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1. Mary McAleese chairs Women’s Assembly on future of the island of Ireland
Excerpt: …50 women thought leaders from across the island of Ireland gathered in Dublin today (Tuesday, 5th November 2024) to explore and elevate women’s perspectives on the future of the island of Ireland through a feminist lens. The gathering was the first of a two day ‘Women’s Assembly’ chaired by former…
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2. Clear support amongst voters for a public system of early childhood education and care
Excerpt: …Over the last two weeks, voters from every county have sent thousands of emails to political party leaders urging them to commit to a public system of early childhood education and care. This public call for change was facilitated through an easy to use e-action tool set up by the…
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3. Families paying over €250 a week for childcare in Galway
Excerpt: …In Galway, families are paying up to €252.50 per week for one child in full time childcare. For many, this is simply an unaffordable amount and places significant financial strain on households. In response to the ongoing childcare crisis, the National Women’s Council (NWC) is hosting a Town Hall…
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4. Public Childcare is a General Election issue
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council (NWC) is urging the public to join our newly launched childcare e-action campaign, calling on political party leaders to commit to a public system of early childhood education and care in their political party manifestos during the election campaign, and in the next Programme for government.…
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5. My journey into Feminism and Climate Justice through a Community Work lens
Excerpt: …Olitha is currently a volunteer Donegal Intercultural Platform and undertook the NUI Level 7 Community Work in a Changing Ireland – Feminist Climate Justice with the Department of Applied Social Studies at Maynooth University. The Certificate Programme is a key element of the Feminist Communities for Climate Justice joint project…
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6. National Women’s Council calls for women to be at centre of constitutional debate
Excerpt: …In its presentation to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement today (10th October 2024), the National Women’s Council (NWC) highlighted the need to centre the voices and experiences of women North and South in any debate on the constitutional question. NWC called for the…
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7. Sex For Rent: National Women’s Council call on politicians to outlaw exploitation
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council (NWC) has called on government and the Minister for Justice to prioritise legislation outlawing Sex For Rent exploitation as a matter of urgency before a general election. NWC will brief politicians at Leinster House today, highlighting our report which found this kind of exploitation is widespread…
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8. National Women’s Council calls for immediate sanctions against Israel
Excerpt: …National Women’s Council calls for immediate sanctions against Israel NWC says women and children in Gaza, wider Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen are bearing the brunt of Israeli brutality Press release for immediate release As the one-year anniversary of Israel’s war on Gaza approaches, the National Women’s Council (NWC) has…
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9. National Women’s Council responds to Budget 2025
Excerpt: …In response to Budget 2025, the National Women’s Council (NWC) today (1st October) welcomed the permanent measures in this budget that will address women’s inequality, including investment in women’s health, particularly the roll out of free HRT (see our detailed analysis here), the increase for Maternity, Paternity, Parent’s Benefit and…
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10. National Women’s Council welcomes free HRT as a game-changer for women
Excerpt: …National Women’s Council welcomes Free HRT as a game-changer for women Press release, 1st October 2024, for immediate release The National Women’s Council (NWC) has welcomed the announcement in Budget 2025 that Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) will be free for all women experiencing menopause, from January 2025. The new investment…
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11. National Women’s Council calls for accessible abortion care for all women
Excerpt: …Marking International Safe Abortion Day today (28th September 2024), the National Women’s Council called for abortion to be accessible to anyone who needs it. NWC highlighted the urgent need to tackle ongoing barriers to abortion care for many women and pregnant people in Ireland. NWC welcomed the introduction of Safe Access Zones from October 17th and the expansion of abortion services, with 17 of…
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12. New Alliance calls for 40% Gender Quotas in Local Elections
Excerpt: …A new civil society alliance, which launched today (24th September 2024), is demanding a 40% gender quota for local election candidates as a key measure to address gender inequality in the next programme for government. The group is dedicated to addressing the imbalance of representation of women at all levels…
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13. Alliance of 30 organisations calls for public system of early childhood education and care
Excerpt: …Alliance of 30 organisations calls for public system of early childhood education and care Organisations say the current childcare system is broken and cannot deliver the service children deserve Press release embargoed to 00:01AM on Thursday 19 September A new civil society alliance, Together for Public, which launched today (19th…
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14. Call for financial supports for women in agriculture
Excerpt: …Feminist Communities for Climate Justice say Ireland needs a new approach to food production Thursday 12th September 2024 Feminist Communities for Climate Justice (FCCJ) – a joint project between the National Women’s Council (NWC) and Community Work Ireland (CWI) – today highlighted the important role of women farmers for sustainable,…
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15. Together for Public - Delivering early education and care for every child
Excerpt: …A system in crisis Ireland’s childcare system is at breaking point. It is simply not working; not for women, not for children, not for providers and not for society. But it doesn't have to be this way. Together for Public is an Alliance bringing together over 40 civil society organisations, trade unions,…
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16. NWC stands in solidarity with women in Afghanistan
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council expresses our strong solidarity with women and girls in Afghanistan just over three years after the takeover by the Taliban. Since 2021, there have been extreme regressions and reversions of civil and democratic rights and freedoms in Afghanistan. NWC roundly condemns these moves which include the…
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17. National Women’s Council reiterates call for SPHE curriculum to address gender-based violence
Excerpt: …NWC says SPHE must be a mandatory subject in order to tackle the root cause of gender-based violence Violence against women is at epidemic levels in Ireland, with Women’s Aid receiving over 40,000 disclosures of domestic abuse in 2023. In the same year, the Gardaí received a domestic abuse…
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18. The only solution to the childcare crisis is a public system, says NWC
Excerpt: …The only solution to the childcare crisis is a public system, says NWC The National Women’s Council say a public system of Early Childhood Education and Care could be piloted alongside private provision to ensure every child in the country has a place The National Women’s Council (NWC) has said…
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19. National Women’s Council pays tribute to Nell McCafferty
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council extends our deepest sympathies to the family, friends, and loved ones of Nell McCafferty on her death today. We are all indebted to Nell. She was unafraid to name injustice wherever she saw it, and at times she was deeply unpopular for it. But her work…
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Excerpt: …Research on Marginalised Women’s Experiences of the Free Contraception Scheme NWC, in partnership with the Department of Health, is seeking a suitably qualified researcher to investigate women’s awareness and experiences of the Free Contraception Scheme to date, in addition to exploring women’s attitudes towards contraception more broadly. The research will have…
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