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Today we remember Ashling Murphy and the 15 women who have been killed on this island since her death.
#ViolenceAgainstWomen is an epidemic. NWC will continue to campaign for an end to all its forms in memory of these women, and all who were killed before them 🖤
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At midnight tonight, for the first time, reproductive rights and marriage equality will be realised across the island of Ireland. An important day for all the women who will no longer have to travel, and a historic day for Northern Ireland on the road to equality #TheNorthIsNow
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🧵Ahead of Ashling Murphy's anniversary tomorrow, we are calling for urgent action on #femicide.
Violence against women is an epidemic, and government must take steps to address it.
Read our statement: nwci.ie/learn/article/ahead_…
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Friends of Ashling paying tribute to her #VigilforAshling #Dail
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Dublin- #VigilforAshling, 4pm, Fri @ Dáil
Galway- 6pm, tonight @ Eyre Square
Limerick- 6pm, Fri @ Arthur's Quay Park
Cork- 9.30am, Sat @ the Atlantic Pond
Belfast- 4pm, Fri @ Belfast City Hall
Derry- 4pm, Fri @ Guildhall Steps
Tullamore-4pm, Friday @ Tullamore Town Park
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'You didn’t want to become the face of a movement, you wanted a procedure that would have saved your life.’ Emma Watson pays tribute to Savita Halappanavar #RepealedThe8th jrnl.ie/4260948
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On the anniversary of her murder, we remember Ashling Murphy, and all the women murdered in this country
The change that we collectively demanded in the aftermath of Ashling’s death must be realised - the #ZeroTolerance Strategy to end DSGBV must be fully funded and implemented
ALT Photo of Ashling. Photo credit: Ashling Murphy Memorial Fund, Facbook
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The ‘cartoon’ in todays @TheSundayIndo is not an acceptable way to depict @MaryLouMcDonald or any woman in politics. It is deeply sexist and is exactly the type of behaviour that deters women from going into politics.
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Congratulations to Vicky Phelan who been named by the BBC as one of the 100 most inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2018. @PhelanVicky
thejournal.ie/vicky-phelan-b…
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Vaccines saves lives. This sort of misinformation is dangerous, and puts women's lives at risk #HPVVaxFacts independent.ie/irish-news/el…
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Our hearts go out to the family of JoJo Dullard tonight 🖤
May they get the peace and justice they have deserved for so long
#EndVAW
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George Hook's comments are dangerous, and a perfect encapsulation of rape culture. His comments enable rapists.
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It’s simply unacceptable that a soldier can walk free after a violent attack on a woman.
It’s high time the legal system responded with justice and compassion to violence against women. #EndVAW
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Great news this evening as Memory Haven, by Rachael Akano, Margaret Akano and Joy Njekwe, wins senior girls’ division at 2020 virtual Technovation World Summit irishtimes.com/life-and-styl…
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We send our love to Lynsey Bennett's family today, as they try to cope with her devastating loss 🖤
Rest in power, Lynsey.
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'Men owe a debt to women in Ireland. For too long, we've at best stood by & at worst participated in a system that has stripped women of their human rights. The 🇮🇪 of the Magdalene Laundries & Mother and Baby Homes is not another country, or a relic of some long distant past.'
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📢Huge win for women and for survivors 🙌
People who provide character references in court will now have to be sworn in and will also be open to cross examination 👏
thejournal.ie/calls-to-end-c…
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It’s official! The Eighth Amendment has been repealed after President Michael D Higgins signed the Thirty-Sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018. #repealedthe8th
rte.ie/news/ireland/2018/091…
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Waking up, pinching ourselves, but it happened; we REPEALED THE EIGHTH!
Together for the women of Ireland, Together for Care, Together for Choice, Together for Tomorrow. Together for YES! #together4yes #together4tomorrow
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Mnásome 💚
@rhasidatadeleke is an inspiration to young women and girls across the country and the world
A strong, proud Black Irish woman who represents the very best of us ☘
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'At no time did I consent': The Spanish women’s team will not play squad matches until the federation leadership is changed. - Solidarity with the Spanish women’s football team. irishexaminer.com/sport/socc…
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Please mind yourself and your mental health at this time. Take a break from social media, talk to friends or family and if you are feeling overwhelmed, reach out to your GP or support services. #VigilforAshling
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Great to see our open letter with @UpliftIRL in the @irishexaminer today calling for the urgent lifting of maternity restrictions! #bettermaternitycare
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Happy Nollaig na mBan! Today is a day to celebrate the many achievements for women and women’s equality as we prepare for the next steps that still need to be done.
