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Launch of Together for Yes!

Published: Friday, April 13, 2018

On March 22, leading figures from the legal, medical, and political worlds officially launched “Together For Yes”, the national civil society campaign to remove the Eighth Amendment from the Constitution. The National Women’s Council of Ireland...

Amplifying the voices of women in rural communities

Published: Monday, April 09, 2018

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) is inviting members and friends to join them at a meeting in Longford Women’s Link on the 10th April.  Recently NWCI had the opportunity to participate in the...

International Women’s Day 2018

Published: Friday, April 06, 2018

(Pictured above: members of the Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment and the NWCI at the 'Votes for Repeal' march) There were many amazing events taking place all over the country this year to celebrate International Women’s Day ...

The Female Face of Homelessness

Published: Friday, April 06, 2018

Alarming rise in the number of homeless women and children must be addressed On the eve of the National Day of Action against Homelessness and the Housing Crisis, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) is launching a...

NWCI renews calls for mandatory gender pay gap reporting

Published: Wednesday, April 04, 2018

As UK companies report on their gender pay gap, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today renewed calls on the Irish Government to introduce pay transparency legislation. Eilis Ni Chaithnia, Policy Coordinator said, “NWCI is calling...

MA and Graduate Diploma in Gender Studies: Applications open

Published: Tuesday, April 03, 2018

Applications for Postgraduate places on the MA and Graduate Diploma in Gender Studies for September 2018 at University College Dublin are now open. One Year Full Time or Two Years Part Time. MA and Graduate Diploma in Gender Studies, UCD ...

NWCI Open Conversations

Published: Tuesday, April 03, 2018

Over the past few months, NWCI has been facilitating open conversation on the Eighth Amendment, abortion and the Irish constitution all over the country. During these sessions, participants are given unbiased information about the legal impact of the Eighth Amendment,...

Get referendum ready table quiz

Published: Tuesday, April 03, 2018

As part of NWCI’s work on women’s reproductive health, we held a table quiz to raise funds for our open conversations on the Eighth Amendment, abortion and the constitution all over the country. We were delighted...

NWCI takes part in the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women

Published: Tuesday, April 03, 2018

(Pictured above: NWCI with members of the Irish Delegation, Officials from the Department of Justice and Permanent Mission to the UN, Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason and Minister of State David Stanton) The National Womens Council of Ireland had the...

NWCI welcomes commitment to review of prosecution process

Published: Monday, April 02, 2018

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today welcomed Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan’s commitment to review the prosecution process in sexual violence cases as an important step on the road to a prosecution process...

The Community Foundation for Ireland’s Women’s Fund: Open for Applications

Published: Monday, March 26, 2018

Established by The Community Foundation for Ireland in 2010, The Women’s Fund for Ireland is a long-term philanthropic fund. Its mission is to encourage philanthropy among women, to improve the lives of women and girls through social change grant...

NWCI welcomes widening of access to free contraception

Published: Monday, March 26, 2018

NWCI welcomes widening of access to free contraception It is anticipated that following tomorrow’s Cabinet meeting, the Government will move forward with plans to provide free access to contraception for all. The National Women’s Council of...

Together For Yes Press release: Deep concern over Liverpool clinic decision to scale back FFA servic

Published: Monday, March 19, 2018

Together for Yes, the national people’s campaign to remove the Eighth Amendment, has highlighted its deep concern at reports that a UK hospital has scaled back services to Irish women in cases of fatal foetal anomaly. It is...

Campaign urges people to remember 170,000 women who have travelled to the UK for abortion since 1983

Published: Saturday, March 10, 2018

Together for Yes, the national campaign to remove the Eighth Amendment, today urged people to remember that at least 170,000 women in Ireland have travelled to the UK for abortions since the Amendment was introduced in 1983. Ailbhe Smyth, Co-Director for Together...

Referendum bill is historic step on road to safe, regulated abortion care

Published: Thursday, March 08, 2018

The decision by Cabinet to hold a referendum on the Eighth Amendment is a critical step forward on the road to providing safe, regulated abortion care to women who need it, according to the national civil society campaign to repeal...

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