National Women S Council

After Constance Markievicz, Ireland had no woman at cabinet for 60 years. In the past century, there have been just 19 female ministers - and two fema(...)

In Paris, May 1968, a student protest over university reform drew a heavy-handed response from the authorities, leading to widespread worker strikes. (...)

Homelessness campaigner Fr Peter McVerry has insisted that a 12-year-old child could determine that the Government’s housing policy is not working. T(...)

Medical professionals who have a conscientious objection to providing abortions will be legally obliged to refer patients, under legislation published(...)

Ireland has voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution, which bans abortion, by an overwhelming majority. The Yes side won the referendu(...)

Pro-choice campaign group Together for Yes has said it is on course to raise €500,000 to fund its Eighth Amendment referendum campaign. The Together(...)

The Government will commission a new report into the prevalence of sexual abuse and violence against women, which was last conducted 15 years ago. An(...)

Fifteen years ago, I tried to get people talking about porn as it was surfacing as a key issue in our society .The need to talk about porn continues t(...)

Women who are the victim of rape and incest should carry the baby to full term, according to the Save the 8th campaign. The group launched its offic(...)

There was whooping, hollering and standing ovations. There were impassioned speeches and hugs aplenty. There were babies, too, lots of them, displayin(...)