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Women's Studies Centre (1988-2007)
Directory of Women's Groups and Service Providers in Ireland
Last updated in 2006
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Access 2000
Phone: 053 21200
Fax:
Email:
Accesswex
iol.ie
Description:
Access 2000 is a women’s community based education and training programme. We, through partnership and solidarity with others, are committed to raising awareness of the barriers facing women experiencing educational, social and cultural disadvantage. We actively challenge the policies that exclude women’s equal partnership in Irish society.
Category: Education
Access Ireland Refugee Integration Project
Access Ireland, Dominick Court, 40/41 Dominick Street Lower, Dublin 1
Phone: 01 878 0589
Fax: 01 878 0591
Email:
infoaccessireland.ie
Website: http://www.accessireland.ie/
Description: A not-for-profit non-governmental organisation which aims to promote the integration of people seeking refuge in Ireland, with a focus on their health and well-being, by using community development principles. Current projects include training women refugees and cultural mediation.
Category: Community
Accord Catholic Marriage Care Service
Cana House, 56 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 6AF
Phone: 028 90 233002
Fax: 028 90 328113
Email:
accordnitinyworld.co.uk
Website: http://www.accordni.co.uk/
Description: Established in Ireland in the late 1960’s Accord offers counselling to couples and individuals in a couple relationship. Accord also provides marriage preparation courses It is an Episcopal agency with 57 centres throughout Ireland.
Category: Counselling, Community, Religion.
Action Breast Cancer
18 Herbert Street, Dublin 2
Phone: 01 231 0500 / 1800 309040
Fax: 01 231 0555
Email:
abcirishcancer.ie
Website: http://www.cancer.ie/
Description: Action Breast Cancer is a project of the Irish Cancer Society set up 3 years ago to provide support, advice and information regarding breast awareness and breast cancer for patients and their family. Services are free, confidential and include: a national helpline, information, health promotion, a reach to recovery programme, research and advocacy.
Category: Health.
ADAPT Kerry Ltd
T/A Kerry Refuge & Support Services, Killeen Road, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Phone: 066 7129100
Fax: 066 7127836
Email:
kerryrefugeeircom.net
Website:
Description: Adapt Kerry Limited is a charitable organisation formed in 1992 to provide support to women and their children who are victims of domestic violence, with its main aim being the establishment of a Refuge for Co. Kerry.
Category: Violence against women
Adapt Services
Adapt House, Rosbrien, Limerick, Co. Limerick
Phone: 061 412354
Fax: 061 419809
Email:
Administrationadaptservices.ie
Website:
Description: Established in 1974 by local women to support women survivors of domestic abuse and their children. Adapt promotes the rights of women to a life free from violence/abuse and supports women survivors in relation to domestic abuse. Services include a refuge, outreach services, helpline and education and training opportunities.
Category: Violence against women..
Adoption Loss, Natural Parents Network of Ireland
P.O. Box 6714 Dublin 4
Phone: 1890 200 046 (Helpline)
Fax:
Email:
infoadoptionloss.ie
Website: http://www.adoptionloss.ie/
Description: To support natural parents who were separated form their children by adoption. A voluntary self help and campaigning organisation. There are monthly meetings open to mothers and fathers who may be feeling emotional, stuck, confused, or angry due to losing a child to adoption. It provides an opportunity to talk with others who are dealing with the same difficulties. "You are not alone on your journey". Check out their website for details about Search and Reunion services or other information for those who are unable to attend support meetings. The organisation can also deal with all your queries by e-mail post or telephone.
Category: Family Support
Age Action West
Age Action Ireland LTd. 30/31 Lower Camden St. Dublin 2
Phone: 01 475 6989
Fax: 01 475 6011
Email:
ceoageaction.ie
Description: Age Action Ireland is a non-governmental network of organisations and individuals concerned with ageing and older people. Age Action West is a regional network of AAI. A key area of need identified by Age is on developing activation and arts programmes in nursing homes as well as establishing staff training needs. Reminiscence is also a major theme of Age Action West's work. Aim is to promote lifelong learning opportunities for older people in the WHB region as well as the development of programmes through Irish. Age Action West is currently recruiting volunteers who will have an opportunity to be trained in the areas of activation and reminiscence.
Category: Community
AIM Family Services
6 D’Olier Street, Dublin 2
Phone: 01 6708363
Fax: 01 6708365
Email:
aimfamilyserviceseircom.net
Website: http://www.aimfamilyservices.ie/
Description: AIM Family Service was founded in 1970 as AIM Group for Family Law Reform to campaign for changes in family law. In response to needs in society a drop-in centre providing legal information on family issues was opened in 1975. Since 1992 we have offered a Family Mediation Service for clients whose relationship has broken down. We also offer a counselling service and have produced a series of leaflets giving information on various aspects of family law.
Category: Family Support
Akina dada Wa Africa (AKIDWA)
19 Belvedere Place, Dublin 1.
Phone: 01 8552143
Fax: 01 8552089
Email:
akidwaeircom.net
Website:
Description: AKIDWA was founded in August 2001 by 7 African women living in Ireland, mainly to provide culturally appropriate services. A non-sectarian network of African women, we seek to challenge the inequality and injustice experienced by African women living in Ireland so as to ensure positive change in our lives at each level – culturally, socially, economically, politically.
Category: Community
Alliance Sexual Health Centre
16 Peters Street, Cork.
Phone: 021 4275837
Fax:
Email:
Allianceeircom.net
Website: http://www.sexualhealthireland.com/
Description: Founded in mid 1980's as a response to HIV needs. The Centre promotes positive choices, sexual health, drugs awareness and provides HIV support. They promote sexual health through increased knowledge and awareness in order to reduce the risk of STI's and crisis pregnancies and provide effective training programmes to reduce risk and improve heath.
Category: Health.
Al-Nisa Association NI
46 Mount Eden Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Phone: 028 90228135
Fax:
Email:
Website: http://www.al-nisa.org.uk/
Description: Set up in 1998 as an independent group supporting Muslim Women. Only group managed by Muslim Women. Community group working in all areas, health, education, women’s issues, diversity issues.
Category: Community, Religion
Amber Kilkenny Women’s Refuge
Lacken, Dublin Road, Kilkenny.
Phone: 056 777 1404
Fax: 056 777 1899
Email:
Kwrpeircom.net
Website:
Description: Originally a support and information service Amber is more recently providing 7 units for women and children who require emergency short term accommodation. We believe that everyone has the right to live free from violence and abuse. Users of our professional service deserve the very best and will be assisted through affording them time, space, full and accurate information and other responses which will be supportive to making important personal choices.
Category: Violence Against Women
An Cosan-The Shant Education Project Ltd
Kiltalown Village Centre, Jobstown, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Phone: 01 4628488
Fax: 01 4628496
Email:
Infoancosan.com
Website:
Description: The Shant Education Project Ltd was established in 1986 to provide second chance community based education and to contribute to eliminating the injustice that is poverty. Services include a high quality early childhood education in Rainbow House, community education programmes of excellence and the development of the entrepreneurial spirit of our participants in order to initiate and sustain community enterprise.
Category: Education.
ANEW
Athlumney, Navan, Co. Meath
Phone: 046 902 1279 or 086 274 4198
Fax:
Email:
frnugentiolfree.ie
Website: http://www.anew.ie/
Description: Able and New Women (ANEW) is a support group for women with alcohol related problems. Women drink due to loneliness, isolation and low self-esteem. The ANEW programmes attempts to identify the reasons why we drink and then to deal with the issues involved in a positive manner. ANEW was launched in 2000 and has meetings countrywide. Our programme is based on ten positive choices, challenging women to grow and lead healthy and fruitful lives without the use of alcohol.
Category: Health
AONTAS (National Association of Adult Education)
2nd Floor, 83-87 Main Street, Ranelagh, Dublin 6
Phone: 01 406 8220
Fax: 01 406 8227
Email:
Mailaontas.com
Website: http://www.aontas.com/
Description: Established in 1969 AONTAS is a voluntary membership organisation. It exists to promote the development of a learning society. They provide a quality and comprehensive system of adult learning and education which is accessible to and inclusive of all.
Category: Education
Ardmonagh Women’s Group
Ardmonagh Family Centre, c/o 46 Ardmonagh Gardens, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT11 8DY
Phone: 44 028 9024 5943
Fax: 44 028 9024 9152
Email:
Website:
Description: Ardmonagh Family and Childcare Centre offer all day care and provide a pick-up/drop-off service within N/W Belfast. Our Women’s Group is facilitated 5 days per week and includes courses in sign language, computers, cooking and sewing.
Category: Childcare, Education, Community
Ard Scoil na nDeise
Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
Phone: 058 41464
Fax: 058 44801
Email:
Website:
Description: Established in 1990 by amalgamation of two smaller schools. The school is a Christian Community and we endeavour to educate the whole student in order that they will attain their full potential. We lead our girls to enhanced self confidence and seek to affirm their uniqueness and their womanhood.
Category: Education
Ardstraw Area Women’s Group
18 Brocklis Road, Ardstraw, Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, BT78 4LS
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Formed in October 2003 the Group is established for the benefit of women in the area by the provision of or assistance in acquiring the provision of facilities for the advancement of education, relief of poverty, protection and preservation of health, and for recreation and leisure time occupation in the interest of social welfare and with the object of improving the conditions of life of the women. Membership is open to all women living in the area who subscribe to the objectives of the Group and who are aged 18 years or over, irrespective of class, creed, sexual orientation, disability, race or marital status.
Category: Community, Education, and Heath.
Area Development Management Ltd.
Holbrook House, Holles Street, Dublin 2
Phone: 01 2400700
Fax: 01 6610411
Email:
Enquiriesadm.ie
Website: http://www.adm.ie/
Description: Set up in 1992 by the Irish Government in agreement with the European Commission to promote social inclusion. ADM promotes social inclusion reconciliation and equality and to counter disadvantage through local social & economic development.
