National Women’s Council
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The National Women’s Council of Ireland: promoting rights & equality
Traveller and Roma women die, on average, 8 years earlier than women in Ireland generally.
NWC attended the launch of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency report @Pavee.Point last week.
We fully support the call on government to cut the life expectancy gap in half by 2030.
NWC attended the launch of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency report @Pavee.Point last week.
We fully support the call on government to cut the life expectancy gap in half by 2030.
February 7, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Traveller and Roma women die, on average, 8 years earlier than women in Ireland generally.
NWC attended the launch of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency report @Pavee.Point last week.
We fully support the call on government to cut the life expectancy gap in half by 2030.
NWC attended the launch of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency report @Pavee.Point last week.
We fully support the call on government to cut the life expectancy gap in half by 2030.
🧍♀️ NWC stands in solidarity with victim-survivors of the Esptein trafficking ring
🛑 We call for zero tolerance for the crimes perpetrated by many of the most influential & powerful men in the world
📩 The response must send a message that gender based violence will never be tolerated
#EndVAW
🛑 We call for zero tolerance for the crimes perpetrated by many of the most influential & powerful men in the world
📩 The response must send a message that gender based violence will never be tolerated
#EndVAW
February 3, 2026 at 10:33 AM
🧍♀️ NWC stands in solidarity with victim-survivors of the Esptein trafficking ring
🛑 We call for zero tolerance for the crimes perpetrated by many of the most influential & powerful men in the world
📩 The response must send a message that gender based violence will never be tolerated
#EndVAW
🛑 We call for zero tolerance for the crimes perpetrated by many of the most influential & powerful men in the world
📩 The response must send a message that gender based violence will never be tolerated
#EndVAW
📢 Don’t Miss Out in 2026!
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Stay up-to-date with all the latest news, events, and updates from the National Women’s Council all year round.
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February 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM
📢 Don’t Miss Out in 2026!
Stay up-to-date with all the latest news, events, and updates from the National Women’s Council all year round.
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Stay up-to-date with all the latest news, events, and updates from the National Women’s Council all year round.
💌 Sign up for our mailing list today and never miss a beat!
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On #BrigidsDay, also the first day of spring, we look at this day as a symbol of care, protection and renewal, deeply connected to land, food and community, a reminder to all of us that humans and nature are not separate 🌱
Climate justice is care work. And care must be at the heart of our future💚
Climate justice is care work. And care must be at the heart of our future💚
February 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM
On #BrigidsDay, also the first day of spring, we look at this day as a symbol of care, protection and renewal, deeply connected to land, food and community, a reminder to all of us that humans and nature are not separate 🌱
Climate justice is care work. And care must be at the heart of our future💚
Climate justice is care work. And care must be at the heart of our future💚
NWC welcomes the passage of legislation at first stage to abolish the mandatory 3 day waiting period for abortion.
NWC will continue to call for abortion care that is timely, accessible and delivered without unnecessary barriers💜
www.irishtimes.com/politics/oir...
NWC will continue to call for abortion care that is timely, accessible and delivered without unnecessary barriers💜
www.irishtimes.com/politics/oir...
January 30, 2026 at 10:02 AM
NWC welcomes the passage of legislation at first stage to abolish the mandatory 3 day waiting period for abortion.
NWC will continue to call for abortion care that is timely, accessible and delivered without unnecessary barriers💜
www.irishtimes.com/politics/oir...
NWC will continue to call for abortion care that is timely, accessible and delivered without unnecessary barriers💜
www.irishtimes.com/politics/oir...
✨ We’re delighted to welcome Corrinne Hasson as Executive Director of the National Women’s Council
Corrinne will lead in driving NWC’s feminist agenda & campaign for issues that matter most to women across the island of Ireland
With Corrinne we will continue to work to build a feminist Ireland
Corrinne will lead in driving NWC’s feminist agenda & campaign for issues that matter most to women across the island of Ireland
With Corrinne we will continue to work to build a feminist Ireland
January 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM
✨ We’re delighted to welcome Corrinne Hasson as Executive Director of the National Women’s Council
Corrinne will lead in driving NWC’s feminist agenda & campaign for issues that matter most to women across the island of Ireland
With Corrinne we will continue to work to build a feminist Ireland
Corrinne will lead in driving NWC’s feminist agenda & campaign for issues that matter most to women across the island of Ireland
With Corrinne we will continue to work to build a feminist Ireland
Extreme weather events affect some groups much more than others. Those who live on the streets, Travellers living in trailers, farmers, and those who can't heat their homes properly all stand to be very affected by #StormChandra
We need #FeministClimateJustice to make the green transition just!
We need #FeministClimateJustice to make the green transition just!
January 27, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Extreme weather events affect some groups much more than others. Those who live on the streets, Travellers living in trailers, farmers, and those who can't heat their homes properly all stand to be very affected by #StormChandra
We need #FeministClimateJustice to make the green transition just!
We need #FeministClimateJustice to make the green transition just!
“Spread love, not hate” - the plea from the family of Alesia Nazarova, whose brother was yesterday found guilty of her murder. Our thoughts are with them today.
We urge the government in Stormont to step up with real action to #EndViolenceAgainstWomen and girls once and for all.
#EndVAW #EndVAWG
We urge the government in Stormont to step up with real action to #EndViolenceAgainstWomen and girls once and for all.
#EndVAW #EndVAWG
January 27, 2026 at 9:46 AM
“Spread love, not hate” - the plea from the family of Alesia Nazarova, whose brother was yesterday found guilty of her murder. Our thoughts are with them today.
