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Published: Thursday, March 19, 2026
“When information is not accessible, fear fills the space…” National Women’s Council project bridges gap between migrant women and domestic and sexual violence support services “So many (migrant) women are afraid that reporting...
Published: Thursday, May 09, 2019
Northern Ireland Women's European Platform NIWEP represents women's organisations in Northern Ireland in the European Women's Lobby, as part of the UK Joint Committee on Women. NIWEP also represents Northern Ireland at the United Nations, as an...
Health and financial literacy barriers are one of the main challenges facing marginlised women's groups. NWCI's group member NALA, the National Adult Literacy Agency, not only encourage Plain English, they also provide free supports for groups and individuals. ...
Published: Thursday, February 21, 2019
One in five women still experience domestic abuse in Ireland. 9 out of 10 women killed are killed by someone known to them, with 56% killed by a partner or ex-partner. The Irish Observatory on Violence Against Women, convened by NWCI, held an...
Published: Wednesday, February 20, 2019
For Nollaig na mBan this year, NWCI's Director Orla O'Connor wrote an opinion piece in the Irish Times, marking 100 years since the First Dail. In the piece, she outlined why in 2019, to achieve the ideals of...
Published: Tuesday, February 19, 2019
On January 14th, NWCI held a consultation meeting for members and friends on our European Elections manifesto. Speakers included Jilian Van Turnhout, Vice Chair, European Movement Ireland, James Temple-Smithson, Head of Office, European Parliament Office Ireland and Orla O&rsquo...
On December 5th, NWCI held a joint event with Women for Election that connected public representatives and young people who are interested in running for politics. Speakers included Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Senator Alice-Mary Higgins, Senator Grace O’Sullivan,...
More than 150 young women from across Ireland came together for FemFest, the largest conference for young feminist women in Ireland on Saturday, January 19th in Liberty Hall. January marked the centenary of the first sitting of Dá...
Published: Monday, February 18, 2019
We are looking for your local stories, novels, songs, ballads, photographs, pictures and drawings about women in your local area who have been involved in Local Government. 2019 marks 120 years of Local Government. The enactment of the Local Government ...
“It’s great to have a space for women to come together to share their own experiences, their stories and their strategies for bringing about change.”(quote from participant) NWCI together with nine of our member organisations...
We continue to work to highlight the inequalities in the current state pension system and highlight areas of concern in future proposals for reform. In November, we made a submission to the Department of Employment and...
Published: Friday, February 15, 2019
We are delighted to welcome three new group members to NWCI. Haven Horizons, set up in 2015, focuses on the individual, family, community and societal changes necessary for the elimination of relationship abuse and the associated gender inequality. Key...
Published: Friday, November 16, 2018
Ireland celebrates Women in Technology this November with 2 Awards Ceremonies: The Women in IT Awards on the 21st of November and the Women in Tech Awards on November 22nd. Here's a little more info...
Published: Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Herstory invites NWCI sister organisations to participate in the third annual International Herstory Light Festival, on the 4-7th January 2019, the weekend of Nollaig na mBan (Women's Little Christmas). This is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the women you...
Published: Monday, October 22, 2018
NWCI has launched its #ItStopsNow campaign and video to tackle sexual violence and harassment on campus. Campaign Coordinator Tara Brown said, “The ‘It Stops Now’ campaign emphasises that a broad cultural change is required to effectively...
Published: Friday, October 19, 2018
NWCI has called for a public discussion on care and care work before a referendum on Art. 41.2 of the Constitution on 'women in the home' should go ahead. The public discussion could take the form of a Citizens Assembly...
Published: Thursday, October 18, 2018
NWCI held a succesful pre-Budget submission day ahead of the announcement of Budget 2019. We were joined at our event by over 50 TDs and Senators who were keen to talk to us about a wide range of issues ...
In response to Budget 2019, NWCI welcomed investment into public services, including housing, childcare and paid parental leave, which will benefit women but there is concern about the capacity of Government to deliver and the pace of change for...
As part of the presidential election campaign, NWCI launched a public discussion on women’s equality in the election campaign for a new President, using #FeministPresident. NWCI asked all presidential candidates a series of questions in...
Homelessness and the lack of affordable, adequate housing has become one of the biggest equality challenges in Ireland today. NWCI joined the National Homeless and Housing Coalition, the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and the Irish Congress of...
Published: Tuesday, October 16, 2018
It’s been a bumper month for groups joining NWCI from sports, comedy, theatre, music, women’s networks in business, migrant women's groups and grouops active in the area of peace and reconciliation. Sport & Transport ...
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