Category: Community
Association of Baha’I Women
c/o 24 Burlington Road, Dublin 4
Phone: 01 668 3150
Fax:
Email:
nsirliol.ie
thehansiol.ie
Website: http://www.bahai.ie/
Description: Set up 10 years ago by the National Assembly of the Baha’I community to provide a framework for Baha’I women. Aims to promote the equality of the sexes provide a framework for social and economic development activities by Baha’is and foster links with other organisations with similar objectives. All Baha’I women over 15 in Ireland are entitled to membership. Men may join as honorary members. The equality of men and women is a fundamental principle of the Baha’I faith.
Category: Community, Religion.
Association of Community and Comprehensive Schools (ACCS)
10H Centrepoint Business Park, Oak Drive, Dublin 12
Phone: 01 4601150
Fax: 01 4601203
Email:
officeaccs.ie
Website: http://www.accs.ie/
Description: ACCS is the official representative body for 90 Community and Comprehensive schools throughout the country. Aims, to contribute to the advancement of Education, to advance and develop the concept of broad comprehensive curricula enshrined in the deed of the schools and to advance and develop the wider "community" concept of the schools.
Category: Education, Community.
Association of Teachers of Home Economics
15 Hillgrove Lawn, South Douglas Road, Cork.
Phone: 021 436 4249
Fax:
Email:
Geaeykmeircom.net
Website:
Description: ATHE was formed in the 1960s as a subject association for Home Economics teachers to provide a medium of expression for the collective opinions on matters affecting Home Economics and to promote Home Economics in education and society.
Category: Education
Atlas Women’s Centre
57 Bridge Street, Lisburn, Northern Ireland BT28 1XZ
Phone: 028 92 664152
Fax:
Email:
atlascentrehotmail.com
Website: http://www.awc.now.nu/
Description: Formed in 1994 as a women’s self help group, Atlas now has a large community overhead. It aims to empower women to play a greater role in their community.
Category: Community, Childcare.
Attic Press Ltd
Crawford Business Park, Crosses Green, Cork.
Phone: 021 490 2980
Fax: 021 431 5329
Email:
Corkunipucc.ie
Website: http://www.corkuniversitypress.com/
Description: Attic Press was founded by Roisin Conroy and was bought by Cork University Press in 1997. Attic Press specialises in Irish/Women’s Studies publications.
Category: Publishing
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Ballybeen Women’s Centre
34 Ballybeen Square, Dundonald, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT16 2QE
Phone: 048 90 481632
Fax: 048 90 484077
Email:
Thughesyahoo.co.uk
Website: http://www.ballybeenwomenscentre.org/
Description: A charitable voluntary organisation committed to the personal and social development of women, young people and pre school children and aims to address the educational, social and health needs of users in the Ballybeen/ Dundonald area. Also operates 3 childcare facilities, crèche, toddlers & pre-school & peer education project, young people’s health project (12-25 years).
Category: Education, Childcare, Health, Counselling.
Ballyhoura Development Ltd
Kilfinnin. Co. Limerick
Phone: 063 91300
Fax: 063 91330
Email:
Website:
Description: Started in 1988 to improve economic and social well being of individuals and community in the area. Enhance capacity of women to participate in decision making process. Has a Yes Vital Voices project.
Category: Community.
Ballymun Women’s Resource Centre
10 Silloge Road, Ballymun, Dublin 11
Phone: 01 8421731
Fax: 01 8425513
Email:
BWRCindigo.ie
Website:
Description: Founded in 1995 out of a huge need in Ballymun area. Aim is to be a resource for local women. Run by a voluntary management committee.
Category: Community, Childcare.
Ballymurphy Women’s Centre
12, Glenalina Pass, Belfast, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT12 7JZ
Phone: 44 048 90 223220
Fax:
Email:
ballymurphywcbtconnect.com
Website:
Description: Ballymurphy Women’s Centre provides complementary therapies through the Stress Clinic Project. This service aims to provide help for victims and survivors of conflict and persons with Mental Health Problems and an alternative to prescribed medication.
Category: Health, Counselling, Violence Against Women.
Ballyness I.C.A.
Ballyness, Falcarragh, Co. Donegal
Phone: 074 91 35236
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Founded in 1910. Central office in Ballsbridge and an Adult education college at An Grianan, Co. Louth. The objectives of the Association are to bring women together in fellowship and through cooperative efforts, to develop and improve the standard of rural and urban life in Ireland, having due regard to our Irish culture and language.
Category: Community
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Ballysillan Womens Network
c/o Mrs Winnie Scott, 925 Crumlin Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT14 8AB
Phone: 048 90 391272
Fax:
Email:
lisareid03yahoo.com
Website:
Description: A member of the Ballysillan Community Forum, it was started in 1996 with the idea of working cross-community, cross borders. Also work with Womens Groups in Kilkenny, Dublin & Scotland.
Category: Community, Network.
Banulacht
175a Phibsboro Road, Dublin 7
Phone: 01 8827390
Fax:
Email:
banulachtiol.ie
Website:
Description: Founded 1990. Banulacht is a feminist organisation which is part of a global women’s movement, working to effect radical political change at personal, local and global levels. We work through lobbying, women’s education and training and wider awareness raising. Banulacht has coordinated NGO participation at Cairo and Beijing conferences, has held 3 major conferences and produces a regular newsletter.
Category: Education, Community, Political.
Barnardos
6B Lisburn Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 7GT
Phone: 028 90668766
Fax:
Email:
joan.mcgovernbarnardos.org.uk
Website:
Description: Childcare Agency over 100 years in Ireland/UK. Aims to reduce disadvantage and work with children most in need.
Category: Childcare, Heath.
BASIC (Brothers And Sisters In Christ)
Saint Francois, 26 Avoca Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Phone: 01 288 5520
Fax: 01 288 5520
Email:
basicindigo.ie
Website: http://www.basic.ie/
Description: BASIC was set up in 1993 to work and pray for the ordination of women in the Roman Catholic Church. The aims of BASIC are to bring about the ordination of women in the Roman Catholic Church through prayer and action and to foster women’s vocation’s to a renewed priestly ministry in the Roman Catholic Church.
Category: Religion
Bawnogue Women’s Development Group
Bawnogue Youth and Counselling Centre, Bawnogue Road, Dublin 22
Phone: 01 457 7382
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Bawnogue Women’s Development Group aims to make a difference in the lives of women by empowering them to value themselves and others through development and support which recognises their needs and the issues affecting them.
Category: Community, Education.
Belfast & Lisburn Women’s Aid
49 Malone Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 6RY
Phone: 048 90 666049
Fax: 048 90 682874
Website: http://www.belfastwomensaid.org.uk/
Description: Work began in Belfast in 1975 to support women experiencing domestic violence. Women’s Aid provides emergency accommodation, outreach, advice and support for women and children experiencing domestic violence
Category: Violence Against Women.
Beltra ICA Guild
Ballinlig, Beltra, Co. Sligo
Phone: 071 9166843
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Beltra ICA Guild is the oldest in Co. Sligo started in 1927. Voluntary group aimed at providing a social and educational outlet for women in area. Classes run by the group include: cookery, art, pottery, flower arranging. Also talks on aromatherapy, reflexology, herbalist, MABS etc.
Category: Community, Education.
Blacklion Co. Cavan ICA
Latoone, Belcoo, Co. Fermanagh
Phone: 048 66 386424
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Blacklion Co. Cavan guild ICA formed October 1964. The objects of the Association are to bring women together in fellowship and through co-operative effort.
Category: Community.
Blayney Blades Women’s Group
Parish Centre, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan.
Phone: 042 974 0936
Fax: 042 974 0710
Email:
Blayneybladeseircom.net
Website:
Description: Founded in 1995 Blayney Blades provides education and training programme for women, a counselling service and an out of school childcare service.
Category: Education, Counselling, Childcare.
Bodywhys
P.O. Box 105, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Phone: 01-2834963 or Lo-call: 1890 200 444
Fax:
Email: Infobodywhys.ie
Website: http://www.bodywhys.ie/
Description: Set up in 1995 in response to the lack of support services for people affected by eating disorders. Bodywhys provides help, support and understanding, to people with eating disorders, their families and friends and to the community. Services include a National helpline service, Network of support groups, On line support service and education and awareness work. Network of support groups can be found in Central Dublin, West Dublin, Limerick, Waterford and Galway. The online service, Bodywhys Connect, is a free Internet based support group for people with eating disorders who are over 16 years. Participants must register once for this group through the Bodywhys website http://www.bodywhys.ie/
Category: Health, Education.
Brainwave – The Irish Epilepsy Association
249 Crumlin Road, Dublin 12
Phone: 01-4557500
Fax: 01-4557013
Email: infoepilepsy.ie'
Website: http://www.epilepsy.ie/
Description: "Brainwave is committed to working to meet the needs of all its members living with epilepsy". We provide a range of services from the headquarters in Dublin and from regional offices in Letterkenny, Sligo, Dundalk, Cork, Kerry, Kilkenny, Tullamore, Limerick and Galway. Of all individuals diagnosed with epilepsy in Ireland about 25% or 10,000 are women of child bearing potential. Brainwave publishes leaflets for women with epilepsy e.g. Contraception/Pregnancy etc.
Category: Health.
Bray Women's Refuge
Bray, Co. Wicklow
Phone: 01 2866163
Email: bwreircom.net'
Website: http://www.braywomensrefuge.com/
Description: The refuge is an Irish voluntary organisation working to combat the social effects of domestic violence. The take a non-judgemental approach and always hold an unconditional positive regard for all whom with whom they work, regardless what their story. They provide secure crisis accommodation for women and their children who are escaping from physical, sexual and mental abuse in their homes. They also provide support and relevant information such as legal rights and entitlements for women regardless of whether they are a resident in the refuge or not.
Category: Violence Against Women.
Breastcheck
89-94 Capel Street, Dublin 1
Phone: 01 8659300 or Free Phone: 1800 454 555
Fax:
Email:
Deirdre.johnstonnbsp.ie
Website: http://www.breastcheck.ie/
Description: Started in 2000 in the ERHA, NEHBr, MBH area’s. Breastcheck invite women aged 50-64 years for a free mammogram every two years. To reduce the number of deaths from breast cancer in Ireland amongst women aged 50-64 years. Women can Free Phone: 1800 454 555 to check if their name is on the Breastcheck Register or for further information.