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'The only thing more annoying than having a period every month is having to act like it's not happening. For as long as the uterus has shed its lining, women have been made to feel ashamed for involuntarily bleeding once a month.' independent.ie/opinion/comme…
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Lots of people who can’t be at the vigil in person - can you wherever you are at 4.30pm light a candle in remembrance of Ashling, and we will have a minute’s silence at the vigil at this time #vigilforashling
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The President has just signed the bill that will provide free contraception to women aged 17-25 🙌
We'll keep campaigning for free contraception for every woman who needs it.
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A group of young women will be representing Ireland at the Technovation World Summit event as the only EU country. They built an app called Memory Haven, which supports people living with dementia. #WorldSummit2020 irishtimes.com/life-and-styl…
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Markievicz to make a stand for women on O’Connell Street
thetimes.co.uk/article/38663…
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The vigil closes with the crowd joining together to sing “A Woman’s Heart” led by @ellenomdunlop #VigilforAshling
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Congratulations to Hazel Chu who just got elected in Pembroke, Dublin! We need more women with diverse backgrounds in Local Government! #LE19 @hazechu
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Commiserations to Ruth Coppinger - you are a loss for women’s rights in the Dáil! Shocking that no woman TD elected in Dublin West. @RuthCoppingerTD #femgen #GE2020 #Election2020
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Dominique Pelicot has been found guilty of drugging, raping, & facilitating other men to rape his wife, Gisèle Pelicot, for nearly a decade. Gisèle bravely waived her right to a closed trial, facing her abuser. Her courage sparks vital conversations on consent & survivor strength
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We owe a debt to Vicky Phelan. Were it not for her, we may not have known about #CervicalCheck. So important to hear Vicky highlight the importance of cervical screening #rtept
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“It was women who ran the Yes campaign, women who gave it its animating purpose and women who, through their medical and legal expertise and their powerful personal stories, persuaded us to face up to a reality that could no longer be avoided.” irishtimes.com/opinion/edito…
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Devastating news this evening #Stand4Truth #UnsealTheArchive - Dáil passes the Government's Mother and Baby Homes Bill (via @thejournal_ie) jrnl.ie/5241697
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This breathtaking photo of a lesbian couple in Derry shows how important same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland really is pinknews.co.uk/2020/01/13/br…
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A new study has found that countries with female leaders have six-fold fewer deaths from #COVID19. newstalk.com/news/luke-oneil…
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Well done to the three Traveller women running in the #LE19 - Julia O’Reilly, Longford, Catherine Coffey, Cork and Anne Marie Roche, Galway. While you did not win a seat this time, you are important role models for women. (1/2)
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Jozef Puska has been convicted of the murder of Ashling Murphy in 2022. He now faces a mandatory life sentence for her murder.
Our thoughts are with all of Ashling's family, friends and loved ones on this difficult day.
#EndVAW #ViolenceAgasintWomen #AshlingMurphy
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The tireless activism of Catherine Corless in uncovering the mass grave at Tuam deserves to be lauded; we owe her so much.
Today has been a long time coming, and marks an important moment for survivors and relatives. Our solidarity with all. @rodericogorman
“I can let go now. The babies are being taken out of the sewage tank. Finally it’s closure” Catherine Corless at the Tuam Babies site in Galway with her 7 grand children @rtenews #Tuambabies
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Huge congrats to Eileen Flynn @Love1solidarity on her nomination to the Seanad! This is a historic day for Traveller women, for Travellers and Irish society. You will be an excellent voice for women’s rights and social justice. We were delighted to support your campaign. #Seanad
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Our thoughts are with the loved ones of Bruna Fonseca, may she rest in peace.
Male violence against women is at epidemic levels. We must end it.
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We stand in solidarity with transgender women and all transgender people around the world against transphobia, as we mark Transgender Awareness Week. RT to show your support. #TransAwarenessWeek
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On Wednesday, 7 November 1990, the people of Ireland went to the polls to elect Mary Robinson as Ireland's first woman president #OnThisDay
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Congratulations to Catherine Connolly @catherinegalway - great to see a woman Leas Ceann Comhairle, and the first female Leas Ceann Comhairle in Dáil’s 101-year history irishtimes.com/news/politics…
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Remembering Savita, who died four years ago today, denied an abortion that could have saved her life. #NeverAgain #repealthe8th
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We need more women leaders.
This International Women’s Day, be the feminist change we need to see.
Become a member of NWCI today.
