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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 3h

🏩 The Minister for Health has confirmed the Mother and Baby Inpatient Mental Health Unit, one of NWC's key calls in #Budget2027, will go ahead at St Vincents Dublin. While this is welcome news, it is disappointing that it will not be ready for another 3 or 4 years. www.thejournal.ie/mother-and-b...

image of a woman with her head in her hands, sitting beside a baby. Text: Postpartum women still waiting for care. Mother and Baby Unit will not be ready next year, nearly 10 years after it was first promised.

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Center for Reproductive Rights Europe @reprorightseur.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

At NWC’s Europe in Action event in Dublin, our Associate Director Adriana Lamačková joined a discussion on women’s health, reproductive rights, and the role civil society can play in shaping EU debates and policy. Thank you @nwc.bsky.social for convening this important conversation.

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Women deserve better – The Power of EU citizens to shape Women’s Rights Debate

NWC to discuss reproductive rights across Europe

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

📢 Yesterday, the government announced it would pilot State-led childcare at nine locations around the country. It's a good first step but it's not public childcare. Read our press release for our full response: www.nwci.ie/learn/articl...

State-led childcare is welcome, but public still best option for women

"State-led childcare is welcome in areas where it's not profitable for private providers. But this crisis will only be addressed if government takes the next crucial step and delivers public childcare" Corrinne Hasson, NWC Executive Director

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

13 women killed on our island in 2026 so far. 1 in 2 women experience sexual violence in their lifetime. More than 1 in 3 women have experienced domestic abuse 🚶‍♀️ That's why NWC (& our neighbours👋 ) joined the #WalkOutForWomen today. ❤️ Because all women deserve to live a life free of violence

12 women outside the NWC office, holding a placard that says End Men's Violence Against Women

Selfie of 5 women holding placard that says End Men's Violence Against Women

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 28/09/2026

Europe is shining for abortion rights! 💚 Tonight, cities and landmarks across Europe are sending a powerful message of support for abortion rights.

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🛝 In today's Irish Examiner Dan Nickström, an Irish man who lives in Finland with his wife and two children, describes the system of public childcare there. #EveryChild is guaranteed a place, and it is free except if you are very wealthy. Read it: www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

photo of Dan Nickstrom with quote "We had two kids in full time childcare for several years, and it cost nothing." Dan Nickstrom lives in Finland with his wife and two children, where public childcare is the norm.

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🤰 Where is the Mother and Baby Psychiatric Unit long promised by Government? With suicide the leading cause of maternal death in 2025, it could not be more urgent. Yet it still hasn't been built. Read our press release: www.nwci.ie/learn/articl...

Image of Laura O'Connell on purple background with text "Had there been a mother and baby unit, I don't know if I would have ended up in psychiatric care years later."

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

📢 Aolish Gormley leads the Year of Care campaign which calls for postpartum checks to be extended to a year after childbirth. Services must be accessible to every woman who needs them. Read Conor O'Carroll's investigation into perinatal mental health services: www.thejournal.ie/investigates...

Photo of Aolish Gormley with text "My child was six months old before I struggled, and at that point, there was no support"

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“Women have always been at the heart of change right across our island”🤝 Many thanks to Michelle O’Neill, First Minister NI, for her well wishes for the launch of the All-Island Women’s Forum Strategic Plan today

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

On the front page of today's Irish Examiner, NWC's Executive Director calls for an information campaign about #SexForRentExploitation. In addition to an information campaign, we need 👮‍♀️ training for gardaí 🏡 more protections for renters 💻️ serious consequences for host platforms #EndVAW

We have the laws, now we need action. Sex For Rent ads are still appearing despite laws against them

In today's Irish Examiner Corrinne Hasson calls for a public information campaign "so that women know they can make a report to gardaí if they receive an exploitative offer of sex for rent"

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We are devastated to learn of the violent death of another young woman, Natasha Kernan Connors. 🖤Today are thoughts are with Natasha, and with all her loved ones who have suffered this terrible loss. Women, everywhere, deserve to live free from violence, abuse, and fear. Rest in peace, Natasha.

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🚨 NWC is dismayed at the reports of sexual harassment in our National Ambulance Service. 🚑️ The public places huge trust in our ambulance service. Workers and patients of must be confident they will be treated with respect while in contact with the ambulance service.

No-one should be sexually harassed at work. EVER. Picture of an ambulance.

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

📃New restrictive citizenship rules, especially the English language test, will disproportionately impact disabled women and women with caring responsibilities NWC calls for more supports, not new barriers, for migrant women.

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

⚽Women and Girls in sport deserve better NWC is concerned by comments from Mary McAleese citing issues of gender equality and a resistance to women in decision making roles when resigning yesterday from her role as chairwoman of the Gaelic Games Integration Steering Group.