Category: Health
C
CAFTA
Axis Main Street, Ballymun, Dublin 9
Phone: 01 883 2134
Fax: 01 883 2133
Email:
Caftaaxis.ballymun.ie
Website:
Description: Set up in 1987. Cafta works for personal and social change. It empowers individuals and communities by providing education, training and support to the people of Ballymun and other areas of economic disadvantage. Courses include: Group Work Facilitation, Community Development Leadership, First Step Courses Housing Transition Programme. Cafta also runs Computeach Computer Centre and we have Little Rascals creche.
Category: Education, Childcare.
C.A.L.P.
328 Old Youghal Road, Mayfield, Cork.
Phone: 021 4508562
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: CALP is a voluntary organisation that responds to identified needs in the community. Motivates and supports adults to participate in learning programmes as a means of developing themselves and their community in an open friendly environment. Programmes include: Foundation for Self Help, Computers, Community, Education, First Aid.
Category: Education, Community.
CANDO Ltd (Carlow Area Network Development Organisation Ltd)
4 Court View, Dublin Road, Carlow, Co. Carlow.
Phone: 059 9133457
Fax: 059 9133470
Email:
candoeircom.net
Website:
Description: Formed in 1995 as a community development organisation charged with delivering the Local Development Social Inclusion Programme in County Carlow. CANDO aims to enhance the quality of life of individuals, families and communities, to promote equality, social and economic inclusion, using a partnership approach which will facilitate the development and empowerment of disadvantaged groups in County Carlow.
Category: Community, Education.
Caring for Carers Ireland
3 Abbey Arcade, Abbey Street, Ennis, Co. Clare
Phone: 065 6866515/065 6867710
Fax: 065 686651/065 6867710
Email:
caringforcarerseircom.net
Website: caringforcarers.org
Description: Caring for Carers is a national non-governmental organisation, based in Ennis, Co.Clare. Established in 1988 by Soroptimist International Ennis & District, out of the need to support those who were providing full-time care and attention to a dependent person in their own home without recognition, respite care or financial recompense. Caring for Carers aims to promote the health well being and quality of life of Family Carers and those for whom they care for. It fosters Recognition of Family Carers, Providing Respite Care, Training, Information and Advocacy to promote Social Inclusion within the context of the Carers Charter.
Category: Education, Health and Social.
Carlow Equality for Women
5 Castle Hill Centre, Carlow.
Phone: 059 914 0243
Fax: 059 914 0249
Email:
Description: Group formed in 1996. Helpline set up in Nov 1999. 2001, opened full time (9-5, 5 days a week). Carlow Women’s Aid provides support, information and counselling to women and their children who are or have experienced domestic violence. Services include: Free Phone helpline, drop-in visits by appt., free counselling therapy service, Court accompaniments, other accompaniments, outreach services, networking and lobbying
Category: Violence Against Women, Counselling.
Carrickfergus Women's Forum
54 Scotch Quarter, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT38 7DP
Phone: 048 93 350101
Fax:
Email:
infocfwf.org
Website:
Description: Works with adult women on a wide range of issues including personal development, building confidence, sign posting for further education, volunteering opportunities, employment and self-employment. Improving social life and quality of life.
Category: Community, Education.
Catherine McAuley Centre
23 Herbert Street, Dublin 2
Phone: 01 6387500
Fax: 01 6387511
Email:
cmcauleyindigo.ie
Website:
Description: Established 1998 by Sister of Mercy Ireland. The Catherine McAuley Centre is dedicated to the development, education and well being of women who are most at need in today’s society. Consistent with Gospel values and the vision of Catherine, the Centre seeks to identify areas of need which are not being reached by other groups and to address them in a collaborative and participative way. In pursuance of its aims the Centre co-operates with bodies doing similar work both nationally and internationally.
Category: Education, Religion.
Causeway Women’s Aid
c/o The Women's Centre, 23 Abbey Street, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland, BT52 1DU
Phone: 048 70 356573
Fax: 048 70 326949
Email:
Website:
Description: Women’s Aid provides a range of services from refuge, aftercare and to community based support services which are located in our Women’s Centre at the address above. The refuge is in another location. Services include: accommodation, aftercare services, community-based support encompassing health, social, education, anti-poverty, children’s services and training.
Category: Violence Against Women
Cavan VEC Adult Learning Centre (C.A.L.C)
43 Church Street, Co. Cavan or also
C.A.L.C, Anne Street, Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
Phone: 049 4361881 (Church St) / 042 9694821 (Anne St)
Fax: 049 4361180 (Church St) / 042 9694821 (Anne St)
Email:
infocalc.ie
Website: http://www.calc.ie/
Description: The centre provides tuition for adults throughout County Cavan who wish to improve their basic literacy and numeracy skills, an element of which is personal development. A list of our classes include basic reading, writing and spelling. Numeracy, Computers, Driver Theory Classes, E.S.O.L., Junior Cert subjects, F.E.T.A.C. Accreditation at Foundation and Level 1 standards. We also provide Themed Learning Classes and workshops in e.g. Confidence Building, Local Culture and History and How To Take Better Photographs, Creative Writing and Flower Arranging.
Category: Education.
CAW 2000
Caw 2000 Community House, 65 Kinsale Park, Waterside, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, BT47 6NW
Phone: 048 71 349129
Fax:
Email:
caw_2000chhotmail.com
Website:
Description: Established in 1994 to provide social, educational and recreational programmes for beneficiaries in CAW, Nelson Drive and the wider Waterside area. Their aims are to promote a range of activities to enhance the health, social and educational quality of life within the community. They look to cultivate a sense of pride in their community by valuing diversity of experience and backgrounds, encouraging belonging and accountability, enabling a brighter future for all.
Category: Community, Social.
CDC
22 Cliftonville Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT14 6JX
Phone: 048 90 590551
Fax:
Email:
maryenright2004yahoo.co.uk
Website:
Description: The organisation is a training/education centre with a stress clinic. Aims to empower the community with access to best practice/childcare. Offer full day-care for families as a sustainable business.
Category: Education, Childcare.
Centre for Gender and Women’s Studies.
20 Westland Row, Trinity College, Dublin 2
Phone: 01 6082225
Fax: 01 6083997
Email:
wscentretcd.ie
Website: www.tcd.ie/womens_studies
Description: The Centre for Women’s Studies was founded in Trinity college in July 1988. Its activities include teaching, research, publication, public seminars and lectures. In 1999, the Centre expanded its title and remit to become the Centre for Gender and Women’s Studies, in order to reflect the increasing diversity of its interests.
Category: Education.
Centre for Co-operative Studies
University College, Cork
Phone: 021 490 2070
Fax: 021 490 3358
E-mail:
b.carrollucc.ie
Website: www.ucc.ie/ccs
Description: A university research centre which promotes education on training along with independent research and consultancy in all aspects of co-operative organisation and development. Aim to promote this co-operative movement as an effective, locally-owned and democratically-controlled sector of the economy designed to address the urgent needs and problems of the community. Recent publication: 'Women in Irish Credit Unions'. Women may find the 'Diploma in Social Integration & Enterprise for Community Development Workers' of particular interest.
Category: Education, Women in Business.
Childminding Ireland
Wicklow Enterprise Centre, The Murrough, Wicklow Town, Co. Wicklow
Phone: 040 464007
Fax: 040 464008
Email:
infochildminding.ie
Website: www.childminding.ie
Description: Association formed by childminders as a support group. Now constituted as charity run by its membership.
Category: Childcare
Chrysalis Women’s Centre
520 Burnside Legahory, Craigavon, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland, BT65 5DE
Phone: 44 028 38341846
Fax: As above, please ring first to alert that a Fax is being sent.
Email:
Website:
Description: We offer a safe and welcoming space for all women regardless of their background, culture, age or sexual orientation. We offer education support, training and education advice and guidance. We have a free crèche on the premises and an after schools program. The majority of our courses are free and we aim to provide an environment that enables women to reach their potential. We have a warm homely atmosphere and out motto is ’Stored energy awaiting to fly’.
Category: Education, Childcare
Citywide Women's Consortium
6, Mount Charles, Belfast, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NZ
Phone: 048 90 435450
Fax: 048 90 435449
Email:
infocwc1.totalserve.co.uk
Website: http://www.cwcbelfast.com/
Description: Citywide Women’s Group through partnership, creates opportunities for marginalised women to access training and education appropriate for their needs and aspirations.
Category: Education.
Clare Fianna Fail Women's Equality Forum
Lispuchaun, Kilmaley, Ennis, Co.Clare.
Phone: 065 6839261
Fax:
Email:
marymatherlahyhotmail.com
Website:
Clare Haven Services
Unit 3, Riverview, Lifford, Ennis, Co. Clare
Phone: 065 68 42646
Fax: 065 68 42654
Email:
chaveneircom.net
Website: http://www.clarehaven.ie/
Description: Set up in 1993 to accommodate, support and inform women and children experiencing domestic violence. Offered care services: refuge, second stage housing, telephone, office-based support/ advocacy, court accompaniment, childcare, educational program, referrals, inter-agency work and research.. Accommodates 6.
Category: Violence Against Women.
Clare Women's Network,
Clon Road Business Park, Ennis, Co. Clare
Phone: 065 6828731/065 6829388
Fax: 065-6828731
Email:
clarewomeneircom.net
Website:
Description: primarily a voluntary organisation which explores and supports the development of new and existing women's groups in Clare and strengthens and builds on networks already in place. We hold a Mother & Toddler Group and a weekly Drop-in for women to avail of support and information. We have an International Women's Group for which we run a training and personal development programme.
Category: all categories.
Clonard/Springfield Group
2038 Springfield Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT12 7DB
Phone: 048 90 240389
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Started in 1983 due to women feeling isolated from the troubles in the area. Aim is to help the community that is living on the interface. Classes are held in parenting, self assertiveness, painting, counselling, dancing, and computers.
Category: Community, Education.