#iwd2019 #internationalwomensday
nwci.ie/index.php/join/indiv…
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Staff at Google offices around the world, including Dublin, are staging an unprecedented series of walkouts in protest at the company's treatment of women. #GoogleWalkout rte.ie/news/technology/2018/…
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We need more women leaders. Become a member of NWCI today, and you can play a part in shaping our feminist future nwci.ie/index.php/join/indiv…
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I am proud of Ireland’s low mortality rate but I want it to be lower. I am proud of Ireland’s low morbidity rate for women but I want it to be lower. Abortion care is essential part of obstetric care. Professor Mary Higgins #RTEPT
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-End direct provision
-Regularise undocumented workers
-Statutory Traveller Agency to tackle all forms of discrimination against Traveller and Roma, including provision of housing
-Legislate to establish the right to citizenship for children born in Ireland
#BlackLivesMatter
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‘It’s about the right of women to have a choice over what they want to do with their own bodies. I don’t think it’s about yes and no, Sonia who has two daughters says by voting no it takes away that choice.' evoke.ie/2018/05/02/extra/so…
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On this day in 1919, the First Dáil met in the Mansion House, Dublin. The only woman elected, Constance Markievicz, could not take her seat, as she was in Holloway Prison. She would serve as Ireland’s first female Cabinet Minister, serving as Minister for Labour 1919-1922
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Magdalene women gather in Dublin for event in their honour, in what is the first time for many to speak freely to other women incarcerated in the laundries irishtimes.com/news/social-a…
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We have a gender pay gap of 13.9%. One in five women experience domestic abuse. We have some of the highest childcare costs in Europe.
Help us fix these issues. Join NWCI today and become part of Ireland's biggest women's movement. nwci.ie/join/individual_memb…
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The Istanbul Convention has been ratified! ✅
This Convention gives us everything we could possibly need to prevent violence and to protect women and their children.
There is no more excuses for inaction - time to end violence against women. #iwd2019
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'I won't put up with any bullsh*t from a man telling me I'm a token seat' - Great portraits of Eileen Flynn @Love1solidarity, Hazel Chu @hazechu and Yemi Adenuga @SharingWithYemi by @ellenmcoyne independent.ie/weekend-magaz…
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Days like today are so hard for women who have experienced rape and / or abuse. Please know support is available - @DublinRCC 1800 77 8888 - @Womens_Aid 1800 341 900
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Congratulations to @PhelanVicky who was awarded with an honorary doctorate from the University of Limerick today for her advocacy and work for women's health. Watch: 'A dream come true' - Vicky Phelan fights back tears as she receives doctorate shr.gs/4UkExMk
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Seven years since Savita Halappanavar died, denied an abortion because of the Eighth Amendment. We remember her today, send solidarity to her family and remember all the women who our Yes vote came too late for. The campaign for full reproductive healthcare for all continues.
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"It is a terrifying realisation that Israel, created after the horrors of the Holocaust as a sanctuary state for Jewish people, is massacring another innocent people"
irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/…
#CeasefireNOW
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Extremely concerning that @HollyCairnsTD has been forced to close her constituency office due to safety concerns. The targeting and intimidation of female politicians is unacceptable & is symptomatic of wider societal misogyny and violence against women
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“This is one of the reasons why I waived my anonymity: I wanted to show others who have lived through the experiences that I have lived that they can get justice. They have nothing to be ashamed of."
Incredibly inspirational of Nora Hegarty independent.ie/irish-news/ne…
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Our thoughts our with the family of Ana Kriégel and everyone impacted by this case. If you have been affected, you can call @Womens_Aid National 24 Hour Helpline 1800 341 900, or the @DublinRCC National 24-Hour Helpline 1800 77 8888
BREAKING:
Two 14 year old boys have been found guilty of the murder Ana Kriégel in Lucan just over a year ago. The first accused boy has also been found guilty of aggravated sexual assault. @rtenews
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#twowomentravel proves restrictive abortion laws don't stop abortion, but do cause immense hardship for women who must travel #repealthe8th
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It's ten years today since Savita died.
As a nation, our hearts broke. As women, we swore #NeverAgain.
March with us tomorrow in remembrance.
