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1. Irish Independent : Fathers will have a voice at last
Excerpt: …AS a separated father, I was surprised but delighted to read the letter 'Why are working mothers blamed?' by Myria Vassiliadou, Secretary General of the European Women's Lobby (Irish Independent October 7).On its website, the European Women's Lobby claims to be the largest umbrella organisations of women's associations in the…
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2. Women hurt by war, not rewarded in recovery
Excerpt: …Three quarters of the world's internally displaced persons and refugees are women, a seminar on Women in Armed Conflict was told in Dublin on 14 October. Kenyan social worker Caroline Munyi, who works with the Aikidwa organisation, said that women play vital roles in protecting children and keeping families together…
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3. ‘Women have done the work : its time to share the gains’
Excerpt: …Launch of the NWCI Pre-Budget Submission :''While women have contributed significantly to Ireland's economic success, they have not experienced the benefits of that success'' stated Orla O'Connor, Head of Policy at the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI), launching the NWCI's Pre-Budget Submission outside Leinster House on Kildare Street in…
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4. Irish Times : Savings in social welfare budget essential says Hanafin
Excerpt: …THE GOVERNMENT cannot get the finances of the country right without in some way making savings in the social welfare budget, Minister for Social and Family Affairs Mary Hanafin has said.Speaking at a pre-budget forum for representatives of voluntary and advocacy groups in Dublin yesterday, the Minister said they needed…
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Excerpt: …The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) called on Minister for Social Family and Affairs, Mary Hanifan, TD not to cut Child Benefit in the forthcoming Budget, at the Department's Pre-Budget 2010 Forum in Dublin today (Friday 9th October, 09)According to Orla O'Connor, in her presentation to the Forum; ''Child…
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6. Irish Times : Leaflet on breast cancer to be sent to homes
Excerpt: …A LEAFLET highlighting facts about breast cancer will be delivered to more than three-quarters of a million households across the country next week.Breast cancer advocacy group Europa Donna Ireland received funding of €105,000 from the National Lottery to print 790,000 leaflets which will be delivered to households by An Post…
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7. Irish Examiner : Choices or barriers? A response to Matt Cooper
Excerpt: …Senator Ivana Bacik5th October 2009Last Wednesday, at a protest against cutbacks outside the Dáil, Susan McKay of the National Women's Council made a speech which provoked some controversy. I was at the protest and heard her say, accurately, that women had not created the economic recession but that they would…
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8. Irish Examiner : Battle of the sexes has no place in the fight to fix this economy
Excerpt: …More men than women have lost their jobs during the downturn, particularly in the construction sector - and please let no one pretend that working on the sites in all weathers is somehow easier than cleaning the Dáil, especially when men are more likely to lose their lives at work…
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9. Irish Times : Catholics and Protestants see human rights differently
Excerpt: …PROTESTANTS AND Catholics have markedly different views on the question of individual rights and the need to protect them, the McCluskey Civil Rights Summer School was told.Dr John Kyle, a Belfast councillor and member of the Progressive Unionist Party, said the drive for consensus required an appreciation of that fact…
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10. Clare Champion On-Line : Clare Women’s Network faces uncertain future
Excerpt: …Women in Clare will be left without a voice if the Clare Women's Network is forced to close because of Government cutbacks, the director of the National Women's Council of Ireland, Susan McKay has warned.View full article »
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11. Women say no going back…NWCI join with community sector to march against proposed cuts
Excerpt: …Susan McKay, Director of the NWCI speaking from the platform of today's national march of community workers, employers and activists, protesting against proposed cuts to community projects across the country, said 'Women didn't get the power or the wealth during the boom years, but there would never have been prosperity…
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12. Business and Leadership Magazine : Cutbacks mean more women unemployed
Excerpt: …Cutbacks proposed in the McCarthy report, along with others which pre-dated it, would push women out of the workforce and into welfare dependency and poverty, Susan McKay, director of the National Women's Council of Ireland, said today.She was speaking from the platform of the national march of community workers, employers…
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13. Irish Times : Thousands march over cuts in Dublin
Excerpt: …Thousands of community workers, employers and activists took to the streets of Dublin.The Communities against Cuts campaign said an estimated 12,000 to 15,000 people marched from Parnell Square to Molesworth Street before holding a rally outside the Dáil. Women's groups from Donegal, Roscommon, Mayo and Clare waved placards alongside Dublin…
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Excerpt: …A very proud and particular welcome from the National Women's Council of Welcome to all of the women here today - Mothers, sisters, wives, partners daughters - Mna na hEirinn out to rock the world again.There never would have been a community sector if it wasn't for women.The National Women's…
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15. Irish Times : 1,500 protest over cuts and NAMA
Excerpt: …SOME 1,500 people marched in protest at proposed Government cuts and the planned National Assets Management Agency (Nama), in Dublin at the weekend.One of a series of protests, it was supported by Sinn Féin, the People Before Profit Alliance, a number of socialist groups, trade unions, striking workers and several…
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16. Irish Times : 11,000 sign Child Benefit allowance petition
Excerpt: …SOME 11,000 parents and other concerned citizens have signed a petition against any change in the child benefit allowance.In both online and handwritten petitions which are addressed to Taoiseach Brian Cowen, the families say that they oppose the introduction of means testing or taxation or reduction of the universal payment.View…
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17. The Fingal Independent : Call for more women to enter politics
Excerpt: …PRESSURE group for the rights of women has called for a quota system to bring more women into politics at local level after the local elections saw a slide in the number of women councillors nationwide.A survey by the National Women's Council (NWC) has found that some female candidates were…
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18. Irish Times : Thousands protest over NAMA cuts
Excerpt: …Up to 2,000 people marched in Dublin yesterday in protest at proposed Government cuts and the planned National Assets Management Agency (Nama).The protest was supported by Sinn Féin, the People Before Profit Alliance, a number of socialist groups, trade unions, striking workers and several anti-Lisbon groups.View full article »
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19. European Commission Website : EU President Jose Manuel Barrosso visits Limerick
Excerpt: …European Commission President José Manuel Barroso will be in Limerick today (Saturday) where he will have the opportunity to meet with the Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Affairs and the city's Mayor and to engage in open discussion with students at the University and with civil society groups.View full article…
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20. Labour Party Website : Lisbon has the potential to improve women’s lives
Excerpt: …Speaking at a National Women's Council of Ireland meeting in the Mansion House Dublin on the Lisbon Treaty this morning, Dublin Labour MEP Proinsias De Rossa said the treaty contained a number of specific measures that had the potential to improve women's lives.Mr De Rossa said: "Gender equality has been…
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