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1. Irish Open - An insult to women!!
Excerpt: …Bord Fáilte should withdraw funding now. 'Bord Fáilte should with draw its sponsorship of the Irish Open golf championship' stated Ms Joanna McMinn, Director of the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI). 'This championship is to be hosted in Portmarnock golf club, one of only two golf clubs in the…
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Excerpt: …The National Women's Council of Ireland, which represents over 150 diverse women's groups and organisations in Ireland, has received many calls from its affiliates expressing their concern for the safety and lives of women in situations of domestic violence following the Supreme Court Ruling on the unconstitutionality of Interim Barring…
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4. Proposal to tax child benefit - outrageous and sickening!!
Excerpt: …'The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) is astonished and appalled that the Government is considering taxing Child Benefit' declared Ms Joanna McMinn, NWCI Director. 'It is both cynical and sickening to target children as a means of bringing the public finances into line' she continued. 'One in five children…
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5. Proposal to tax child benefit - outrageous and sickening!!
Excerpt: …'The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) is astonished and appalled that the Government is considering taxing Child Benefit' declared Ms Joanna McMinn, NWCI Director. 'It is both cynical and sickening to target children as a means of bringing the public finances into line' she continued. 'One in five children…
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6. NWCI adds its voice in protest against Operation Hyphen
Excerpt: …The National Women's Council of Ireland, which represents over 150 diverse women's groups and organizations in Ireland, wishes to add its voice in protest against Operation Hyphen which was carried out recently by the National Immigration Bureau in conjunction with the Gardaí.'We seriously question the motivation behind Operation Hyphen which…
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7. Launch of ‘Survivors of Symphysiotomy’ (SOS)
Excerpt: …'Symphysiotomy was an operation performed on women during childbirth in Ireland by Catholic doctors during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. It resulted in permanently widening the pelvis in women who might normally require repeated Caesarean sections, so they could continue having children and would not require contraception or sterilisation' declared…
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8. NWCI supports Traveller organisations!
Excerpt: …'The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) fully supports the Traveller organisations in protesting about the recent legislation, which has criminalised trespass' declared Joanna McMinn, NWCI Director, who was speaking at the protest in Dublin today. 'This development will worsen the situation of the 1,200 families on the roadside with…
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9. Women angry about poverty!! Conference vows to make it an election issue!!
Excerpt: …'Women are still at higher risk of poverty than men and it is unbelievable that the position of women in Irish society has deteriorated since 1994' stated Orla O'Connor, Policy Analyst with the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI). Ms O'Connor went on to explain that 22% of women are…
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10. Fewer women candidates in this election But we could elect 33 women to the next Dáil!!
Excerpt: …Launch of NWCI election leaflet, Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin'Despite Ireland's economic growth, women are still being left behind' declared Gráinne Healy, Chairwoman of the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI). 'The NWCI is committed to ensuring that election candidates take cognisance of women's priority issues, childcare, economic independence, health, concerns of…
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11. Traveller rights further restricted. Government amendments make a mockery of social partnership
Excerpt: …'The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) is outraged at the measures pushed through the Dáil yesterday giving more powers to the local authorities to evict Travellers with nowhere to go and to criminalise trespass' stated Joanna MC Minn, NWCI Director. 'The NWCI supports the protest of the Irish Traveller…
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12. Let More Women into Irish Politics!!
Excerpt: …International Women's Day Meeting and Debate, Government Buildings, DublinMuintearas, an Togra Oideachas Gaeltachta, Ballymun Women's Resource Centre, Longford Women's Centre, Cork Women's Poetry Circle and The National Women's Council of IrelandChair: Olivia O'LearyLaunch by John O'Donoghue TD, Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform of two research reports:Áit ag an…
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Excerpt: …Thursday 21 February 2002, Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin 'The proposed bill and referendum are an attack on the lives, health and welfare of women' declared Ms. Gráinne Healy, Chairwoman of the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI)'There is widespread confusion about the forthcoming referendum as the proposed changes to the constitution…
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14. People with disabilities - entitled to rights.
Excerpt: …'The National Women's Council of Ireland is outragedthat the Disability Bill, 2001 Bill does not succeed in establishing rights for disabled people in Ireland' declared Ms. Joanna McMinn, NWCI Director. She went on to explain that a letter from the Forum of People with Disabilities group was sent last Friday…
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Excerpt: …The Protection of Human Life in Pregnancy Bill and Referendum 'There is unanimous opposition to the forthcoming referendum from the affiliates of the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI)' declared Ms. Gráinne Healy, Chairwoman of the NWCI. Ms. Healy was speaking after a meeting in Dublin today, at the end…
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17. From the Table at Bonn to the Summit in Brussels, Afghan Women Lead the Way FIF
Excerpt: …Fifty Afghan Women Leaders to gather at historical 'Afghan Women's Summit' in Brussels December 4-5In response to the request from women of Afghanistan for support and solidarity, the European Women's Lobby, Equality Now, V-Day, the Center for Strategic Initiatives of Women, and the Feminist Majority are hosting an Afghan Women's…
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18. Violence against women: challenging the anti-woman backlash!
Excerpt: …Launch of: Violence Against Women: An Issue of GenderRoyal Dublin Hotel, Dublin'The NWCI, as the representative voice of women in Ireland deplores the wave of anti-woman misinformation being disseminated through certain media columns and by so-called men's groups' stated Mary Kelly, Deputy Chairwoman of the National Women's Council of Ireland…
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Excerpt: …Gráinne Healy, National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) Chairwoman, thanked Mary Wallace TD,Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, for launching the Framing the Future Report. She also thanked the other speakers and went on to explain that Framing the Future is a research study commissioned by the NWCI and…
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20. Launch of NWCI Pre-Budget Submission We’re still waiting…for women to get a fair share!!!
Excerpt: …'We want this budget to move women out of poverty and put more money their pockets' stated Gráinne Healy, Chairwoman of the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI). 'Women are the largest group of those who have been excluded from our economic prosperity' she continued. 'Women on social welfare, lone…
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