Combat Poverty Agency
Bridgewater Centre, Conyngham Road, Dublin 8.
Phone: 01 670 6740
Fax: 01 670 6760
Email:
infocpa.ie
Website: http://www.combatpoverty.ie/
Description: Founded in 1986 under Combat Poverty Agency Act. Combat Poverty is the sole national statutory organisation in Ireland dedicated to advising on ways to prevent and eliminate poverty and social exclusion. Activities include women-related work such women and poverty research, there has been funding in past for women’s networks and women and poverty fact sheets.
Category: Research, Government Advisory.
Comhairle
Hume House, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Phone: 01 605 9000
Fax: 01 605 9099
Email:
comhairlecomhairle.ie
Website: http://www.comhairle.ie/
Description: Comhairle is the national agency responsible for supporting the provision of information, advice and advocacy to the public on social services. The core function of Comhairle is to support the provision of independent information, advice and advocacy services relating to social and civil services. The agency has a statutory commitment to assist and support people, particularly those with disabilities, identifying their needs.
Category: Social services area.
Comhar Chathair Chorcai Teo (CCCT)
Sunbeam Industrial Estate, Millfield, Mallow Road, Cork.
Phone: 021 430 2310
Fax: 021 430 2081
Email:
partnerhipcorkcdueircom.net
Website:
Description: CCCT has been one of several major players in the local development process in Cork City since 1992. Aim is to counter disadvantage through support for communities which make a collective effort to maximize the development potential of their areas. (CCCT) Local Development Social Inclusion Plan 2000-2006 includes "Disadvantaged Women" as a target group.
Category: Community Development.
Community Action Network Ltd
Phone: 01 878 8005
Fax: 01 878 8034
Email:
Canadmineircom.net
Website:
Category: Community development
Community Awareness of Drugs
31 Central Hotel Chambers, Dame Court, Dublin 2
Phone: 01 679 2681
Fax: 01 679 7818
Email:
communityawarenesseircom.net
Website: http://www.aboutdrugs.ie/
Description: Founded in 1983, CAD provides regular drugs education and training opportunities for parents/carers and the voluntary/community sector in Ireland. As well as the provision of comprehensive parental drugs education programmes, CAD services also include: training opportunities for community workers, support for drug awareness groups, advisory and referral service, in-house/tailored training and one-off presentations.
Category: Health, Education, Community.
Community Development and Health Network
30a Mill Street, Newry, Co. Down
Phone: 048 30 264606
Fax: 048 30 264626
Email:
kathy.cdhnbtconnect.com
Website: http://www.cdhn.org/
Description: Network started approx. 10 years ago from contact between people working on a range of community health projects. "Supporting people, developing healthy communities".
Category: Community Development, Health.
Community Women's Education Initiatives Ltd (CWEI)
19 Lower John Street, Cork.
Phone: 021 4509034 or 021 4509214
Fax: 021 4509409
Email:
cweieircom.net
Website:
Description: Established in 1990, CWEI is a network of community activist women who work together to explore and address the education and training needs of local working class and marginalized women (eg early school leavers) in their own communities. Offers various workshops and courses such as computer training, personal & social awareness, and women in the community. Publications/ Library, childcare services, and healthcare screenings/classes are also available.
Category: Education, Childcare, Health, Community.
Community Workers Co-operative
1st Floor, Unit 4, Tuam Road Centre, Galway.
Phone: 091 779030
Fax: 091 779033
Email:
infocwc.ie
Website: http://www.cwc.ie/
Description: Founded 1981. A national anti-poverty network, with core funding from Combat Poverty Agency since mid 90’s. Promotes community work as a means to bring about social change in favour of those experiencing inequality, oppression, poverty or exclusion. Has a very active equality sub group (previously called women’s sub group). Also carries out research on disadvantaged women.
Category: Community.
Cookstown & District Women’s Group
Positive Steps Community Centre2c, Park Avenue, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, BT80 8AH
Phone: 048 86 761020
Fax: 048 86 761012
Email:
pstepslchotmail.com
Website:
Description: Community/voluntary organisation that provides recreational, pre-vocational and vocational training for women in the Cookstown area. The Group are cross-community focus and many in-house programmes regarding peace-building and community relations have taken place within the centre. Services include an on site computer suite and crèche facilities.
Category: Community, Childcare, Training.
Coolaney ICA
Seeviness, Coolaney, Co. Sligo
Phone: 071 91 30059
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Guild was formed in 1967. The objectives of the Association are to bring women together in fellowship and through co-operative effort, to develop and improve the standard of rural and urban life in Ireland, having due regard for our Irish culture and to encourage the use of the Irish language on the affairs of Bantracht na Traithe.
Category: Community, Hobbycraft, Social.
Coombe Women’s Hospital
Cork Street, Dublin 8
Phone: 01 408 5200
Fax: 01 453 6033
Email:
admincoombe.ie
Website: http://www.coombe.ie/
Description: Founded in 1826. To provide the highest quality healthcare for women and newborn babies. Since its inception, over one million babies have been born here. Serves an immediate population of 500,000 and has the busiest gynaecological service in the state. 13% of all births in Ireland take place here. Mothers attending come from over 90 countries.
Category: Health
Cootehill Widow’s Association.
Station Road, Cootehill, Co. Cavan.
Phone: 049 5552203
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Started in 1993. All voluntary. Aim is to help widows to re-adjust to their new role in society, to combat loneliness and make new friends.
Category: Community, Social..
Cork Centre for Independent Living
20 Common’s Road, Cork
Phone: 021 4391570
Fax: 021 4391575
Email:
corkciliol.ie
Website:
Description: We were set up in 1996 to promote Independent Living for people with disabilities. Cork C.I.L. aims to provide a range of supports to people with disabilities in Cork.
Category: Health.
Cork Simon Community
PO Box 76, Togher, Cork.
Phone: 021 4321051
Fax:
Email:
carolcorksimoncommunity.com
Website:
Description: In operation for 32 years. Voluntary 18 upwards taking care of homeless people.
Category: Community, Homelessness.
Cork Women’s Poetry Circle
Tigh Fili, McCurtain Street, Cork.
Phone: 021 450 9274
Fax:
Email:
Admincwpc.ie
Website: http://www.tighfili.com/
Description: Founded in 1985 as women poets writing in Cork were excluded from existing groups. Founded a publishing house in 1986. Opened the Tigh Fili and we are moving towards equality between men and women. Provide training in computer skills and publishing.
Category: Publishing, Education, Training.
Cork Women’s Political Association
19 Ballincurrig Park, Douglas Road, Cork.
Phone: 087 2381183
Fax:
Email:
samcavoyindigo.ie
Website:
Description: Founded in 1992 as a Cork group affiliated to WPA Dublin. Has continued as an independent group since 1995. Aim to interest and involve women in politics at all levels, to provide a forum for study and discussion and to take agreed positions on issues of local or national importance or of relevance to women.
Category: Political.
Corduff Counselling Service
55a Corduff Grove, Dublin 15
Phone: 01 8202764
Fax: 01 8202764
Email:
Website:
Description: Set up by women’s development group in response to needs of disadvantaged community. It has grown over the years and now services Dublin 15 region. Provides low cost counselling (family therapy) to local community and is accessible in terms of location, time and money. Not specifically for women though mostly women use service. More men are now referring themselves.
Category: Counselling.
Corduff Development Project
Phone: 01 8219021
Fax: 01 8219021
Email:
corduffcdpltdeircom.net
Website:
Description: The current CDP came as a result of work carried out on ground by women’s core group. Parish Sisters originally established groups. Worked from ground up running Personal Development Courses which evolved to Community Development Courses and working in community.
Category: Community Development.
Corlea Ladies Group
Corlea, Kingscourt, Co. Cavan
Phone: 087 6324
Fax:
Email:
rosecunneircom.net
Website:
Description: 1999 – founded
Category: Social, Education.
County Carlow Women’s Network
C/o Castle Hill Centre, Carlow.
Phone: 059 914 0243
Fax: 059 914 2349
Email:
Description: Re-established 2002 when local groups got together to re-form. Aims to support the development of women’s groups and to be inclusive and welcoming of all women to provide a platform for Carlow women to speak out on important issues
Category: Network, Community.
County Cork VEC
QC House, Model Farm Road, Cork.
Phone: 021 4800900
Fax:
Email:
bobriencocorkvec.ie
Website:
Description: Founded under VEC Act 1930. Statutory body providing for continuing education and technical education. "CCVEC aims at supporting and providing, in a partnership manner, a high quality educational and administrative service in response to both the existing and emerging needs, identified by individuals and groups within the county region of Cork". CCVEC supports in a partnership way, initiatives that support particular women’s projects e.g. travellers, childcare, asylum seekers, literacy, adult education courses etc.
Category: Education.
Craigavon Travellers Support Committee
Moylinn House, 21 Legahory Centre, Craigavon, Northern Ireland, BT5 5BE
Phone: 028 3842089
Fax:
Email:
craigavon.travelersbtopenworld.com
Website:
Description: The organisation is in operation for the past 12 years. We offer education support in local primary and secondary schools, after school club, early year’s activities, domestic violence training and essential skills for adults as well as drop-in advice on health, housing and social welfare. The overall aim of the project is to improve the quality of life of travellers in the Craigavon area. It specifically targets traveller women through domestic violence training, mother toddler group and essential skills training.
Category: Violence Against Women, Social, Education, Training, Social Services, and Health..
Create
10/11 Earl Street South, Dublin 8
Phone: 01 473 6600
Fax: 01 473 6599
Email:
infoartsincontext.com
Website: http://www.communityartsireland.com/
Description: Founded in 1983 to promote community arts. Create is an enabling and resource organisation supporting arts development in Ireland
Category: Arts.
Creggan Womens Group
Creggan, Omagh, Co. Tyrone
Phone: 048-86751396
Fax:
Email:
marybmccormackyahoo.com
Website:
Description: Voluntary organisation who aim to ensure women in rural areas have the opportunity to socialise and educate themselves. They provide a place where women can come together to dance, learn a craft and exchange health ideas. There is also a club for Senior Citizens.
