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1. Recession, surge in helpline calls, .... families break up and lost jobs
Excerpt: …By Susan McKay, CEO of National Women's Council of IrelandOne day last week, in an Irish city, a woman met her husband's psychiatrist. The husband had been violent and abusive towards the woman throughout their marriage. He was attending the psychiatrist because of depression and addiction to gambling. He had…
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2. Community Development Position in Cavan With the Irish Traveller Movement
Excerpt: …The Irish Traveller Movement (ITM) is a national Traveller organisation that promotes the recognition of Travellers as a nomadic ethnic group in Irish society.ITM is recruiting for the following position:Community Development Worker for Co. Cavan. - Full time positionThe primary objective of this post is to lead in the development…
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Excerpt: …The Fair Hotels campaign is an initiative of hotel workers and their trade union representatives. Fair Hotels are hotels that treat their staff fairly. Our objective is to support and promote quality employment in the hotel industry in Ireland by encouraging consumers to choose Fair Hotels for leisure, meetings and…
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Excerpt: …Below are extracts from the second stage speeches on the Bill made by Aengus and his party colleague Martin Ferris. Aengus focused on youth unemployment while Martin focused on the one parent payment scheme. alternatively you can view Aengus' speech Aengus also tabled an amendment (see below) which if adopted…
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5. Independent voice needed to balance lobbying of finance sector
Excerpt: …Banking interests make representations to legislators, but there is no organised counter analysis, writes Eithne Reid O'Doherty*SOCIETIES ARE at a crossroads. The survival of democracy itself is being questioned due to the present financial instability, increased nationalism, protectionism and xenophobia - the same factors that led ultimately to the rise…
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Excerpt: …"The Immigrant Council of Ireland invites you to this year's Mothers & Daughters lunch on 17th of September at the Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.This event is an excellent opportunity to support the ICI to raise funds for its work with the victims of sex trafficking in…
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8. Communications, IT and Social Media Support Intern for Claiming Our Future Event Position
Excerpt: …This is a full time (35 hours per week) for 6 months based at 9 Cavendish Row, Dublin 1. Reporting to Claiming Our Future Initiative Coordinator, the Communications, IT and Social Media Support Intern will carry out the following tasks- Manage content on the website- Manage social networking tools- Liaise…
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9. CALL FOR CONSULTANCY APPLICATIONS - Consultancy for UN SR VAW -Intersectional & Multiple Gender
Excerpt: …CALL FOR CONSULTANCY APPLICATIONS - UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN TERMS OF REFERENCE The Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its causes and consequences, Ms. Rashida Manjoo, wishes to carry out comprehensive research on the topic of intersectional and multiple forms of discrimination in the context of violence…
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10. Make healthy choices - Breast health is up to you!
Excerpt: …Taking exercise and being physically active + keeping a normal body weight + eating a healthy diet can help protect your breast health!For Breast Health Day this year, Europa Donna Ireland is focusing on lifestyle choices that can influence your future breast health and help prevent breast cancer.Why not organise…
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11. Anger as council plans to remove Magdalene Laundry sculpture
Excerpt: …A city council has insisted it intends to remove a sculpture erected just last year to women who suffered at a Magdalene laundry.The sculpture was erected on International Women's Day in March last year close to the former Magdalene Laundry in Galway city centre.But now, it is to be removed…
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12. Migrant group accuses Dept of Justice of stonewalling asylum process
Excerpt: …A group representing female migrants has accused the Department of Justice of blocking a proposal to provide a dedicated centre for vulnerable women in the asylum process.Salome Mbugua, director of the charity Akidwa, said there was ''considerable resistance'' from senior officials at the department to a proposal to designate one…
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13. Latest Vatican document is final straw for women
Excerpt: …ANALYSIS: The Vatican must no longer be granted immunity from equality legislation, in the name of liberty, equality, and even the Gospel, writes MARY CONDRENTHE VATICAN'S recent Normae de Gravioribus Delictis document prescribes automatic excommunication for anyone involved in the ordination of a woman. In according greater penalties to those…
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14. Civil Partnership Bill signed into law
Excerpt: …The Civil Partnership Bill, which provides legal recognition for same-sex couples in Ireland for the first time, has today been signed into law.The Bill was signed into law by President Mary McAleese at Áras an Uachtaráin this morningIt extends marriage-like benefits to gay and lesbian couples in the areas of…
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15. Women urged to support Justice for Magdalenes
Excerpt: …At their recent AGM, the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) passed a motion supporting the survivor advocacy group Justice for Magdalene's (JFM) campaign to bring about a formal apology and a distinct redress scheme for all Magdalene survivors. This week Susan McKay, Director of NWCI, is writing to all…
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Excerpt: …One Family is recruiting participants for our next New Futures programme which is commencing on the 13th September 2010. New Futures is a highly successful career planning and support programme that is accredited by FETAC (Level 4). The course is free of charge and runs for 3 mornings a week…
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Excerpt: …AFTER FOUR years of difficult talks, and 15 years after the landmark Beijing women's conference, the member states of the United Nations have finally agreed to establish an umbrella agency to represent the interests of women. It will be responsible for supervising projects around the world, lobbying for better laws…
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18. Women’s council seeks justice for Magdalene survivors
Excerpt: …The Irish Times - Monday, July 12, 2010THE NATIONAL Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) is to write to all female TDs, Senators, and local councillors calling on them to support calls for justice for survivors of the Magdalene laundries.Susan McKay, director of the NWCI, has written to the women public…
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19. RTE TV DOCUMENTARY SEEKS WOMEN WORKING OVER 65years
Excerpt: …I work with RTÉ Televisions' Documentary Unit and am researching a programme which I'm hoping you might be able to help me with. The documentary will follow the lives of 4-5 dynamic, interesting, energetic, good natured men and women who are still working full time (or part time) and are…
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20. NEW WEBSITE for WOMENS AID- A Lifeline, Online
Excerpt: …www.womensaid.ie - A lifeline, online. Women's Aid recently highlighted the links between domestic violence and technology at the launch of our 2009 Annual Statistics Report. However, we know that while technology can be used as a tool to control and abuse women it can also be their lifeline. That is…
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