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Help us drive action and policy in Ireland to help end violence against women. Join NWC and become our next Policy Co-Ordinator. ⏰ Full-time, 5 days per week 🏢 Hybrid working 📅 Deadline: 5pm 9 Sept 🔗 Find out more and apply here: www.nwci.ie/learn/articl... #JobFairy #IrishJobs #FeministJobs

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Elaine McQuillan is CEO of StartBright Early Learning Centres, a social enterprise model of early years education and care. Read her op-ed about how this model could be part of the solution to the childcare crisis in today's @IrishExaminer: www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm... #EveryChild

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

💫 Our rep in Geneva! 📢 NWC is bringing our call for public childcare to the United Nations 🇺🇳 Ireland will be asked questions on women's rights and equality at the UN in November. NWC's Senior Policy Coordinator Alex Richardson, and other civil society groups, met UN member states this morning

NWC's Alex Richardson at the UN in Geneva

Reps from Irish civil society at the UN in Geneva

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

💔 Struggling to find the words, yet again, to let you know that another woman has been killed this year. Our hearts are today with Jady Cristine Pereira Rosa, and with her loved ones, for whom her loss will be immeasurable. Every woman deserves to live free from violence and abuse. #EndVAW 🖤

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Kinda chic to advance women's rights and equality... 💅 NWC will continue working for 🔸Free contraception beyond age 35 🔸Safe and accessible abortion 🔸Public, affordable, high-quality childcare 🔗Learn more at nwci.ie

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

👶Every child deserves access to childcare. That’s why we’re calling for a phased transition from a market-led system to a public childcare system that guarantees every child the right to high-quality childcare. 📖 Read our 'Roadmap to Public': www.nwci.ie/learn/public...

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

📢📃 NWC welcomes the publication of the first Action Plan under the National Strategy for Women and Girls, which includes issues NWC has campaigned for. 🎯But greater ambition is needed, particularly on measures to improve gender parity in local government and tackling the childcare crisis.

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

💡Budget 2027 presents an opportunity for Government to protect households from high energy costs through targeted supports, explains Rebecca Gorman, Head of Policy and Media, Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed (INOU). 🔗Read our Pre-Budget Submission: www.nwci.ie/images/uploa...

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

💜 NWC, Ireland's largest feminist organisation is hiring! 💼 ✨We're searching for a new Senior Policy Co-ordinator with a particular focus on women’s safety, gender-based violence, and tackling all forms of violence against women, could it be you? www.nwci.ie/learn/articl...

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

62% of parents in Tramore, Waterford, cannot find suitable childcare. And it's not just Tramore, there is a growing presence of childcare deserts across the country. This morning, Corrinne Hasson joined Ireland AM to talk about the childcare crisis and its impact on families and communities.

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

A Commission of Investigation found it ‘highly likely’ burials took place in the grounds of the Bessborough Mother and Baby Home. Despite this, planning permission has been granted for a private development on the site. Take action now: clannproject.org/savebessboro...

19 women and 859 babies are missing at Bessborough.
Take Action Now.

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

📢Game changing news: Your pharmacist will soon be able to re-prescribe your contraception We’re hoping this is swiftly implemented 🤞 Now, Government must also couple this with expanding Free Contraception Scheme to women aged 40, and eliminating eligibility criteria such as the PPSN.

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Legislation criminalising the offering of accommodation in exchange for sex is being finalised today. Listen back to Corrinne Hasson on Morning Ireland discussing the journey to the criminalisation of sex for rent and what needs to happen next.

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Today marks a huge win for women in Ireland. Government is enacting Jennie’s Law and legislation banning Sex for Rent. These are both important steps but now we must see further actions to create a victim-centered justice system and increase protection for renters. #EndVAW

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🚫Legislation criminalising the offering and advertisement of sex for rent sends a clear message that exploiting women in need of housing is not tolerated. We now need to see actions to prevent and respond to sex for rent. Read our press release welcoming the legislation: nwci.ie/learn/articl...

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

💬 We had a great time on the Oh Right Yea Podcast last week! 👩‍👧 In this clip Corrinne Hasson explains why a Mother and Baby Unit for postpartum women is one of our top calls for #Budget2027 🎙️ Listen & watch back here: linktr.ee/ohrightyeahpod

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

We all want to see a society where women, and everyone, can live free from violence and abuse But when people chose to blame violence on migrant men, society loses sight of the real issues Join us in calling for the real solutions. Because when they get louder for hate, we get louder for love ❤️

We all want to see a society where women, and everyone, can live free from violence and abuse. But violence against women remains shockingly high. 1 in 2 women experience sexual violence in their lifetime. More than 1 in 3 women have experienced intimate partner violence.

in 84% of cases the perpetrator is already known to her. It's her partner. Or her father. Or her friend. The services that respond to VAW are overstretched. And the legal system retraumatises. When people choose to blame migrants, they ignore the real problem, and the real solutions.

This is the moment to take a stand against violence and against racism. Join us in our calls for more resources for frontline services, reform of the legal system, and long-term housing for survivors.

As racism and misogyny grow louder, join us in growing louder for justice and louder for love.

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

7 women killed in the first 7 months in 2026 in Ireland. That's already the total number of women killed in all of 2025. Enough is enough.