Category: Social, Hobbycraft.
Crisis Pregnancy Agency
89/94 Capel Street, Dublin 1
Phone: 01 8146292
Fax: 01 8146282
Email:
infocrisispregnancy.ie
Website: http://www.crisispregnancy.ie/ or http://www.positiveoptions.ie/
Description: Established on 2 October 2001 under the Heath (Corporate Bodies) Act, 1961 the CPA is a planning and co-ordinating body rather than a service provider. It has been mandated to prepare and oversee a national strategy to provide for; a reduction in the number of crisis pregnancies by the provision of education, advice and contraceptive services, a reduction in the number of women with crisis pregnancy who opt for abortion by offering services and supports which make other options more attractive, counselling and welfare services after crisis pregnancy. The Positive Options information service is targeted primarily at women experiencing a crisis pregnancy and service providers who come in contact with them.
Category: Health
Crossdoney I.C.A.
Farnadolly, Cavan, Co. Cavan
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Founded 1975. 25 members, monthly meeting in Drumcor Community Centre, Co. Cavan. To further education and life skills of all members. They arrange night classes in winter for anyone who wishes to attend e.g. keep fit, painting etc.
Category: Education, Social.
Cuidiu – Irish Childbirth Trust
Carmichael Centre, North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7
Phone: 01 872 4501
Fax:
Email:
infocuidiu-ict.ie
Website: http://www.cuidiu-ict.ie/
Description: Educational support for parenthood including all aspects of ante-natal, post-natal and infant feeding. We aim to provide information for parents which allows them to make informed choices about pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding.
Category: Parental support, Health.
Cura
Arus de Brun, Newtownsmith, Galway.
Phone: 091 562558
Fax: 091 567241
Email:
curagalwayeircom.net
Website: http://www.cura.ie/
Description: Set up in 1977 to offer an alternative to abortion. Cura is a voluntary, counselling, information and referral service, offering support and practical assistance to any person who finds themselves faced with an unplanned pregnancy. This support is offered irrespective of age, marital status, sex or religious affiliation.
Category: Health, Parental Support..
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D.A.T.E. Centre
Committee College of Further Education, Main Street, Dundrum, Dublin 14
Phone: 01-2964322
Fax:
Email:
datedublin.ie
Website: www.dublin.ie/datecentre
Description: Dundrum Adult Training and Education founded in 1984. Provides education for adults in a friendly encouraging atmosphere. The work of the voluntary D.A.T.E. Committee includes the following: administration, organisation and sourcing of new subjects, exhibitions of student work, dealing with student concerns/complaints. Provisions of refreshments between classes in order to enhance the social aspect of the courses and to raise funds.
Category: Education
Derry City Council, Women's Officer
98 Strand Road, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, BT48 7NN
Phone: 048 71 365151
Fax: 048 71 370080
Email:
joanna.walkerderrycity.gov.uk
Website: http://www.derrycity.gov.uk/
Description: The Women's Officer, Joanna Walker, supports Community Women’s Groups within the Derry City Council Area. Aim is to support women’s organisations and women’s groups in the delivery of their services.
Category: Community.
Democratic Dialogue
23 University Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1FY
Phone: 048 90 220050
Fax: 048 90 220051
Email:
margaretdemocraticdialogue.org
Website: http://www.democraticdialogue.org/
Description: Established in 1955 to encourage new thinking on issues specific to Northern Ireland. "To seek to provide an independent inspiration for reflective thinking on cultural issues". Improving inter-communal relations, encouraging social inclusion, democratic development and a human rights and equality culture. Essentially a think tank but do some research and activities with women and work in partnership with women’s groups. Are concerned to develop the policy agenda on women’s issues and are currently researching post-conflict societies: N.I., South Africa and Lebanon. Our publications and further details are contained on our Website.
Category: Research, Politics.
Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Voluntary and Community Services (VCS) Section
H002,6-7 Hanover Street, Dublin 2
Phone: 01 4474 8695
Fax:
Email:
Website: http://www.pobail.ie/
Description: VCS section funds self-help voluntary organisations tackling poverty and disadvantage.
Category: Community
Department of Social & Family Affairs, North West Region
Government Buildings, Cranmore Road, Sligo.
Phone: 071 9140531
Fax: 071 9144511
E-mail:
Website:
Description: Government department which aims 'to promote a caring society through ensuring access to income support and related services, enabling active participation, promoting social inclusion and supporting families.'
Category: Social Welfare
Disabled Women’s Working Group
c/o 17 Green Lawns, Macroom Ave, Coolock, Dublin 17
Phone: 01 8489919
Fax:
Email:
dwwgieircom.net
Website:
Description: Formed 1996. For and run by disabled women. Support, lobby for change, network with other women’s groups. Often work on the human rights of all disabled women in Ireland.
Category: Network, Politics, Health..
Dochas for Women
Old Station House, North Road, Monaghan
Phone: 047 71640
Fax: 047 71641
Email:
dochasforwomeneircom.ie
Website:
Description: Dochas was set up as a support group to encourage women to participate in all areas of their lives. Dochas encourages all women to become actively involved in self and community development. Aims to continue to provide and develop support services for all women in Monaghan Town and its environs.
Category: Community, Education, Social.
Donegal Education Centre
Donegal Town, Co. Donegal.
Phone: 074 9723487
Fax: 074 9723787
Email:
dgleceircom.net
Website:
Description: Began as a teachers study group and gained status as a full time Education Centre in 1997. They aim to facilitate learning opportunities for teachers in classrooms and schools for their professional development and to create, maintain and resource a collaborative working system within the centre to achieve this.
Category: Education
Donegal ICA
Killult, Falcarragh, Co. Donegal
Phone: 074 9335284
Fax:
Email:
Website: http://www.ica.ie/
Description: Donegal federation founded 1950’s. Aims to bring women together in fellowship and through co-operative effort to develop and improve the standard of Rural and Urban life in Ireland, having due regard for Irish Culture and to encourage the use of the Irish language in the affairs of Bantracht na Tuaithe.
Category: Education. Social.
Donegal Women's Domestic Violence Service
PO Box 55, Letterkenny, Co Donegal
Phone: 074 912 9725
Fax: 074 912 7591
Email:
ddvseircom.net
Website: http://www.ddvs.ie/
Description: Our group was established in 1991 after the murder of a local woman in Letterkenny. The Donegal Women’s Domestic Violence Service works to empower and support women to regain, reclaim and retain control of their lives and to live free from the fear of violence and abuse. We give education and training to various groups.
Category: Violence Against Women, Education, and Training.
Donegal Women's Network
10 Donegal Street, Ballybofey, Co. Donegal
Phone: 074 913 2023
Fax: 074 913 2833
Email:
donwomneteircom.net
Website:
Description: The Donegal Women's Network was established in 1996 as a means of combating isolation, and to address the unequal participation by women in all sectors of society. Umbrella organisation for women’s groups and organisations in the county. The Donegal Women's Network is a growing and vibrant organisation which expanded its members from 33 in 1998 to 66 in 2003. Their vision is to unite and enable women and women’s groups to develop their full potential for a better society for women. The editorial group of DWN produces a weekly paper "Women’s Lives Women’s Voices" for Donegal Development and Irish Times.
Category: Network, Research, Lobbying.
Doocastle Women’s Group
Knocklass, Bunnanadden, Ballymote, Co. Sligo
Phone: 071 9182171
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Started with an OWL class ’Aspects of self awareness’ has kept going with classes and outings since 1997. Aims are to socialise, to help women who are isolated to learn and to enjoy ourselves.
Category: Social, Education.
Doras Bu – a parents alone resource centre
Bunratty Drive, Coolock, Dublin 17
Phone: 01-8481872, 8484811
Fax: 01-8481116
Email:
'infodorasbu.org
Website: http://www.dorasbu.org/
Description: Established 1986 - community and voluntary organisation set up to support lone parents in Northside Partnership area. A self-directed and managed community development resource centre that provides high quality supports and services to one parent families living in the greater Coolock area of Dublin. We aim to support lone parents to extend their life choices; overcome discrimination and isolation, and become socially and economically independent.
Category: Parental Support.
Douglas Community School
Claremont Avenue, Douglas Road, Cork
Phone: 021 429 4208
Fax: 021 429 2723
Email:
admindcs.ie
Website:
Category: Education
Downtown Women’s Group
109-113, Royal Avenue, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT1 1FF
Phone: 048 90 243363
Fax: 048 90 237884
Email:
adminwomenintopolitics.org
Website:
Description: We provide education to women in the region. In addition, we promote dialogue between politicians, decision makers and women from all walks of life.
Category: Education, Politics.
Drogheda Area Women’s Network
Ropewalk, Magdelene St, Drogheda, Co. Louth.
Phone: 041 9844131
Fax: 041 9844142
Email:
dawninfo.ie
Website:
Description: Established 1997. Aims to create an inclusive environment which facilitates change and growth in women’s lives through a process of education, support and communications. Offers educational training, crèche facilities, buddy accompaniment service. We have a traveller women’s training programme in operation. We are also working with non-national/refugee women.
Category: Network, Education, Childcare, Community..
Drogheda Community Forum
Unit 8 Workspace, Mayoralty St, Drogheda, Co. Louth.
Phone: 041 984 5256
Fax:
Email:
dcforumiol.ie
Website:
Description: Founded 1994. Supports groups working with disadvantaged people. Cross-border community development, training – have established Drogheda Volunteer Centre.
Category: Community development
Drogheda Resource Centre for the Unemployed.
7 North Quay, Drogheda, Co. Louth.
Phone: 041 9835754
Fax: 041 9839064
Email:
drucinfoeircom.net
Website:
Description: Formed 1988. We deal with queries from public regarding Social Welfare, Tax, anything regarding entitlements. Aim is to be a long running centre available to meet the needs of the public and to help the less well off in our society by education programmes. Our centre is a drop in centre. It is both a social and educational centre. We give information on all aspects of social welfare and tax.
Category: Social Welfare, Education, Employment.
Dr. Stevens' Centre
Lloyds Lane, Athlone, Co Westmeath.
