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Gender equality must be central to our climate change planning

Published: Friday, February 20, 2026

The impact of environmental breakdown, and the strategies to mitigate against it, are being felt differently by women and marginalised communities. This must be considered when planning for climate change, ...

Perpetrators of abuse should be removed from family homes rather than survivors of violence

Published: Tuesday, February 10, 2026

The National Women’s Council says women and children are being trapped between abuse and homelessness The National Women’s Council is calling for stronger legal protections that would allow women and children in abusive situations to remain...

National Women’s Council welcomes commitment to collect data on equality

Published: Monday, February 09, 2026

We need equality data to understand access of disabled women, migrant women, and Traveller and Roma women to public services Press release for immediate release As a member of the National Equality Data Strategy Working Group, NWC welcomes the publication...

Invitation to Tender - NWC Mental Health Toolkit

Published: Wednesday, January 14, 2026

The National Women’s Council (NWC), with support and funding from HSE Mental Health, is seeking an experienced researcher or research team to support the design and development of a Gender-Sensitive Toolkit. This Toolkit will serve as a practical,...

NWC welcomes publication of first Phase of new Childcare Action Plan

Published: Wednesday, December 17, 2025

NWC welcomes positive actions in childcare Plan but warns that real structural reform is needed in the next Phase The National Women’s Council (NWC) today (17th December) ...

For far too long, women’s stories have been written out of Irish history

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...

Feminist Climate Justice Project calls for sustained investment in community-centred climate action

Published: Thursday, December 11, 2025

The Feminist Communities for Climate Justice (FCCJ) project, a partnership between the National Women’s Council of Ireland and Community Work Ireland, today (11th December) called on the Government to build on the success of round 1 of the Climate,...

Housing solutions are core to ending violence against women

Published: Friday, November 28, 2025

Housing solutions are core to ending violence against women. This is a key finding of a major new report by the National Women's Council launched today (28th November) which shows the need to clearly recognise this mutually reinforcing relationship...

Ireland must look to European successes to build an integrated, public system of childcare

Published: Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Ireland remains an outlier in Europe when it comes to early childhood education and care and family leave. Despite welcome increases in public investment and extensions to leave, Ireland’s system still lacks the structural reforms needed to...

NWC welcomes publication of new National Strategy for Women and Girls

Published: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

The National Women’s Council (NWC) today welcomed the publication of the new National Strategy for Women and Girls which highlights the Government’s commitment to gender equality as a core principle of public policy and law in...

NWC welcomes survivor focused recommendations in sexual offence trials and sex for rent exploitation

Published: Thursday, November 13, 2025

The National Women’s Council (NWC) today (13th November) welcomed the report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs, and Migration which was released today as part of Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the...

NWC announces Corrinne Hasson as its new Executive Director

Published: Friday, November 07, 2025

The National Women’s Council (NWC) is delighted to announce Corrinne Hasson as its new Executive Director. Corrinne will be taking up the position in the coming months. Dr Jennifer Okeke, Chairperson of NWC said, “We warmly welcome...

Women’s leadership drives progress on gender equality policy

Published: Wednesday, November 05, 2025

National Women’s Council report explores how women’s political representation in Ireland has influenced reproductive rights and gender-based violence policy Women leaders are more likely to diversify policy agendas, increase their parties’ emphasis on social justice...

The close links between food systems, climate change and poverty

Published: Monday, October 20, 2025

Food is a universal human need, a necessity for human health and central to our cultural and social lives. However, the cost of food, along with the accessibility of food and shops represent barriers to accessing healthy food and the...

Ireland’s healthcare system is not working for all women

Published: Tuesday, October 14, 2025

“I still don’t have a GP and it’s been two years in this country.” Migrant woman on GP access. “Hospitals are not prepared for disabled people…There is no bathroom for disabled...

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