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✅ Advocate for zero tolerance to violence against women
✅ Hold the Government to account on public childcare, women's health and public services
✅ Create real opportunities for women and girls across Ireland

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Our Research Officer, Aisling Meyler, represented AONTAS at @nwc.bsky.social All-Island Women’s Forum, sharing how our Community Education Against Disinformation project combats hate & misinformation. Thank you for bringing voices together!

#CommunityEducation #Equality #AllIslandForum

📢EXCITING NEWS: We’re delighted to announce that Corinne Hasson will be taking up the position of NWC’s Executive Director in the coming months.

Learn more about Corrinne and read our press release: www.nwci.ie/learn/articl...

Congratulations to Catherine Connolly on her election as the 10th President of Ireland

She becomes the third woman to hold the office

NWC extends our best wishes to President Connolly for her term as President

#PresidentialElection2025

‘I will not be intimidated by our Tricolour’: The women pushing back against the far right Welcome murals can become greeting cards, saying: ‘You are seen, you belong, you matter’

“I think we need to reclaim the flag and celebrate it for what it is: peace & unity.”

Thought provoking article showing how community groups & artists are using murals & grassroots activism to challenge far-right narratives & create welcoming spaces for migrants

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

Today NWC is proud to join Le Cheile and United Against Racism at their Anti-Racism Carnival, meeting outside the Hugh Lane Gallery at 12:45pm before the march at 1pm from the Garden of Remembrance to the Custom House

We’d love to see our members and supporters there

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The National Women’s Council, Ireland’s largest feminist organisation, is recruiting our next Executive Director.

💜 If this sounds like you – or someone you know – apply today and spread the word.

Apply here: www.nwci.ie/learn/articl...

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The National Women’s Council is seeking a new Executive Director. A chance to lead Ireland’s largest feminist organisation at a pivotal time. Based in Dublin. Apply by 24 Sept 2025: buff.ly/4jBEoG3 @nwc.bsky.social

NWC is at the launch of Ireland's 4th National Action Plan Women Peace & Security 2025-2030

The Observatory on VAW contributed to the consultation & validation process.

AkiDwA is making a contribution on inclusion of migrant women voices & survivor led organisations

"Women lead in the community and voluntary sector, but this sector's funding has been decimated."

Dr Pauline Cullen gives a keynote address on women's leadership at our all-island women's forum

Our All-island Women's Forum leadership event in Belfast has brought together feminist activists, political and community leaders to explore forms of feminist leadership and how to increase women's political representation North and South.

📍 Location: Dublin-based hybrid working
💶 Salary: €84,050 per annum + 30 days’ leave + pension
🗓️ Deadline: Midnight, 24 September 2025

If this sounds like you — or someone you know — please apply or share this opportunity across your networks. Together, we can build a more equal Ireland.

📌 About the role
The Executive Director is the most senior position in NWC, responsible for:
• Strategic leadership and organisational development
• Sustainability and governance
• Representation and advocacy at the highest levels

This is an incredible opportunity to:
🌍 Provide visionary leadership at a pivotal moment for women’s rights
🎤 Be the public voice of NWC, nationally and internationally
⚖️ Drive change, influence policy, and strengthen equality across Ireland

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✨ The National Women’s Council (NWC), Ireland’s largest feminist organisation, is seeking a new Executive Director

We’re looking for a visionary leader to work with our Board, staff & allies to advance feminist change

www.nwci.ie/learn/articl...

Drivetime Monday 1 September 2025 Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra brings you all the latest news and stories of the day from around the country and beyond.

Listen to the full interview here: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Read NWC's pre budget submission reccomendations on childcare here: www.nwci.ie/learn/public...

#TogetherForPublic #DriveTime #Childcare

Yesterday, NWC Director, Orla O’Connor Appeared on @drivetime.bsky.social to discuss NWC’s call for the Government to deliver a public system of early childhood education and care, amid media reports that creches and childcare facilities are being left empty or converted by developers.

National Women’s Council Pre-Budget Submission 2026

NWC recommends that the Government allocate €30 million in Budget 2026 to start a national roll-out of publicly-delivered early childhood education and care services.

nwci.ie/learn/public...

#TogetherforPublic #Budget2026

Govt considering reforms to planning laws that require developers to provide fully workable creche facilities in new housing estates, after reports that many mandated childcare units remain empty/ are repurposed due to high fit-out costs/ poor design

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...

We are seeking a Women’s Health Coordinator to lead policy development, design and implement advocacy campaigns, and conduct research aligned with NWC’s Strategic Plan.

Deadline: August 27

Apply here: www.nwci.ie/learn/articl...

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Budget 2026 an opportunity to lay down a marker for gender equality The National Women’s Council has called on the Government to seize the opportunity of its first Budget to deliver a bold, feminist vision for the future.

This includes: €30m for initial rollout of publicly-delivered services, increase investment in affordability and accessibility measures, including reducing costs, and in targeted supports like Equal Start and AIM and ring-fenced wages for educators.

See NWC's Pre-Budget Submission: lght.ly/10lokcf

Budget 2026 an opportunity to lay down a marker for gender equality The National Women’s Council has called on the Government to seize the opportunity of its first Budget to deliver a bold, feminist vision for the future.

In our Pre-Budget Submission for Budget 2026, NWC is calling for an additional €300 million investment in early years to properly resource the sector

Budget 2026 an opportunity to lay down a marker for gender equality The National Women’s Council has called on the Government to seize the opportunity of its first Budget to deliver a bold, feminist vision for the future.

The only way to ensure affordability for parents and secure quality, accessible places for every child is a public system of early childhood education and care for #EveryChild.

Budget 2026 an opportunity to lay down a marker for gender equality The National Women’s Council has called on the Government to seize the opportunity of its first Budget to deliver a bold, feminist vision for the future.

Providers continue to leave State schemes, many areas have severe shortages of places, and the sector is held together by an undervalued and underpaid workforce.

Despite childcare being a major election issue post Budget 2025 , today's Irish Examiner article states that fees for 1 in 5 families have actually risen since the vote, and the Government’s commitment to a €200 monthly cap remains vague and under-resourced.

www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...

Domestic abuse calls in Cork up by 44% since 2020 Across Cork city and county, calls rose from 3,932 in 2020 to 5,664 in 2024 (the latest year for which there are complete figures), an increase of ...

“Across Cork city and county, calls rose from 3,932 in 2020 to 5,664 in 2024 an increase of 44%.”

New Garda data shows domestic abuse calls in Cork have surged by 44% since 2020, with over 26,000 calls made in the past 5 years.

www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...

📢 We're Hiring: Social Prescribing Project Lead
🕓 4 days | 💼 18-month contract | 📍 Hybrid (Dublin office Tue & Wed)
This is a fantastic opportunity to shape real change in community health through a feminist, equality-focused lens
Apply: www.nwci.ie/learn/articl...

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Plans for 950-bed Cork student accommodation on former Magdalene laundry site put on hold An Coimisiún Pleanála has received four separate appeals against the recent decision of Cork City Council to grant planning permission for the development.

Plans for a student accommodation facility on the site of a former Magdalene laundry in Cork have been paused following objections, with one objector calling on the council & State to respect “the nationally recognised horrors of the mother & baby home”

www.thejournal.ie/plans-for-co...