
Women’s Health Action Plan
NIRWN staff and some rural members attended a Women’s Health Listening Exercise Engagement Event at the Europa Hotel, Belfast — helping shape the forthcoming Women’s Health Action Plan.
For the past four years, we’ve been proud to…

March Campaigns Update
Campaigns: Guarantee our Essentials
Siobhán is part of a campaign from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Trussell Trust calling for an Essentials Guarantee within Universal Credit. The Essentials Guarantee would embed in the social…

Open Consultations
Joint inquiry on Government’s Child Poverty Strategy
The Education and Work and Pensions Committees launched a new inquiry investigating how the Government’s new Child Poverty Strategy can meet its aims.
The new inquiry will examine…

NEW Consortium research – Mental Health Matters for Women
Women's Support Network's Policy Worker, Siobhán Harding, has completed a series of focus groups with women across Northern Ireland for the next Consortium research paper ‘Mental Health Matters for Women’. The focus groups involved 67…

Community-Led Review on the Needs of Rural Women and Girls in Relation to Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
Northern Ireland Rural Women’s Network (NIRWN) and Rural Community Network (RCN) are currently delivering a community-led research project exploring how women and girls living in rural Northern Ireland experience safety, support, and access…

More February Funding Opportunities
B\&Q Foundation – Home Improvement Fund & Home‑Starter Kits
Amount available:
Home Improvement Fund: up to £10,000
Home‑Starter Kits Fund: up to £10,000 (max £500 per kit)
Who can apply: Registered UK charities…

Latest Lobbying, Policy and Research Bulletin out now
You can read the latest update here Lobbying, Policy and Research Bulletin from the WRC

DAERA’S Nature Recovery Strategy
Nature is in decline across the world and DAERA has a duty to publish a Biodiversity Strategy to help the conservation of biodiversity in Northern Ireland. This draft Nature Recovery Strategy (which is the Biodiversity Strategy required by…

NIRWN supports #NICan’tWait
NIRWN Executive Director Louise Coyle signed the open letter on behalf of our membership of rural women.
Women Breaking Barriers rural team Leon Hughes and Jacqui Clancy, together with our Engagement Officer Paula McAliskey joined our urban…

Have Your Say: Open Consultations
NI Executive Disability Strategy 2025-2035
The Northern Ireland Executive Disability Strategy 2025-2035 aims to improve the lives of people who are Deaf and disabled people, their families and carers so that they can play a full and active…

