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Who would qualify for a termination under North’s deeply ambiguous law?

Published: Thursday, October 11, 2012

This article was first published in The Irish Times, 12 October 2012Kathy SheridanFive women who told their stories in this paper earlier this year would not qualify.IT IS being billed as the first clinic on the island of Ireland to...

Irish solution has been to make most vulnerable pay

Published: Wednesday, October 10, 2012

This article was first published in The Irish Times, 10 October 2012Vincent BrowneAT a conference in Dublin on Monday, an academic from Iceland, Thora Kristin Thorsdottir, showed a chart contrasting the impact of the crisis measures adopted by governments in Iceland...

IMF get their maths wrong so we suffer far more than was predicted

Published: Wednesday, October 10, 2012

This article was first published in The Irish Examiner, 10 October 2012Colette BrowneTHE myth that crippling austerity measures have been anything other than disastrous for this country was finally nailed by this newspaper yesterday, when it revealed that the IMF hugely...

Lone parents and low paid target of cuts, forum hears

Published: Monday, October 08, 2012

This article first appeared in The Irish Times, 9 October 2012Kitty Holland SECTORS OF the population dominated by women have become 'special targets' in Government efforts to cut costs, a foremost expert on social policy has said.Dr Pauline Conroy, speaking...

Cuts to child benefit expected despite strong opposition

Published: Monday, October 01, 2012

This story first appeared in the Irish Times, Tue, Oct 02, 2012MARY MINIHAN THE GOVERNMENT is set to press ahead with cuts in child benefit rates despite strong protests from Opposition politicians and social justice groups. A proposal for a two-tiered...

Women’s Council: Child benefit cuts would be ‘devastating’

Published: Monday, October 01, 2012

This article was first published on Breakingnews.ie on 1 October 2012 The National Women's Council is calling for a report recommending a massive cut to child benefit to be published in full.The Children's Minister has tried to allay fears about...

Calls for clear clarification on proposed child benefit cuts

Published: Monday, October 01, 2012

The article was first published on clare.fm, 1 October 2012 The National Women's Council is calling for a report recommending a massive cut to child benefit to be published in full. The Children's Minister has tried to allay fears about the...

Minister says no decisions on child benefit for Budget 2013

Published: Monday, October 01, 2012

This article was first published on Newstalk.ie on 1 October 2012 The Minister for Children says no decisions have been made on whether or not to cut child benefit in the December Budget.It is reported that an advisory group has...

Women’s Council: Child benefit cuts would be ‘devastating’

Published: Monday, October 01, 2012

This article was first published in The Irish Examiner, 1 October 2012 The National Women's Council is calling for a report recommending a massive cut to child benefit to be published in full.The Children's Minister has tried to allay fears about...

Orla O’Connor speaking on The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Published: Monday, October 01, 2012

Orla O'Connor speaking on The Last Word with Matt Cooper on proposals to cut child benefit and taxing maternity benefit. The Last Word with Matt Cooper, Monday, 1 October 2012

New Constitution for Women

Published: Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Article first appeared in the Cork Independent, 20 September 2012 An event to inform women about the upcoming constitutional convention and the need to affect real change in the document will be held next Monday in Cork city. The event, open to...

Column: Austerity has an unequal impact on women. So let’s fix this.

Published: Friday, September 14, 2012

Opinion Piece published on journal.ie, 14 September 2012 Statistically speaking, spending cuts hit women hardest - but protecting disadvantaged groups should be at the heart of the Budget, write Orla O'Connor and Clara Fischer.RECENTLY THE FAWCETT Society, the leading civil...

Women’s council critical of Cabinet

Published: Wednesday, March 09, 2011

THE NATIONAL Women's Council of Ireland's chief executive Susan McKay has criticised what she described as the "marginalisation" of women in the new Cabinet.She said it was "a disgrace" that the newly appointed Labour Minister for Social Protection Joan...

NWCI calls on new government to commit to increasing women’s participation in politics

Published: Sunday, February 27, 2011

The following article written by Susan McKay, chief executive of the National Women's Council of Ireland, appears in today's Daily Mail. An image from the election campaign. Beautiful, smart Miriam O'Callaghan perched on a barstool interviewing a circle made up...

Women still must jump too many hurdles to win in politics

Published: Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Opinion piece from Breda O'Brien in The Irish Times, Saturday 12th February"Political parties have a big influence on how many women's names appear on ballot papers.'FIANNA FÁIL? I would rather stick pins in my eyes. You are...

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