturday 30th September, to show our support for women who face difficult decisions in pregnancy. Now, more than ever, it is critical that the voices and experiences...
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today expressed its disappointment at the news that Dil Wickremasinghe’s Global Village on Newstalk had been cancelled. Orla O’Connor, Director of NWCI said, “Dil Wickremasinghe has...
Published: Thursday, October 05, 2017
NWCI is pleased to announce the publication of the first ESHTE Project Report, A Review of Data on Prevalence of Sexual Violence and Harassment of Women Students in Higher Education in the EU. The report provides an overview of...
Published: Wednesday, October 04, 2017
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today welcomed the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC)’s presentation to the Oireachtas Committee calling for the Government to remove the Eighth Amendment entirely, and legislate for access...
Published: Tuesday, October 03, 2017
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today welcomed the announcement by Minister Doherty that the Government would extend the current 26 week period of State paid maternity leave offered to mothers in cases of premature birth, and the...
NWCI developed two resources on campaigning for pension equality for women, following engagement over many years with women negatively impacted by the pensions system, and a series of workshops earlier this year with women in Kerry and Cork affected by...
Published: Friday, September 29, 2017
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) is calling on the public to support the most important March for Choice yet. Orla O’Connor, NWCI Director, said, “NWCI and many of our 180 member organisations will be...
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