We urge the government in Stormont to step up with real action to #EndViolenceAgainstWomen and girls once and for all.
#EndVAW #EndVAWG
We urge the government in Stormont to step up with real action to #EndViolenceAgainstWomen and girls once and for all.
#EndVAW #EndVAWG
NWC’s Acting Head of Policy, Doireann Crosson, appeared on Near FM on Thursday to discuss the National Women’s Council’s response to the Government’s Advisory Committee on Women’s Stories report & the recommendation to establishment of a permanent women’s museum
Listen here: listenagain.org?p=58996
Listen here: listenagain.org?p=58996
January 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM
NWC’s Acting Head of Policy, Doireann Crosson, appeared on Near FM on Thursday to discuss the National Women’s Council’s response to the Government’s Advisory Committee on Women’s Stories report & the recommendation to establishment of a permanent women’s museum
Listen here: listenagain.org?p=58996
Listen here: listenagain.org?p=58996
Our thoughts are with the family, friends & loved ones of Bruna Fonseca following yesterday’s sentencing of Miller Pacheco who has been found guilty of her murder on New Year’s Eve 2023.
Women deserve to be safe wherever they are whomever they are with, free from the fear of violence & murder.
Women deserve to be safe wherever they are whomever they are with, free from the fear of violence & murder.
January 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Our thoughts are with the family, friends & loved ones of Bruna Fonseca following yesterday’s sentencing of Miller Pacheco who has been found guilty of her murder on New Year’s Eve 2023.
Women deserve to be safe wherever they are whomever they are with, free from the fear of violence & murder.
Women deserve to be safe wherever they are whomever they are with, free from the fear of violence & murder.
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🗣️ "We didn't ask for this, and we don't deserve it."
A woman who was the victim of deepfake image abuse says her life has changed forever.
Lucy Geraghty speaks about having to change jobs and move home after her photos were manipulated and shared online.
#VMNews | @newschambers.bsky.social
A woman who was the victim of deepfake image abuse says her life has changed forever.
Lucy Geraghty speaks about having to change jobs and move home after her photos were manipulated and shared online.
#VMNews | @newschambers.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 12:44 PM
🗣️ "We didn't ask for this, and we don't deserve it."
A woman who was the victim of deepfake image abuse says her life has changed forever.
Lucy Geraghty speaks about having to change jobs and move home after her photos were manipulated and shared online.
#VMNews | @newschambers.bsky.social
A woman who was the victim of deepfake image abuse says her life has changed forever.
Lucy Geraghty speaks about having to change jobs and move home after her photos were manipulated and shared online.
#VMNews | @newschambers.bsky.social
🌟 Don’t chase fleeting deals, this Black Friday, invest in a better feminist future for women by becoming a Feminist Changemaker 🌟
By becoming a Feminist Changemaker with the National Women’s Council, you are actively helping shape a more equal future for women & girls
👉 www.nwci.ie/join/sf-waged
By becoming a Feminist Changemaker with the National Women’s Council, you are actively helping shape a more equal future for women & girls
👉 www.nwci.ie/join/sf-waged
November 28, 2025 at 8:56 AM
🌟 Don’t chase fleeting deals, this Black Friday, invest in a better feminist future for women by becoming a Feminist Changemaker 🌟
By becoming a Feminist Changemaker with the National Women’s Council, you are actively helping shape a more equal future for women & girls
👉 www.nwci.ie/join/sf-waged
By becoming a Feminist Changemaker with the National Women’s Council, you are actively helping shape a more equal future for women & girls
👉 www.nwci.ie/join/sf-waged
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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
#CommunityEducation #Equality #AllIslandForum
November 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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
#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...
Learn more about Corrinne and read our press release: www.nwci.ie/learn/articl...
November 7, 2025 at 10:35 AM
📢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...
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
She becomes the third woman to hold the office
NWC extends our best wishes to President Connolly for her term as President
#PresidentialElection2025
October 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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
She becomes the third woman to hold the office
NWC extends our best wishes to President Connolly for her term as President
#PresidentialElection2025
“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...
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...
‘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’
www.irishtimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:32 AM
“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...
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
We’d love to see our members and supporters there
September 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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
We’d love to see our members and supporters there
💜 LAST CHANCE TO APPLY - DEADLINE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT📢
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...
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...
September 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
💜 LAST CHANCE TO APPLY - DEADLINE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT📢
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...
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
Executive Director - Charity Careers Ireland
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www.charitycareersjobs.ie
September 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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
The Observatory on VAW contributed to the consultation & validation process.
AkiDwA is making a contribution on inclusion of migrant women voices & survivor led organisations
September 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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
The Observatory on VAW contributed to the consultation & validation process.
AkiDwA is making a contribution on inclusion of migrant women voices & survivor led organisations
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.
September 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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.
💜 Are you a Feminist Leader?
If so… read on! 👩💼🌟📢
✨ 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...
If so… read on! 👩💼🌟📢
✨ 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...
September 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
💜 Are you a Feminist Leader?
If so… read on! 👩💼🌟📢
✨ 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...
If so… read on! 👩💼🌟📢
✨ 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...
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.
September 2, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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.
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...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...
August 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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...
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...
#JobFairy #IrishJobs #HealthJobs #FeministJobs
Deadline: August 27
Apply here: www.nwci.ie/learn/articl...
#JobFairy #IrishJobs #HealthJobs #FeministJobs
August 22, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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...
#JobFairy #IrishJobs #HealthJobs #FeministJobs
Deadline: August 27
Apply here: www.nwci.ie/learn/articl...
#JobFairy #IrishJobs #HealthJobs #FeministJobs