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Published: Tuesday, October 14, 2025
National Women’s Council report shows that Ireland’s healthcare system is leaving some marginalised women behind “I still don’t have a GP and it’s been two years in this country.”...
Published: Monday, November 22, 2010
Actor Fiona Shaw opens exhibition celebrating the work of Alice Milligan 'possibly the best kept secret in Irish history' - an unjustly forgottenjournalist, political activist, feminist, human rights campaigner, 'CulturalAmbassador', theatre pioneer and Ulster Protestant Unionist who became anIrish nationalist...
Published: Monday, November 15, 2010
This year the Irish Congress of Trade Unions has been holding a series of lecture on trying to influence the Government to take an alternative economic view. This campaign is called 'A Better Fairer Way'. As part of the 'Better...
Published: Thursday, November 04, 2010
National Women's Council of Ireland - Gender Mainstreaming Strategy for the Health Service ExecutiveThe NWCI is seeking to contract an experienced and highly skilled researcher for this project.The tender is for the production of a Gender Mainstreaming Strategy for...
Published: Tuesday, October 19, 2010
By Ann Cahill Europe CorrespondentA PLAN to give women longer maternity leave on full pay is being fought by businesses in the EU.Women's groups are arguing the extra cost would be offset by more women returning to work after...
Published: Monday, October 18, 2010
A coalition of leading charities, community and voluntary groups, trade unions and academics today launched a new hard-hitting campaign which calls on all TD's to take a pledge to protect the most vulnerable in society from Budget cuts.The "Time...
Published: Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Pregnant women are to be offered the seasonal flu vaccine free for the first time this winter as experts say the swine flu virus remains a threat.Healthy pregnant women and new mothers up to six weeks after giving birth...
The song, One True Step, is a story of women who have been through breast cancer. But the message is true of any huge life challenge. When the path isn't easy or clear, even the smallest step makes a difference....
Published: Monday, October 04, 2010
Enhancing Gender Justice and Ending Discrimination against Women Critical to Achieving the MDGsUNIFEM (part of UN Women) released an excerpt from the forthcoming2010-2011 edition of its flagship publication, Progress of the World's Women, in time for the UN Summit...
Statement by Mary White - Minister of state with responsibility for Equality, Integration and Human Rights.43 projects across Ireland to receive funding of up to €50,000 eachMinister of State for Equality, Integration and Human Rights Mary White has announced that she...
Published: Monday, September 27, 2010
UCC Women's Studies in conjunction with the Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI) presented the one day conference 'Moving in from the Margins: Women's political representation in Ireland' Speech by Susan McKay, CEO National Women'sCouncil Of Ireland at the conference,...
Published: Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Ireland is at a critical moment. You can help turn this crisis into a positive turning point. Claiming our Future is a unique event. It offers a chance for people, trade unions, community organisations, environmental groups and other civil society...
Published: Tuesday, September 21, 2010
The Executive Council of Congress has organised a protest gathering to take place outside of Leinster House (Kildare Street entrance), onWednesday 29thSeptember between 1-2pm (assemble at 12.30pm outside Anglo Irish Bank, Stephen's Green), as part of the ETUC day...
Published: Monday, September 13, 2010
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today named former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet to head United Nations Women (UN Women), a newly created entity to oversee all of the world body's programmes aimed at promoting women's rights and full participation in global affairs...
Published: Monday, September 06, 2010
Dear colleagues and supportersof the Act Now on 2015 campaign, As you know, in less than 3 weeks' time, the UN Summit on the MDGs will take place in New York, taking stock of progress towards the Millennium Development Goals.In addition...
Published: Saturday, September 04, 2010
Mary Harney, Minister for Health & Children, today (Thursday 2nd September, 2010) welcomed the publication of the findings of the All-Ireland Traveller Health Study, which she launched in July 2007.The Department of Health and Children in conjunction with the Department of...
Published: Monday, August 30, 2010
For nine years, Wal-Mart has fought to stave off a class-action lawsuit alleging that the company has long discriminated against its female workers in pay and promotions. So far it has avoided a trial on the merits of the issue....
Published: Sunday, August 29, 2010
Dear Supporter, As someone who cares about children in the developing world, can I ask for a minute of your time?Last year Ireland made a promise to spend 0.7% of our national income on overseas aid by 2015. We must keep...
Published: Thursday, August 26, 2010
HEART DISEASE is the number one killer of Irish women, the Irish Heart Foundation said yesterday as it announced events for next month to highlight the issue.Consultant physician Dr Kate McGarry, chairwoman of the foundation's council on women and...
Published: Tuesday, August 17, 2010
By Madeline HawkeAs 400 women and men flooded into the Kilbride suite of the Ormonde Hotel on Friday evening in Kilkenny, it was clear to see that feminism has not lost it's appeal. "40 years of feminism: A discussion on where we...
Published: Thursday, August 12, 2010
Reviewing women's political representation in Ireland will be the focus of a conference taking place at UCC next month. UCC Women's Studies in conjunction with the Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI) will present the one day conference 'Moving in...
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