Phone: 090 64 73001
Fax: 090 64 72891
Email:
drstevenscentreeircom.net
Website:
Description: Set up in 1992 by FAS and ICTU. Activities of the centre include: welfare rights, education service, secretarial, second hand bookshop, mediation, jobs-club, adult literacy, IT training. The purpose of the centre is to assist the unemployed and their dependents as well as promoting their social, personal economic and social interests.
Category: Social Welfare, Education, Training, Employment
Drumshanbo ICA.
C/O Kathleen Price, Derryhallagh, Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim.
Phone: 071 9641174
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: The Guild was started in 1983. In 2004 there are13 members.
Category: Social.
Dublin Adult Literacy Centre
3 Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1
Phone: 01 878 7266
Fax: 01 836 4755
Email:
infodalcie
Website: http://www.dalc.ie/
Description: Established in the 1970’s as part of Dublin Institute of Adult Education. Set up as an independent limited company in 1997.See Website for mission statement.
Category: Education
Dublin University Women Graduates Association
Trinity College, Dublin 2
Phone: 01 668 7650 (secretary’s private number)
Fax:
m.noceanfree.net
Email: www.tcd.ie/alumni
Website:
Description: Founded in 1922 to link women graduates of Dublin University (Trinity College) which had admitted women in 1904. The DUWGA keeps members in touch with each other and with the university. We also work for educational access for women, especially the disadvantaged. Women graduates of other universities are also members. Membership c.150 and increasing.
Category: Education
Duhallow Women’s Forum
IRD Duhallow Ltd., James O’Keeffe Institute, Newmarket, Co. Cork
Phone: 029 60633
Fax:
Email:
duhalloweircom.net
Website:
Description: Set up in 1997 – 16 women’s groups are represented in the network. To share information, ideas and undertake joint projects. Aims to identify and celebrate the role of women in Duhallow. Committed to enhancing the capacity of locally based community groups to promote female participation in capacity building, enterprise and community development. Recently launched 2 publications, a calendar ’Mna Duhalla’, and have run a number of seminars, and conference on International Women’s Day.
Category: Network, Community.
Dúnrath Training & Development
c/o Dun Laoghaire Enterprise Centre, Georges Place, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin.
Phone: 01-2360624
Fax: 01-2145975
Email:
infodunrath.ie
Website:
Description: Community development organisation offering training and support to a wide range of groups in the community, voluntary and statutory sectors. They strive to effect social change by working from a philosophy of inclusion, equality and participation.
Category: Community development, Education.
Dromore West/ Templeboy ICA
Ave Maria, Corramore, Templeboy, Co Sligo
Phone: 071 916 6674
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Our ICA is over 30 years old.
Category: Social, Education.
Drumgowna ICA
Mohill, Co. Leitrim
Phone: 071-9636128
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Founded in the 1960’s. The ICA have a college in Termonfecin in Co. Louth, where members can have a day or a week to learn crafts of all sorts, and not just crafts, you name it and they will find it.
Category: Social, Education, Hobbycraft.
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre
70 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 1
Phone: 01 6614911 or 1800 778 888
Fax: 01 6610873
Email:
rccindigo.ie
Website: http://www.drcc.ie/
Description: Founded in 1979. Services include 24 hour helpline for victims of rape and sexual abuse. Provides counselling for both men and women. Aim to heal the trauma of rape and sexual abuse.
Category: Counselling.
Dublin Womens Soccer League
Unit 21, The Mill, Celbridge, Co. Kildare
Phone: 01 6270715
Fax: 01 6276328
Email:
Website:
Description: Set up in 1993 to amalgamate the Women’s Civil Service League and the Leinster Women’s League. To increase the profile and numbers of women/girls playing soccer in the Greater Dublin area.
Category: Social, Sport.
Dungannon & District Women’s Group
43, Thomas St, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, BT70 1HW
Phone: 048 87 726615
Fax: 048 87 726615
Email:
johannawomenscentreplus.com
Website:
Description: We are a Centre based in Dungannon who provide progressive training in accredited, ICT and recreational courses for the women of the area and district. This training focuses in particular towards women living in socially deprived areas as recognised by the local Area Strategy Partnership and the Noble Report. Services include: Training programmes, 10 accredited courses, 5 ICT programmes and 22 recreational programmes, access to a private counsellor, strong working partnership with Health Care Professionals.
Category: Education
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Easkey Women’s Group
Caltreagh, Easkey, Co Sligo
Phone: 096 49193
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Formed by a group of concerned women looking for social life. Our aim is to learn a little and enjoy ourselves in the process.
Category: Social
East Belfast Community Educational Centre and Walkway Women’s Group.
1A Madison Avenue East, Hollywood Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT4 1PG
Phone: 048 90 672105
Fax: 048 90672116
Email:
ebcechotmail.com
Website:
Description: Our aim is to provide Community Education and Training to the women of East Belfast irrespective of ability, age, religion or race. Promoting lifelong learning and giving opportunities to improve their quality of life through future job prospects. We will do this by breaking down all barriers to women.
Category: Education, Training.
Eastside Community Group
197 Castlepark, Galway.
Phone: 091 752806
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Founded 1988. Aims to support the disadvantaged.
Category: Community, Education, Social.
Educational Guidance Service for Adults
EGSA, 4th Floor, 40 Linenhall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8BA
Phone: 048 90 244274
Fax: 048 90 271507
Email:
infoegsa.org.uk
Website: http://www.egsa.org,uk/
Description: EGSA aims to connect adults with learning and to work with others to create a culture in Northern Ireland where all learning will be valued and learning will be accessible to all. EGSA is particularly interested in reaching adults who have little education. EGSA is a local, independent, voluntary organisation with 9 offices in Northern Ireland.
Category: Education.
E-Enablers
Tigh Fili Arts Centre, McCurtin Street, Cork
Phone: 021 4509274
Fax:
Email:
admincwpc.ie
Website: http://www.tighfili.com/
Description: E-Enablers is a training programme aimed at enhancing the capacity for Women’s Community Groups to access and utilise up-to-date information and communications technology in running their organisations. The training consists of CDL, DTP, WEB, Writing and Facilitation skills.
Category: Education.
Endometriosis Association of Ireland
Carmichael House, 4 North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7
Phone: 01-8735702
Fax:
Email:
infoendo.ie
Website: http://www.endo.ie/
Description: Formed in 1987 by endometriosis sufferers to give sufferers and their family’s opportunity to share information and to give support. Aims to increase awareness among women, the general population and the medical profession. Also to encourage and support research.
Category: Health
Equality Authority
2 Clonmel Street, Dublin 2
Phone: 01 4173333 or 1890 245545
Fax: 01 4173331
Email:
infoequality.ie
Website: http://www.equality.ie/
Description: The Equality Authority was set up in October 1999 with the enactment of the Employment Equality Act 1998. Aim is to promote and defend the Rights under legislation. It has a statutory responsibility to work towards the elimination of discrimination and the promotion of equal opportunity. It also has a statutory obligation to provide information to the public. This function is primarily discharged through the Communications Section.
Category: A public body under the auspices of the Dept. of Justice; seeking a development of Rights.
Europa Donna Ireland, The Irish Breast Cancer Campaign
PO Box 6602, Dublin 8.
Phone: 01 4960198
Fax: 01 4960198
Email:
ediiol.ie
Website: www.eurpoadonna.net/ireland
Description: Founded in 1998 as one of (now) 32 member countries of Europa Donna – The European Breast Cancer Coalition. Aim to raise awareness about breast cancer and to campaign for the provision of the best possible diagnostic and treatment services.
Category: Health.
Even Programme
Inishowen Partnership Company, St Mary’s Road, Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Phone: 074 93 62218/64106
Fax: 074 93 62990
Email:
eveninishoweneircom.net
Website:
Description: This two year programme was set up in January 2003 by the Inishowen Partnership Company who are a development organisation of Community and Voluntary Groups, Statutory Agencies and Social Partners and established in 1996. Aim is to promote equality of opportunity for women in the area of Enterprise Development to combat the low levels of participation by Women in Enterprise Support Programmes and to breakdown cultural barriers to Women in Inishowen who have been affected by the closure of the Textile industry in the Inishowen region.
Category: Community, Training.
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Falls Women's Centre
256-258, Falls Rd, Belfast, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT12 6AL
Phone: 048 90 327672
Fax: 048 90 434774
Email:
susanefallswomenscentre.org
Website:
Description: The Centre provides a secure and friendly environment for women, advice, advocacy and counselling, training and education, childcare. Also involved in lobbying and campaigning.
Category: Community development, Counselling, Education and Training, Childcare.
Family Life Centre.
St Michael’s Church Hill, Sligo.
Phone: 071 9170329
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Centre came into being in 1995. Family support services. Also runs a Women’s Development Group.
Category: Parental Support, Education, Social, Health.
Family Life Centre
Boyle, Co. Roscommon
Phone: 071 966 3000
Fax:
Email:
mocallaghanfamilylifecentre.ie
Website: http://www.familylifecentre.ie/
Description: Set up in 1987 to meet the needs of families in Elphin diocese. Aim to support families in all their diversity through support and professional programmes. They have a very large counselling/ Psychotherapy department with over 100 people seen each week. There is also a domestic violence programme which is aimed at women.
Category: Family Support, Violence Against Women, Counselling.
Family Planning Association
113 University Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1HP
Phone: 048-90 325488
Fax:
Email:
belfastfpg.org.uk
Website: http://www.fpq.org.uk/
Description: Originally provider of family planning services, now the remit of dept. health, some 30 years in existence. Provides community based sexual health programmes for young women and young men; training for professionals in this field; a helpline and non directive, non-judgemental crisis pregnancy counselling
Category: Health, Education, Training, Counselling.
Family Planning Association
2nd Floor, Northern Counties Building, Custom House Street, Derry, Co. Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 6AE
Phone: 048 71 260016
Fax: 048 71 361254
Email:
derryfpa.org.uk
Website: http://www.fpa.org.uk/
Category: Health, Education
Family Resource Centre
Closes Green Farranree, Cork.
