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Speakers at the launch of the Mental Health Matters for Women report – Susan McCrory, Falls Women’s Centre, Karen Sweeney, Women’s Support Network, Carmel Martin, Falls Women’s Centre, Lee-Ann Sturgeon, Falls Women’s Centre, Siobhán Harding, Women’s Support Network and Karen Hall, Mental Health Foundation

Open Consultations

Right to Food UK Commission Call for Evidence The Right to Food UK Commission is collecting evidence and lived experiences regarding feeding families and communities in the UK. They are inviting written evidence in the following areas: …
Speakers at the launch of the Mental Health Matters for Women report – Susan McCrory, Falls Women’s Centre, Karen Sweeney, Women’s Support Network, Carmel Martin, Falls Women’s Centre, Lee-Ann Sturgeon, Falls Women’s Centre, Siobhán Harding, Women’s Support Network and Karen Hall, Mental Health Foundation

NIRWN delivers Gender Budgeting workshop

Introduction to Gender Budgeting workshop, delivered by NIRWN on behalf of the Northern Ireland Women’s Budget Group and Ulster University took place. We were delighted to welcome women from organisations, community groups and local communities…
Animate, build, connect

Animate-Build-Connect Programme is now open

Year 2 of the Animate-Build-Connect Programme is now open, and NIRWN is looking for 8 rural women's groups to join us from September 2026. If you're part of a group that could do with some dedicated support, this is worth reading. Successfully…
Speakers at the launch of the Mental Health Matters for Women report – Susan McCrory, Falls Women’s Centre, Karen Sweeney, Women’s Support Network, Carmel Martin, Falls Women’s Centre, Lee-Ann Sturgeon, Falls Women’s Centre, Siobhán Harding, Women’s Support Network and Karen Hall, Mental Health Foundation

Urgent Call to Tackle Holiday Hunger as New Evidence Highlights Impact on Women and Children

The Women’s Regional Consortium, in partnership with Ulster University, has submitted evidence to the Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Education strongly backing the proposed Education (Holiday Meal Payments) Bill and calling for urgent…
Speakers at the launch of the Mental Health Matters for Women report – Susan McCrory, Falls Women’s Centre, Karen Sweeney, Women’s Support Network, Carmel Martin, Falls Women’s Centre, Lee-Ann Sturgeon, Falls Women’s Centre, Siobhán Harding, Women’s Support Network and Karen Hall, Mental Health Foundation

June 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…
Speakers at the launch of the Mental Health Matters for Women report – Susan McCrory, Falls Women’s Centre, Karen Sweeney, Women’s Support Network, Carmel Martin, Falls Women’s Centre, Lee-Ann Sturgeon, Falls Women’s Centre, Siobhán Harding, Women’s Support Network and Karen Hall, Mental Health Foundation

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.  It seeks to restore the ‘Holiday Hunger’ payments which were made…
Speakers at the launch of the Mental Health Matters for Women report – Susan McCrory, Falls Women’s Centre, Karen Sweeney, Women’s Support Network, Carmel Martin, Falls Women’s Centre, Lee-Ann Sturgeon, Falls Women’s Centre, Siobhán Harding, Women’s Support Network and Karen Hall, Mental Health Foundation

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…
Speakers at the launch of the Mental Health Matters for Women report – Susan McCrory, Falls Women’s Centre, Karen Sweeney, Women’s Support Network, Carmel Martin, Falls Women’s Centre, Lee-Ann Sturgeon, Falls Women’s Centre, Siobhán Harding, Women’s Support Network and Karen Hall, Mental Health Foundation

Women’s Regional Consortium Responds to Department of Health Draft Budget Consultation

03 June 2026 - The Women’s Regional Consortium (WRC) has submitted our response to the Department of Health’s Draft Budget Consultation, raising serious concerns about the potential impact of proposed allocations on women and families across…
Speakers at the launch of the Mental Health Matters for Women report – Susan McCrory, Falls Women’s Centre, Karen Sweeney, Women’s Support Network, Carmel Martin, Falls Women’s Centre, Lee-Ann Sturgeon, Falls Women’s Centre, Siobhán Harding, Women’s Support Network and Karen Hall, Mental Health Foundation

Women’s Regional Consortium calls for stronger, action-focused approach to tackling racism in Northern Ireland

3 June 2026 - The Women’s Regional Consortium (WRC) has raised serious concerns about the Executive Office’s proposed Framework for Race Relations, warning that it lacks the clarity, ambition, and accountability needed to effectively tackle…
Speakers at the launch of the Mental Health Matters for Women report – Susan McCrory, Falls Women’s Centre, Karen Sweeney, Women’s Support Network, Carmel Martin, Falls Women’s Centre, Lee-Ann Sturgeon, Falls Women’s Centre, Siobhán Harding, Women’s Support Network and Karen Hall, Mental Health Foundation

Women’s Regional Consortium warns against cuts to disability benefits in Timms Review response

29 05 2026 - The Women’s Regional Consortium has today submitted its response to the UK Government’s Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), calling for urgent reform that protects disabled people from hardship and recognises…

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