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…
NEW Consortium research – Mental Health Matters for Women
The WSN 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 women in total and…
New Guide Published: Strength and Solidarity, Climate and Civil Food Resilience
This document, Strength and Solidarity: Climate and Civil Food Resilience, highlights the urgent need for the UK government and civil society to develop civil food resilience as part of the necessary preparation for climate change and an increasingly…
NIRWN encourages members to have their say on “Rural NI: Our New Approach”
NIRWN would encourage you to have your say on how rural policy is delivered for the next 15 years.
We know you have plenty of views, experience and ideas.
Policy only has the impact we hope for when it is shaped by those with lived experience. …
Northern Ireland must give children equal protection under the law
We wanted to bring to your attention an Open Letter issued by the NSPCC, calling for children in Northern Ireland to be given equal protection under the law.
Currently, the legal defence of 'reasonable chastisement' means that physical punishment…
Behind Closed Doors No More: Confronting Violence Against Women in Northern Ireland
Since 2020 a total of 30 women have been violently killed in Northern Ireland so violence against women and girls is still a very serious challenge in our society. It is a problem that is hidden in plain sight and every day we see how it is…
April 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
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill
As part of the Northern Ireland Assembly’s normal legislative processes, the Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill has been referred to the Committee for Justice for scrutiny.
The Criminal Justice…