Phone: 021 4302770 or 087 7786360
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Started 1988 to fulfil the personal, human, social, spiritual needs of families in Farranree. Aim is to provide a network of support for families and individuals in Farranree.
Category: Social, Parental Support.
Family Resource Centre
Wolfe Tone St Ballymote, Co. Sligo
Phone: 071 9189877
Fax:
Email:
ballymotefrceircom.net
Website:
Description: To provide supports for the marginalised and disadvantaged in Ballymote.
Category: Community.
Farney Women’s Group
(Temporary Address): Lattylannigan, Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Founded in 1994. To have a social outlet for women. .
Category: Social
Fermanagh Women’s Aid
14a, High St, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, T74 7EH
Phone: 048 66 328898
Fax: 048 66 328859
Email:
womensaidfermanaghbtopenworld.com
Website: http://www.nuwaf.org/
Description: Fermanagh Women’s Aid provides advocacy and an accompaniment service to court and voluntary and statutory agencies for women and children who are or have been the victims of domestic violence. We also offer support, home visits and personal development courses for women and children suffering domestic violence.
Category: Violence Against Women..
Fingal ICTU Centre for the Unemployed
7 Main Street, Finglas, Dublin 4
Phone: 01-8641970
Fax: 01-8641980
Email:
fingoccuiol.ie
Website:
Description: Founded to support the unemployed and assist progression into employment. Provides services and programs to the unemployed and those at risk of unemployment, parenting programmes, youth programmes, basic education programmes, core skills programmes, CV and typing service, childcare service, employment motivation, Fax: and photocopying service.
Category: Education and Training, Parental Support, Childcare
Focus
8 Oakview, Clones, Co. Monaghan
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Focus recognises the needs of all women in the area and strives to unite and gain support from each other in order to provide services in the community to meet these needs.
Category: Community, Education.
Forum of People with Disabilities
21 Hill Street, Dublin
Phone: 01 878 6077
Fax: 01 878 6170
Email:
inforumindigo.ie
Website: http://www.inforum.ie/
Description: The Forum of People with Disabilities was founded in 1990 and received status as a national anti-poverty agency in 1999. There are over 800 participants in the forum. The forum has a disabled women's group.
Category: Social
Foyle Women's Information Network
Chamber of Commerce House, 1, St. Colombus Crt, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland, BT48 6PT
Phone: 048 71 266291
Fax: 048 71 266291
Email:
fwinbtconnect.com
Website:
Description: Provide accessible information, education and training, individual and group support. They aim to increase the participation of women in decision making processes at all levels. The enable women from communities and localities to identify, challenge and change inequality.
Category: Network, Education, Training.
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Galliagh Women’s Group
20, Knockalla Park, Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, BT48 8LT
Phone: 048 71 357432
Fax: 048 71 357432
Email:
gwgderrycityconnect.org
Website:
Description: Galliagh Women’s Group was established in 1998, to empower women living in the Galliagh (Shantallow West) area, to increase social and health awareness and to increase women’s capacity to progress into employment, further education and community leadership.
Category: Social, Health, Community
Galway and District Business and Professional Women’s Club.
Phone: 091 522176 / 086 8210668
Fax:
Email:
nancycoeniol.ie
Website: http://www.gpw.ie/
Description: Founded in 1930 in Geneva. Since then has developed immense network of Business and Professional Women worldwide. The empowerment of women through education to take their rightful place in work, professions and politics and to achieve economic independence.
Category: Women in Business, Political.
Galway Rape Crisis Centre
7 Claddagh Quay, Galway.
Phone: 091 583149
Helpline: 1850 355355
Fax: 091 583148
Email:
galwayrcceircom.net
Website: http://www.galwayrcc.org/
Description: Founded in 1984 by a group of women concerned about lack of services in west of Ireland for female survivors of sexual abuse. We provide counselling and support services for adult survivors of sexual abuse. Work towards and end of cultural and societal tolerance of sexual violence and abuse, work from a feminist philosophy. We also provide an education and prevention service to schools and youth groups, working with young adults aged from 15-21.
Category: Counselling, Education.
Gender Equality Project
NYCI3 Montague Street, Dublin 2
Phone: 01 478 4122
Fax: 01 478 3974
Email:
maria.dohertynyci.ie
Website: http://www.nyci.ie/
Description: Over 30 years old. Umbrella organisation for the youth sector. Has 50 organisations in its membership. Youth related and has the Gender Equality Project. To empower young people to participate in society as fulfilled, confident individuals. NYCI’s work is based on principles of equality, justice and equal participation for all.
Category: Network.
Glen CDP
Glen Resource and Sports Centre, The Glen, Cork.
Phone: 021 4550579
Fax: 021 4550520
Email:
glencdpcorkeircom.net
Website:
Description: Set up in 1999. "To build on and support local leadership to promote equality both within the Glen and outside it". Also hosts classes, courses and activities that tend to be women focused.
Category: Community Development, Education, Social.
Greendale Community School
Kilbarrack, Dublin 5
Phone: 01 8322735
Fax:
Email:
admingreendalecs.com
Website: www.iol.ie/gcs
Description: Established 1975. Community education second level state school. To improve every student’s life chances.
Category: Education
Greenway Women’s Centre
19, Greenway, Cregagh Rd, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT6 0DT
Phone: 048 90 799912
Fax: 048 90 709062
Email:
greenwaywomencentreyahoo.co.uk
Website: http://www.greenwaywomenscentre.org/
Description: Greenway seeks to address the concerns of women in the Cregagh Estate, Borough of Castlereagh and Greater Belfast Area, by developing, supporting and encouraging women of all ages regardless of social class, culture, race, disability, sexual orientation and religion. To enhance their personal, educational and social skills thus becoming more active members of their society and achieving their full potential.
Category: Community, Social, Education.
Harmony Community Development Programme
Phone: 090 647 6346
Fax: 090 647 6429
Email:
harmonycdpeircom.net
Website:
Description: Harmony aims to promote positive change in Athlone. Work focus: equality/cultural diversity, traveller development. Community Based education, information/referral, family support, childcare/youth drugs awareness.
Category: Community Development.
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Infit Health Group
Phone: 087 244 5425/ 087 822 5249
Fax:
Email: sarahinfithealth.ie
Website: http://www.infithealth.ie/
Description: Mission is to provide women with an effective and safe place to work out, offer high standards service, and local and affordable exercise classes and club memberships. They believe everyone deserves to be fitter, less stressed and better cared for.
Category: Health.
Inishowen Women’s Outreach
Millbrae, Carndonagh, Inishowen, Co. Donegal
Phone: 074 9373232
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Set up 1994 to provide support for women and children in abusive situations. Opened outreach 2000 – provide helpline, counselling, support, court accompaniment, listening ear.
Category: Violence Against Women, Counselling.
International Women’s Forum
13 Sycamore Drive, The Park, Cabinteely, Dublin 18
Phone: 01 285 2649
Fax: 01 493 0595
Email:
iwfirelandeircom.net
Website:
Description: Founded about 5 years ago.
Category: Network.
IPC
Blanchestown Corporate Park, Dublin 15
Phone: 01-8227125
Fax: 01-8227116
Email:
ipcipc.ie
Website: http://www.ipc.ie/
Description: Established more than 30 years ago by the government, the IPC is one of the leading consultancy agencies. Their mission statement is: 'To help Irish businesses to significantly improve productivity and competitiveness strategies, through the provision of high quality and relevant consultancy, facilitation, training and research services, supporting adoption to structural change and establishing an environment favourable to initiative and innovation'.
Category: Women in Business, Services for Business.
Irish Cervical Screening Programme
Top Floor, South West Wing, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Mulgrave Street, Limerick.
Phone: 1850-252-600
Fax: 061-481810
Email:
icspmwhb.ie
Website: http://www.icsp.ie/
Category: Health
Irish Council for Civil Liberties
40-41 Lower Dominick St, Dublin 1
Phone: 01 8783136
Fax: 01 8783109
Email:
iccliol.ie
Website: http://www.iccl.ie/
Description: Founded in 1976. ICCL monitors potential human rights infringements in proposed legislation, keep the media informed of developments, influences legislators and mounts campaigns. They do not get involved in individual cases. Works with Liberty (UK), CAJ (Belfast). An independent voluntary organisation that works to defend and promote human rights and civil liberties. ICCL has a Women’s Committee and focuses on women’s equality issues.
Category: Campaigning and Awareness raising.
Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA)
Solomons House, 42A Pearse Street, Dublin 2
Phone: 01 4740944
Fax: 01 4740945
Email:
postifpa.ie
Website: http://www.ifpa.ie/
Description: The IFPA is a national voluntary organisation and registered charity which has been pioneering reproductive health and rights in Ireland since 1969. Founders of the Association were concerned with changing the social and legal environment in Ireland so that family planning information and services would be available to everyone.
Category: Health
Irish Federation of University Teachers
11 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.
Phone: 01 6610910
Fax: 01 6610909
Email:
ifuteircom.net
Website: http://www.ifut.ie/
Category: Education.
The Irish Federation of Women’s Clubs
11 St Peters Road, Phibsboro, Dublin 7
Phone: 01 8680080
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: A voluntary organisation founded in 1965 to promote the education, advancement and welfare of women generally and in particular by promoting the interests of women’s clubs by the dissemination of information and otherwise. The federation if non party political and non sectarian.
Category: Network
Irish Girl Guides
27 Pembroke Park, Dublin 4
Phone: 01 6683898
Fax: 01 6602779
Email:
infoirishgirlguides.ie
Website: http://www.irishguirlguides.ie/
Description: Founded in 1911 in Dublin and spread throughout Ireland. Regionalised in the seventies. Aim is to enable girls and young women to develop to their fullest potential as responsible citizens of the world.
Category: Non-formal Education.
Irish National Teacher’s Organisation (I.N.T.O.)
35 Parnell Square, Dublin 1
Phone: 01-8047700
Fax:
Email:
infointo.ie
Website: http://www.into.ie/
Description: Founded 1868 – oldest and largest teacher’s union on the island, mainly represents primary teachers. Aims to represent the interests of teachers and of education.