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Our hearts are so heavy this morning as we mourn the death of Jamey Carney, another woman killed in violent circumstances. We extend our deepest sympathies to her friends, family and wider community at this unimaginably difficult time. Women everywhere deserve to live free from violence. 🖤

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

💔 Our hearts are broken again today after learning of the killing of Adina Raluca Constantin in Portlaoise. We send her friends and family our deepest sympathies. Every woman deserves to live free from violence and fear.

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

❤️ At the National Women's Council, we have been campaigning for women who experience pregnancy loss have a statutory entitlement to paid leave afterwards. 👏 This week, government announced they will bring forward legislation to provide paid leave for people in these heartbreaking circumstances.

Paid leave for pregnancy loss is on the way

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

🎉Legislation banning sex for rent has passed through the Seanad! The Bill will now proceed to final stages in the Dáil on 15th July. This marks a significant milestone in protecting renters from sexual exploitation and coercion.

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

⌛Families in Ireland cannot wait any longer. ✊NWC supports a motion put forward by Claire Kerrane, SF, aligning with recommendations outlined in our Roadmap to Public Childcare, crucially, our call to reduce fees through the State paying educators’ wages and costs.

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

📢 NWC and survivors have long called for survivors to be able to transfer between local authority housing lists because long-term housing is a key aspect recovery from violence ✊️ NWC will continue to campaign for an end to all forms of violence against women

Domestic violence survivors to be allowed transfer between housing lists. Press Release, 29 June. Image of woman and child.

NWC and survivors have called for this for some time now. Many women fleeing domestic violence face homelessness or housing insecurity. Long term housing is a key part of recovery from abuse. Image of houses.

"A woman may want to get very far away from her abuser, to somewhere she has support, but previously she would have lost her place on the housing list. So it's extremely welcome she can now keep her place if she chooses to move". Corrinne Hasson, Executive Director NWC. Image of Corrinne Hasson

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Yesterday, NWC convened the All-Island Women’s Forum (AIWF) in Belfast to plan and refocus our priorities for the year ahead. We'll continue working with women’s groups and organisations across the island to ensure women’s voices are heard and represented on key social, economic & political issues.

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

We are this close 🤏 to pharmacists being able to repeat your contraception prescription 👏 NWC has long called for this change whicch will improve access to contraception for many ✊️ NWC campaigns for everyone, including women over 35, to have access to the Free Contraception Scheme.

We are this close [pinch emoji] to .... pharmacists dispensing contraception

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

We hope you are at peace now, Noreen. We send our deepest sympathies to the loved ones of Noreen Daly, who has been murdered in Waterford. Their loss is devastating, and impossible to fully capture in words. Women everywhere deserve to live, and die, free from violence.

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

3️⃣ The mandatory 3-day wait is paternalistic, medically unnecessary, and delays women from accessing timely care, sometimes forcing them to travel abroad. 👏 NWC welcomes proposed legislation to remove it and we will keep campaigning for abortion access for everyone who needs it.

Text: The mandatory 3-day wait for abortion must go! Image: hourglass

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

🎉 It's NWC's AGM! Our keynote speaker, @jenniecstephens, brought her Feminist Rage ✊️ and passionately described how systems of oppression are linked and having real-world impact today. 🙏 Thank you also to Minister @NormaFoleyTD for sending us a video message

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

NWC stands in unwavering solidarity with anyone who has been afraid or experienced intimidation after bad actors took to the streets in Belfast perpetrating violence, intimidation and arson. Violence does not solve violence, and makes everyone feel more unsafe.

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

👏 Welcome news - Jennie's Law has been approved by Cabinet. ✊️ NWC will continue to campaign for the prevention of all forms of violence against women, a survivor-centred justice system & supports for survivors as well as proper consequences for perpetrators.

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Amy Greer Murphy is a mother of four who, because of a lack of childcare, had to turn down her dream job. Read her story: www.thejournal.ie/readme/child... 👧 NWC calls for public childcare that would guarantee a place for #EveryChild, no matter who or where they are. Women deserve nothing less.

"I had to turn down my dream job because of childcare. That's a devastating experience, and one that happens to women much more than men".

Image of Amy Greer Murphy

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Suzie Ronayne had to travel to Liverpool to terminate a pregnancy, as she did not meet the legal criteria to undergo it in Ireland. NWC will continue to campaign for everyone who needs an abortion to be able to access one when and where they need it. Read more: www.independent.ie/irish-news/h...

#Abortion

"We were forced to travel to Liverpool, where we had an awful experience. It still haunts me to this day."

Image of Suzie Ronayne

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

🗣️ Dr. Salome Mbugua, CEO, AkiDwA talks about the need for and importance of including the voices and experiences of migrant women in gender-based violence policy. 🔗Learn more about survivor engagement published by the Observatory on Violence against Women, led by NWC: www.nwci.ie/discover/wha...

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National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

A funding model that can’t retain providers or serve all families is not a stable foundation for our childcare system. We need a truly public system – now.

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