
New Project: Maximising Community Space
A major €2.75m investment in rural renewal has been unveiled with the launch of the Maximising Community Space (MCS) Project, a transformative initiative designed to support community organisations and people that manage halls, facilities…

Building Respect: Construction Leaders Unite to Address Male Violence Against Women and Girls
WOMEN’STEC was proud to partner with Construction Futures NI and the Construction Employers Federation to deliver the “Building Respect: Laying the Foundations for Change” conference on May 7 at the Dunsilly Hotel, Antrim. The event, headline…

Campaigns Update
This month, the Women’s Regional Consortium continues to engage in a range of collaborative campaigns aimed at addressing key social and economic challenges facing women and families across Northern Ireland. Through active participation…

Open Consultations
Open Consultations:
The Education (Holiday Meal Payments) Bill
The Education Committee is welcoming views on the contents of The Education (Holiday Meal Payments) Bill. This is a Private Members Bill from Danny Baker of Sinn Fein. …

NEW Consortium research – Mental Health Matters for Women
The latest Consortium research paper ‘Mental Health Matters for Women’ has now been published and is available on the Consortium’s website. The full report contains a wealth of evidence from women on the contributory factors to their…

Holding Hope: Young Mums, Mental Health and Connection
This blog was originally posted on the WRDA website.
The young mums MAS project is a peer support group, designed for young mums aged 16-25years old.
Many of the young woman who come to young mums MAS group have high levels of maternal mental…

New Research Report: Mental Health Matters for Women
The Women’s Regional Consortium is pleased to publish our latest research report, Mental Health Matters for Women. You can read the full report here, and a summary of the report here.
Northern Ireland has long been associated with high…

Campaign Success: Mother and Baby Unit Confirmed
We are so happy that the long awaited mother and baby unit is happening and has been confirmed by the Health minister. The site at the City Hospital was announced in November 2023 so we are delighted that it has finally been confirmed that this…

Women’s Spaces Conference: Realising Rights for Women in NI
Please join Women’s Spaces for their end of year conference focusing on realising rights for Women in Northern Ireland, on Tuesday 19 May in the Guildhall in Derry at 11am - 2pm.
They will be joined by experts and policy makers from the…

Let’s talk Rural
DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has launched a public consultation on a new draft long-term rural policy.
NIRWN members and staff have already attended in person consultation events. We would encourage you to register for the online consultation…

