Close the Gap: An information booklet on the gap between Family Leave and Childcare

Published: Wednesday, March 04, 2026

For parents, the time between the birth of a child and their first day of school is both a lifetime and the blink of an eye. The support society provides to parents during this time is essential. Paid leave from...

National Women’s Council Submission to Joint Committee on Health (National Maternity Strategy)

Published: Tuesday, March 03, 2026

This submission builds on our extensive research and consultation not only with our membership but also with women in all their diversity – including Traveller women, Roma women, migrant women, disabled women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and victims and survivors of domestic, sexual...

Evaluation of the All-island Women’s Forum

Published: Wednesday, February 25, 2026

The All Island Women's Forum Evaluation Report involved reviewing materials that documented the establishment and development of the Forum; a survey and 19 one-to-one interviews with members, staff and funders; analysis of the Forum’s impact and operations; and development of...

NWC Submission on the Child and Family Homelessness Action Plan

Published: Friday, February 20, 2026

In this submission, the National Women’s Council outlines the urgent need for a gender-responsive Child and Family Homelessness Action Plan that recognises the deep links between homelessness, poverty and domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. Drawing on our research, policy...

Feminist Communities for Climate Justice Final Impact Report 2025

Published: Thursday, December 18, 2025

This Legacy Report for the Feminist Communities for Climate Justice Project provides an overview of the achievements, key outputs and impact of the three year partnership project between the National Women's Council and Community Work Ireland.

Housing Precarity, Homelessness and Violence against Women and Girls

Published: Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Women and children are finding themselves trapped between the housing crisis and rising levels of homelessness and shocking levels of domestic abuse, sexual violence, exploitation and control against women in Ireland which significantly impacts their lives. These are not separate...

Women who Lead: Amplifying and Accelerating Women’s Interests

Published: Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Informed by insights into substantative representation of women, this report examines evidence in Ireland for the relationship between women’s political presence as leaders and policies that advance gender equality. It concludes that despite the over representation of men in...

Submission to the Consultation on Ireland’s Social Climate Plan

Published: Friday, October 24, 2025

The Feminist Communities for Climate Justice project's submission to the Consultation on Ireland's Social Climate Plan

A Feminist Analysis of Budget 2026

Published: Thursday, October 09, 2025

Budget 2026 provided an opportunity for Government to lay down a clear marker for gender equality and set out a vision for tackling inequality to build a more just, sustainable, feminist and climate-friendly Ireland over the course of their Government term....

Our Health, Our Voices: Women’s Experience of Healthcare in Ireland Listening Forum Report 2

Published: Monday, October 06, 2025

In Women’s Voices: Findings from the Forum for Women’s Experiences of Healthcare in Ireland presents insights from Workstream B of the Women’s Health Forum, a project led by the National Women’s Council (NWC) in partnership with...

Submission to the Consultation on a new National Obesity Strategy in Ireland

Published: Monday, September 22, 2025

Feminist Communities for Climate Justice's submission to the consultation on a new National Obesity Strategy in Ireland

Submission to the Independent COVID-19 Evaluation

Published: Wednesday, September 03, 2025

NWC's submission to Ireland’s COVID-19 Evaluation, an independent non-statutory entity. This submission will contribute to the Evaluation's report, following the conclusion of the public consultation. This submission recognises that gender emerged as a significant factor in the social, economic,...

NWC Annual Report 2024: Building our Movement for a Feminist Future

Published: Tuesday, August 26, 2025

NWC Submission to the General Scheme of Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

Published: Wednesday, August 20, 2025

NWC Submission to the General Scheme of Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025, particularly Parts 2, 5 (Head 19) and 12 (Head 39). We cautiously welcome this Bill, as it represents a progressive step towards safeguarding survivors' rights in court systems and address...

NWC Audited Accounts 2024

Published: Thursday, July 24, 2025