5th April 2025 The Irish Countrywomen’s Association, an organisation for women, with over 6000 members throughout the Republic of Ireland, ask for an urgent peace settlement to alleviate the suffering of families in war-torn countries, and particularly for the women and children in Gaza. We cannot stand by and not abhor the humanitarian crisis and […]
LISTEN HERE: https://historyhub.ie/womens-grassroots-actvism-podcast Episode 4 – Women’s Grassroots Activism: stories of environmental activism In this episode, Dr Anne Logan, Chrissie Booth, Vice-Chair of the National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI), and Lorna Blackmore, past regional President of the Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI) Southeast Region, discuss the myriad ways in which women’s organisations […]
Women’s Grassroots Activism Podcast Series – History Hub Women’s Grassroots Activism: cross-borders solidarity in Ireland, Northern Ireland and England and Wales In this episode with Prof Caitríona Beaumont, Margaret Broome, former chair of the Federation of Women’s Institutes of Northern Ireland (WINI), June Lawless, National Secretary of the Irish Countrywomen’s Association (ICA) and Dr Anne […]
Yesterday, ICA National President, Mary D’Arcy, attended Families Europe‘s Expert Meeting held in Vilnius, Lithuania, organised in collaboration with COFACE Lithuanian member NAMS, on the intersection of work-life balance, mental health, and family care across Europe. The conference also explored key factors such as gender, socioeconomic status, race, and ethnicity, and how they shape work-life […]
The Irish Countrywomen’s Association, an organisation for women, with over 6000 members throughout the Republic of Ireland, ask for an urgent peace settlement to alleviate the suffering of women and children in Gaza. We cannot stand by and not abhor the humanitarian crisis and pending famine in Gaza. Mothers and children have been made homeless, […]
Happy Christmas – A message from National President Hilda Roche.
We are pleased to announce that the Procedures Committee 2023 – 2024 is in place. Formally ratified by the Board, the committee held their first meeting on the 20th of July 2023. The members are: Anne Smithers (Chair) – Dublin Federation Anna Sinnott – Wicklow Federation Pat O’Looney – Dublin Federation Maura Allen – Offaly […]