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Over 46,000 children waiting for early years childcare places nationwide

Published: Tuesday, September 01, 2026

The National Women’s Council (NWC) has said government must intervene urgently to provide early years education and care to 46,241 children under 3 on waiting lists for childcare around the country. NWC reiterates our long-standing call for public childcare and...

Seven years after Repeal at least 240 women are still...

Published: Sunday, May 25, 2025

The Repeal of the 8th amendment on this day (25th May) seven years ago marked a milestone in women’s access to reproductive rights in Ireland. However, around 240 women still travel to the UK from Ireland every year to...

Dáil vote this evening puts spotlight on childcare crisis

Published: Thursday, May 15, 2025

Following the Dáil vote on childcare this evening (14th May), the Together for Public alliance called on the Government to take immediate action to tackle the crisis in early years education. The vote today follows last week&rsquo...

Stronger, faster action on climate change needed to protect...

Published: Wednesday, May 14, 2025

An event held today by the Women’s Mental Health Network, a joint initiative from the National Women’s Council and St Patrick’s Mental Health Services, has reinforced the profound implications of climate change for mental...

NWC is currently recruiting for a Women’s Health Officer

Published: Monday, May 12, 2025

This is a critical time for women’s rights. As the leading representative organisation for women and women’s organisations with almost 200 member groups across the island of Ireland, we are at the forefront of campaigning for women...

NWC welcomes Dáil motion for Action on Public Childcare

Published: Wednesday, May 07, 2025

The National Women’s Council (NWC) today (7th May) welcomed the motion on public childcare calling on the Government to take urgent action to tackle the crisis in early years education and care, and to engage with the asks...

100 days later, where is the Government’s action on...

Published: Thursday, May 01, 2025

100 days into the new Government, childcare campaigners from the Together for Public Alliance will gather outside Leinster House today (1st May) at 12:45 pm to call for Government action to tackle the ongoing childcare crisis. Some families in Ireland are paying...

NWC launches ‘A Feminist Shared Future’ report...

Published: Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Women from across Northern Ireland and beyond have come together to demand a future where they are not just participants, but architects of change - a future where gender equality, the unequal sharing of care work, economic inequality, and violence...

Government’s plan fails to harness the potential of women...

Published: Wednesday, April 16, 2025

In response to the publication of the Government’s Climate Action Plan 2025, Feminist Communities for Climate Justice (FCCJ), a joint project by the National Women’s Council and Community Work Ireland, today (16th April 2025) expressed its...

JOIN OUR TEAM: Policy and Campaigns Officer

Published: Friday, April 11, 2025

NWC is currently recruiting for Policy and Campaigns Officer This is a critical time for women’s rights. As the leading representative organisation for women and women’s organisations with almost 200 member groups across the island of Ireland,...

JOIN OUR TEAM: Membership and Communications Coordinator...

Published: Thursday, April 10, 2025

NWC is currently recruiting for a Membership and Communications Coordinator (Maternity Leave Cover) This is a critical time for women’s right. As the leading representative organisation for women and women’s organisations with almost 200 member groups...

Women and families can’t wait any longer for childcare

Published: Wednesday, April 09, 2025

As we approach the first 100 days of the new Government, the National Women’s Council (NWC) today (9th April) called on them to deliver on their childcare election promises. NWC said that the voters are still waiting for significant...

National Women’s Council calls for urgent action to end...

Published: Tuesday, April 08, 2025

The Private Members Bill Prohibition of Advertising or Importuning Sex for Rent Bill 2025, introduced by Labour Senator Laura Harmon in the Seanad puts a much needed spotlight on the devastating impact of sex for rent exploitation on vulnerable women and...

Legislation to criminalise the purchase of sex is key to...

Published: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

The National Women’s Council (NWC) today (26th March 2025) welcomed the long-awaited publication of the Review of Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 and highlighted the important role of the legislation in achieving a zero tolerance approach...

30 years after Beijing, progress on women’s rights and...

Published: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

30 years ago, 189 governments from across the world signed the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which became the most comprehensive and visionary agenda ever for gender equality and the human rights of all women and girls. Marking Beijing’s 3...