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Great news, congratulations! Campaigner Vicky Phelan to be awarded the Freedom of Limerick @PhelanVicky jrnl.ie/5637718
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“There is no space for transphobia in the feminist community and if you are transphobic than I do not believe you are part of this community” Eboni Burke finishes our second #FemFest panel
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It’s a YES from us for tomorrow’s #DivorceRef Let’s reduce the uncertainty, conflict and cost for families going through an already difficult process. Let’s recognize the Constitution is not the right place to deal with complex personal relationships #VoteYes
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We #repealedthe8th, but women in Ireland have unfinished business. We need more women in politics, to end violence against women, to improve women’s healthcare, to end low pay and precarious work. Ahead of our AGM, we’re asking you to share your thoughts on #unfinishedfeminism
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Pharmacist @campaignforkate wants free contraception for women, Min @SimonHarrisTD considering proposal thetimes.co.uk/article/44f2b…
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Brilliant news @PhelanVicky "VICKY PHELAN HAS said a revolutionary drug treatment she has been undergoing appears to be working and her tumours have shrunk significantly." thejournal.ie/vicky-phelan-c…
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The absence of women at the top table of pandemic policy highlights the inequality of power in Ireland independent.ie/opinion/comme…
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Congratulations @TheSineadBurke Irish activist Sinéad Burke to feature in September issue of British Vogue edited by Meghan Markle independent.ie/style/fashion…
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1,429,981 for Yes. Together for Yes. Together for Change. Together for Tomorrow
#together4tomorrow
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Eight years since Savita Halappanavar died, denied an abortion because of the Eighth Amendment. We remember her today, and send solidarity to her family. #Savita #NeverForget #Repealedthe8th #NeverAgain
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Women are changing their Twitter handles to 'Dr' if they have a PhD to make a point that if they've achieved something, they should be able to be proud of it. indy100.com/article/women-im…
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100 years ago today, Constance Markievicz was elected in the seismic 1918 general election.
She was the first Irish woman to hold a cabinet post when appointed Minister for Labour in the first Dáil, and one of the first women Cabinet Ministers in the world #onthisday
ALT Image of an election poster saying “Vote Markievicz”
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I still need feminism because I know that it’s the only way to create a better world, in which we can all:
live
love
work
study
travel
raise a family
learn
grow old
flourish
be equal.
#FemFest
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Congratulations to Bríd Smith on your election! Great to have you as an important voice for women and women’s equality in the Dáil! @bridsmithTD @pb4p #FemGen #GE2020 #Election2020
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Today marks the second anniversary of the day that 1,429,981 people voted to repeal the 8th Amendment and remove the constitutional ban on abortion in Ireland, allowing for abortions for all who need and want them. Here's a tiny selection of NWCI's #repealmemories #repealedthe8th
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We have only one third the recommended refuge spaces under the Istanbul Convention, and 9 counties in Ireland have no refuge. This is absolutely unacceptable and must be addressed in our new national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender based violence #RTEInvestigates
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👏Our heartfelt congratulations to Senator Eileen Flynn, the first Traveller person ever elected to the Seanad. ⚡This is the second time Eileen's made history; in 2020 as a Taoiseach's nomination, she was the first Traveller person in the Seanad.
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We need a #FeministEurope, and feminist MEPs to ensure an inclusive and sustainable EU.
Today we're launching our Manifesto, calling on MEP candidates to sign up and commit to actively promoting women’s equality. Ask your candidates to sign up here.
nwci.ie/european-elections20…
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It is with great sadness that we have learnt of the death of women’s health advocate Laura Brennan. She showed great strength and bravery in supporting the health and lives of women in Ireland. Our thoughts are with Laura Brennan’s family and friends at this difficult time. #RIP
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“What we are hoping to do is create a movement. Climate change is not gender-neutral – it affects women far more. So this is not about climate change, it is about climate justice.” - Mary Robinson launches new feminist fight against #climatechange theguardian.com/environment/…
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Thank you so, so much to the 1,500 people who showed up for our Women's Rally today. You showed government you want action on the critical issues - we'll keep fighting for equality & progress 💪 #NoWomanLeftBehind #IWD2022
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Very welcome news today that Ms Justice Mary Irvine to be nominated as President of the High Court, the first woman to hold the post 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽
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We the women demand our right to be seen, to be heard, not to be bullied off any public platform, we demand a right to be safe in our streets and our home and the right to refuge, the right to a home, to public healthcare without dogma @MaryLouMcDonald #nowomanleftbehind
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Clayton Hotels announces termination of Newstalk sponsorship over George Hook's rape comments jrnl.ie/3591683
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“Feminism is important because there’s still much work to be done to achieve equality in Ireland today”
#FemFest is for young women aged 16-25. It’s on this Saturday with a lineup including @PhelanVicky @suzybie, @Love1solidarity and more! Register here eventbrite.ie/e/femfest-2019…
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"Dr Cassidy admits it is only now, looking back on her career, that she is shocked by the scale of femicide she witnessed."
#DrCassidy is an important programme looking at #ViolenceAgainstWomen and #femicide 👇
extra.ie/2023/09/10/news/pat…
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