News Archive
- LW meet Mary Robinson 18 December 2009 | LW were present when Mary Robinson was honoured at a reception hosted by the Lord Mayor Cllr. Emer Costello and the NWCI. "Here, take one more!" The cameras were flashing as we lined up and positioned ourselves near Mary Robinson and smiled and were thrilled. ... →
- LW condems support for sex offender 17 December 2009 | LW condems the attitudes of those who still do not understand that it is the sex offender who is at fault not the victim. LABOUR WOMEN CONDEMNS SUPPORT FOR SEX OFFENDER On Wednesday dozens of people queued at a Co. Kerry courthouse to shake hands ... →
- LW welcome support for child benefit motion 02 December 2009 | STATEMENT BY LABOUR WOMEN Labour Party's Women's Section Wednesday, 2nd December 2009 LABOUR WOMEN WELCOME SUPPORT FOR CHILD BENEFIT Labour Women welcome the community and NGO support the Labour Party Motion on protecting Child Benefit has received. Katherine Dunne, Labour Women Chair said: "Women ... →
- Labour motion to protect Child Benefit 01 December 2009 | The Labour Party is proposing to protect the Child Benefit in the December Budget. We know that many families rely on their child benefit to just survive. Very many families rely on their child benefit to pay for the basisc expenses. Childcare fees are so ... →
- Joe Costello TD : Action needed to tackle growth of human trafficking 19 November 2009 | Joe Costello TD Labour's Spokesperson for Human Rights spoke at Dail Private Members' Bill debate. SPEECH BY JOE COSTELLO TD Labour Party Spokesperson on Human Rights Wednesday, 18 November 2009 ACTION NEEDED TO TACKLE GROWTH OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING Speaking in the Dail on Private ... →
- Pat Rabbitte TD : One woman trafficked is one too many 18 November 2009 | Pat Rabbitte TD Spokesperson for Justice spoke about human tarffaiking in the Dail. STATEMENT BY PAT RABBITTE TD Labour Party Spokesperson on Justice Speaking during Private Members' Time Tuesday, 17 November 2009 ONE WOMAN TRAFFICKED IS ONE TOO MANY If there ... →
- Kathleen Lynch TD : Barriers to women's participation in workforce must be tackled 13 November 2009 | Kathleen Lynch TD Labour's Spokerperson for Equality highlights womne's participation in the workforce and how women still face barriers. Today's ESRI/ Equality Authority into female participation in the Irish labour market is a real eye opener. According to the report some progress has been ... →
- LW welcome Oireachtas report on Women's political participation 05 November 2009 | LW and Kathleen Lynch TD jointly welcome the Oireachtas Sub-Committee on Women's Participation in Politics Report. JOINT STATEMENT Labour Women, Labour Party's women's section Kathleen Lynch TD Thursday, 05 November 2009 WELCOME FOR OIREACHTAS COMMITTEE REPORT ON WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS The recommendations ... →
- LW Conference Resolutions 19 October 2009 | LW Conference Resolutions guide the work of LW and mandate the Executive to work on particular issues. LW National Conference 2009 Resolutions Party Affairs : Women's Political Participation Enterprise, Trade and Employment Social Welfare Justice Equality Health Education Older Women Integration and Migrant Women Childcare ... →
- LW Conference News 19 October 2009 | LW Conference is a day of discussion, debate and chat Labour Women National Conference gathered in the Oak Room of the Mansion House in Dublin, the residence of Dublin LordMayor. For the full report on the Conference : LW Conference News →
- Party Leader Eamon Gilmore at LW National Conference : Revised programme for Govmnt shows no one in Govmnt willing to stand up for women's rights 17 October 2009 | Party Leader Eamon Gilmore TD address the National Conference of Labour Women. I would like to welcome you all here today to what I am sure will be a very interesting and productive conference. The perennial question for those of us who believe in ... →
- Joan Burton TD at LW National Conference : Road to recovery must be founded in social justice 17 October 2009 | Joan Burton TD spoke to the National Conference of Labour Women. Speaking at the Labour Women conference, Labour Party Deputy Leader, Joan Burton TD, insisted that those who have most must be called on to carry a fair share of the burden to get ... →
- LW National Conference : Time to bring women in from the political cold 17 October 2009 | LW National Conference took place on Sat 17th Oct in the Masion House, Dublin. Cllr Rebecca Moynihan (Crumlin Kimmage) is one of the newly elected women Cllrs At the Labour Women National Conference today, Sinead Ni Chulachain, Labour Women outgoing Chair said: "Ireland ... →
- LW welcome the Yes vote 03 October 2009 | Labour Women welcome the overwhelming YES vote delivered by the Lisbon referendum. With a YES vote we can now look forward to the implementation of the Lisbon Treaty. Dail debating European matters, Commissioners being appointed, action on climate change, women being equal with men - ... →
- LW mark International Day of Older People : Give medical card to women affected by marriage bar 01 October 2009 | Women who were affected by the marriage bar should be automatically granted a medical card, according to Sinead Ni Chulachain, Labour Women Chair. She made her comments in advance of UN International Day of Older People, October 1. Ms Ni Chulachain said: "Labour Women were ... →
