Tackle Violence Against Women and Girls Now: All-Island Women\u2019s Forum Issues Call<\/p>\n
Published: Wednesday, September 16, 2026<\/p>\n
At least 13 adult women have been killed on the island of Ireland in 2026<\/p>\n
Women leaders from across Ireland will meet in Dublin today to discuss the key issues facing women in 2026. Top of their list will be women\u2019s leadership, growing anti-migrant and anti-LGBTQ sentiments and violence against women.<\/p>\n
The National Women\u2019s Council (NWC) convenes the All-Island Women\u2019s Forum, which brings together women leaders from North and South and across communities. Launching the forum\u2019s new Strategic Plan An All-Island Vision for Women\u2019s Equality, NWC Executive Director Corrinne Hasson said:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe All-Island Women\u2019s Forum is a hugely important space for women leaders, from North and South and across all communities. We have a focus on peace and reconciliation alongside a determination to put the issues that matter to all women across our island firmly on the agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n
She continued:<\/p>\n
\u201cWomen’s representation in decision-making remains uneven. Too many decisions affecting women’s lives – including healthcare, education, transport and childcare – are made without women’s lived experience at the centre.\u00a0Women’s leadership is key to the peaceful future of this island. The All Island Women\u2019s Forum is a unique space for women to collaborate across communities and lead on crucial conversations and actions to shape our shared future on this island. \u201d<\/p>\n
Sonya McMullan of Women\u2019s Aid Federation Northern Ireland, said:<\/p>\n
\u201cSadly, violence against women and girls is an issue that affects lives in every corner of this island, and since the start of 2026, many communities across the island have lost loved ones to femicide.<\/p>\n
Tackling this issue requires us all to work together to address the root causes of violence against women and girls. Working jointly across the island, North and South, is vital if we are to make meaningful progress in preventing violence.<\/p>\n
Everyone on this island deserves to live free from violence and to feel safe in their homes and communities. By working together effectively across jurisdictions, we can make real progress towards achieving that goal.\u201d<\/p>\n
The All-Island Women\u2019s Forum meets today in Dublin\u2019s Mansion House to launch their strategy for 2026-28. The All-Island Women\u2019s Forum was established by NWC in 2021 to bring together women\u2019s groups and activists from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Its goal is to foster cooperation, dialogue and inclusion on issues affecting women across the island, especially around the topics of peacebuilding, violence against women, leadership and equality.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Key priority areas in the new Strategy are to coordinate all-island responses to key issues for women; to advance women\u2019s leadership and representation across the island; and to strengthen the all-women\u2019s forum itself.<\/p>\n
Link to the Strategic Plan:\u00a0https:\/\/www.nwci.ie\/images\/uploads\/NWC_AIWF_Strategic_Plan_FINAL.pdf<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tackle Violence Against Women and Girls Now: All-Island Women\u2019s Forum Issues Call Published: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 At…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":626573,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[16865,61,60,43,89778,4599],"class_list":["post-626572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-equality","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news","tag-nwci","tag-women"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=626572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626572\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/626573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=626572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=626572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=626572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}