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#FemFest – Young Women are taking action

Published: Thursday, December 03, 2015

Young women from across Ireland will gather for a sold out #FemFest in Croke Park, Dublin this Friday, 4th December. #FemFest is a conference about young women and for young women (16 – 24 years) by the National Women’s Council...

Community groups gather in Limerick to make sure women are at centre of local government planning

Published: Wednesday, November 25, 2015

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) and the National Collective of Community Based Women’s Groups are today holding a meeting with community groups from across the Midwest to discuss how women’s needs can...

Ireland’s record on women’s human rights under the microscope as NWCI present to CEDAW Committee in Geneva

Published: Monday, November 23, 2015

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) was today in Geneva to highlight the issues that the UN Committee governing the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) needs to raise with the...

Oral Statement to the Pre-Sessional Working Group of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

Published: Monday, November 23, 2015

Introduction I thank the Committee for the opportunity to make this representation on behalf of the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI). As the leading women’s organisation network in Ireland, representing 180 diverse member groups, NWCI are...

Making Women Central to Local Government Workshops, Longford, Dublin & Limerick

Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2015

NWCI is organising a series of workshops on Making Women Central to Local Government in Longford, Dublin and Limerick. These workshops are organised in cooperation with the National Collective of Community-based Women’s Networks along with, in Longford, Longford...

Where are women’s voices in Current Affairs Radio?

Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Why are the majority of experts and guests on radio male? And why are women allocated shorter air time than their male counterparts? These questions and more are addressed in “Hearing Women’s Voices?” a study which...

Ireland signing the Istanbul Convention is a historic day in combating violence against women

Published: Thursday, November 05, 2015

Today, Ireland signed the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, also known as Istanbul Convention. In response, Orla O’Connor, Director of the National Women’s Council of Ireland said, ...

NWCI analysis of Budget 2016

Published: Thursday, November 05, 2015

In response to Budget 2016, NWCI  welcomed positive movement on a number of key areas highlighted by our members, including childcare and decent work, but also stated that the proposed measures still miss the scale of the challenge for women. ...

Government’s Capital Investment Plan must deliver on employment and equality

Published: Thursday, November 05, 2015

Responding to the Government's publication of a 'Building for Recovery' plan, the government's capital investment plan, NWCI emphasised the importance of a joined up approach and strong social clauses. While investment in our national infrastructure is to be...

NWCI attend conference in Brussels on local government

Published: Thursday, November 05, 2015

Our membership Development Officer Eilís Ní Chaithnía attended a conference in Brussels in October at which the Council of European Municipalities and Regions launched its final report a pilot project in which it developed indicators...

Ireland’s Second National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security 2015-2018

Published: Thursday, November 05, 2015

The first meeting of the Oversight Group who will monitor the implementation of Ireland’s Second National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security 2015-2018 took place in October. This Plan is part of Ireland’s obligations to...

Ireland signs Istanbul Convention

Published: Thursday, November 05, 2015

After a long campaign by the National Women's Council of Ireland, our members and women throughout the country, Ireland has finally signed the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, also known...

Ireland to be examined under CEDAW

Published: Thursday, November 05, 2015

In October NWCI co-ordinated a submission as part of Women’s Human Rights Alliance (WHRA) to the UN Committee overseeing the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Ireland hasn’t reported...

NWCI welcomes increased allocation of funding to women’s equality

Published: Tuesday, October 13, 2015

In response to Minister of Justice, Frances Fitzgerald’s speech on Budget 2016, Orla O’Connor, Director of the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) said, “We welcome the increased allocation of funding to NWCI which...

Budget 2016 – An important move in the right direction for women but missing the scale of the challenge

Published: Tuesday, October 13, 2015

In response to Budget 2016 today, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomed positive movement on a number of key areas highlighted by our members, including childcare and decent work, but also stated that the proposed measures still...

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