Category: Education, Trade Union.
Irish Pre-school Playgroup Association (IPPA)
Unit 4, Broomhill Business Complex, Broomhill Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Phone: 01 463 0010
Fax:
Email:
infoippa.ie
Website: http://www.ippa.ie/
Description: IPPA – the Early Childhood Organisation - was set up in 1969 to provide support, advice and training for parents (mainly mothers) who were involved in the care and education of young children. IPPA is committed to promoting quality play based early childhood education and care. IPPA supports members, parents and the public who work with or are interested in the development of children, through support, advice, and training at a range of levels, research and publications.
Category: Education, Childcare, Parental Support.
Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC)
20 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2.
Phone: 01 6794944
Fax:
Email:
ispccispcc.ie
Website: http://www.ispcc.ie/
Description: Founded in 1880’s in Ireland. The ISPCC has a vision – a society in which all children are loved, valued and able to fulfil their potential through a child-centred approach to social policy, service delivery and parenting.
Category: Childcare.
Irish Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (ISANDS)
Carmichael House, 4 North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7
Phone: 01 822 4688/ 872 6996
Fax:
Email:
infoisands.ie
Website:
Description: Set up in 1982 as a support group for parents and family where a baby dies before or after birth.
Category: Health, Counselling.
Irish Surfing Association
Easkey, Co. Sligo
Phone: 096-49428
Fax:
Email:
isasurfiol.ie
Website: http://www.isasurf.ie/
Description: National Governing Board for surfing in Ireland and is responsible for the promotion and representation of surfing in Ireland. One of their main objectives is to promote their sport among women, through their Women's Weekend on the 8th/9th May in Enniscrone, Co. Sligo.
Category: Sport
Irish Wheelchair Association
Blackheath Drive, Clontarf, Dublin 3
Phone: 01-8186400
Fax: 01-8333873
Email:
maatsiwa.ie
Website: http://www.cuisle.com/
Description: Voluntary, national, charitable organisation dedicated to the achievement of the full, social, economic and educational integration of people with disabilities as equal, independent and participative members within the general community.
Category: Health, Community.
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Kerry Action for Development Education
Phone: 066 7181358
Fax:
Email:
kadeeircom.net
Website: http://www.kade.ie/
Description: Formed in 1933.
Category: Development Education.
Kerry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre Ltd.
5 Greenview Terrace, Princes Quay, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Phone: 066 7123122 or 1800 633333
Fax: 066 7120247
Email:
krcceircom.net
Website: http://www.krsac.net/
Description: Provides a free confidential counselling and support service to victims of rape, sexual assault and sexual abuse and adult survivors of child sexual abuse and their families
Category: Health, Counselling, Violence Against Women.
Kilkenny Rape Crisis Centre
1 Golf View Terrace, Grangers Road, Kilkenny
Phone: 056 7751555
Fax: 056 7751538
Email:
kkrcceircom.net
Website:
Description: Kilkenny Rape Crisis and Counselling Centre provides a counselling service sensitive to the needs of all survivors of sexual violence, which includes rape, child sexual violence and sexual harassment. The service is empowering, non-judgmental and consistent in approach and promotes the safety, privacy and dignity of the survivor. Support is also offered to their non-abusive family members, partners, partners and friends.
Category: Health, Counselling, Education – awareness and education programmes to schools, Violence Against Women.
Kilkenny Women’s Group
c/o VEC, Ormonde Road, Kilkenny
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Established 1987. Aims being the support of women mainly working in the home.
Category: Social, Education.
Kilkenny Women's Refuge
Acorn House, Lacken, Dublin Road, Kilkenny.
Phone: 056 777 1404
Fax: 056 777 1899
Email:
kwrpeircom.net
Website:
Description: Established in 1996 as a refuge for women children, working to create support and and an information service to those experiencing Domestic Violence.
Category: Violence Against Women
Killybegs Women’s Group
Fiafannon Killybegs, Co. Donegal
Phone: 074 97 31799
Fax: 074 97 31793
Email:
kwgmnameircom.net
Website:
Description: Founded in 1997. The aim is to encourage women to get fully involved in the community, to avail of the opportunities that are available today, and take some time out for themselves. On a social level the group’s aim is to give an outlet to women who would otherwise be at home on their own. To give women the opportunity to meet other women in circumstances similar to their own and to have some fun along the way.
Category: Social
Killygorden and Crossroads Women’s Group
c/o Kathleen Roper, Crossroads, Killygorden, Co. Donegal
Phone: 074 9149490
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Set up 7 years ago to help women in rural areas to get together for support and companionship.
Category: Social
Kinlough Guild
Kinlough, Co. Leitrim
Phone: 071 9841421
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Organisation founded 1910. Kinlough Guild formed June 1957. The objectives of the Association are to bring women together in fellowship and through co-operative effort, to develop and improve the standard of rural and urban life in Ireland, having due regard for our Irish culture and to encourage the use of the Irish Language in the affairs of Bantracht na Tuaithe.
Category: Education, Social.
KLEAR Adult Education Centre
Swansnost Road, Kilbarrack, Dublin 5
Phone: 01 867 1845
Fax: 01 867 8778
Email:
kleareircom.net
Website: http://www.kleared.ie/
Description: Klear started in 1980 by a group of local women with the help of the AEO. It secured funding from CDVEC to offer a range of courses run in a local school. Klear aims to provide a second chance for those who missed out first time round, operate in a supportive atmosphere that is non-formal, non-competitive and non-threatening, provide appropriate and flexible progression routes.
Category: Adult Education.
Knockanrawley Resource Centre
Thomastown, Golden, Co Tipperary
Phone: 062 52688
Fax:
Email:
twneircom.net
Website:
Description: Vision – to respect and encourage all women equally to work collectively and participate freely for empowerment and growth, enabling women's voices to be heard at local, national and global levels. They have been involved in various training and consultation processes.
Category: Education, Policy Development.
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Labour Women
1 17 Ely Place, Dublin 2
Phone: 01 678 4719
Fax: 01 661 2640
Email:
womenlabour.ie
Website: http://www.labour.ie/
Description: Labour Women is the women’s section of the Labour Party. In existence since the early 1970’s, and has campaigned on numerous issues both internally and externally in the party, such as gender quotas. Labour women works to encourage and promote the participation of women in politics both as public representatives and internally on party committees. Labour Women is represented on the Party’s ruling Executive Committee.
Category: Political
Lakeview ICA
Cuilbeg, Cararoe, Sligo.
Phone: 071 9144652
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: LICA has been running for nearly 30 years for the social integration and education of women.
Category: Social, Education and Community.
La Leche League of Galway
Home Farm, Moycullen, Galway.
Phone: 091 555866
Fax:
Email: cindy.dring
Website: (national) http://homepage.tinet.ie/~lalecheleague
(international) http://www.lalecheleague.org/
Description: La Leche League was founded in 1956 in Franklin Park, Illinois, USA. It is now international in scope with over 3000 support groups and 8000 Leaders in over 66 countries. The first La Leche League meeting in Ireland was in 1966 in Dun Laoghaire, and the Galway group began in 1975. Our services directly benefit children’s and women’s health and lifestyles through information, education and support. Aims to help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information and education and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother.
Category: Health, Parental Support.
La Leche League of Co. Monaghan
Cremartin, Castleblaney, Co Monaghan
Phone: 047 80922
Fax:
Email:
farreneircom.net
Website: http://www.lalecheleague.org/
Description: LLL founded in the USA in 1956. LLL has been helping breastfeeding mothers and babies in Ireland since 1956. Our aim is to help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, education, information and encouragement. Each local group holds monthly meetings for expectant mothers and mothers and babies, to discuss various aspects of pregnancy, breastfeeding and parenting. There are over 100 group leaders in Ireland, North and South.
Category: Health, Parental Support.
Lenadoon Womens Group
Glen Community Complex, 41a Suffolk Road, Belfast, BT11 9PE, Northern Ireland.
Phone: 048 90-611205
Fax: 048 90-615319
Email:
Website:
Description: Part of the Lenadoon Community Forum which was borne out of the many social and economic needs of the community providing both formal and non-formal education, créche facilities and counselling, encouraging women to avail of educational, training and employment opportunities as well as personal development..
Category: Community Development, Education, Childcare, Counselling.
Lesbian Line
P.O. Box 44, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 1SH
Phone:048 90 238668
Email:
adminlesbianlinebelfast.org
Website:
cara.friendbinternet.com
Description: Voluntary organisation run by and for lesbian/ bisexual women to provide confidential help, support, and understanding. Women can get in touch via telephone, post or e-mail. They also offer a 'befriending' service whereby one can meet a couple of volunteers for a coffee and a chat. The Lesbian Line operates a Drop-in to the Cathedral Buildings, Donegal Street once a month as well as the successful offshoot of this, Literary Lesbians also held once a month. These programs provide a much-needed facility for many women who would have otherwise have little, if any, contact with other lesbian/ bisexual women.
Category: Social, Informal Counselling.
Letterkenny Women’s Centre
Port Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Phone: 074 9124985
Fax: 074 9125022
Email:
womenscentrelkenneircom.net
Website:
Description: The Centre developed from the coming together of a group of women in the late eighties committed to responding in a holistic way to the emotional psychological social and educational needs of women in Donegal. LWC provides a space where women can pursue their own healing and development in a safe, caring and supportive environment. Services: Women’s Health Clinic, counselling, listening, personal growth and creative courses, peace building courses.
Category: Health, Counselling, Education.
Letterkenny Women’s Centre
Port Road, Letterkenny, Co Donegal
Phone: 074 912 4985
Fax: 074 912 5022
Email:
womenscentrelkennyeircom.net
Website:
Description: Founded in 1987 responding to the contraceptive needs of women in Donegal. Provides counselling, listening and Personal Development courses also. The centre provides a place where women can pursue their own development in a safe, caring and relaxed environment.
Category: Health, Counselling, Informal Education.
Life Pregnancy Care
29/30 Dame Street, Dublin 2 (Local Centres too)
Phone: 01 6775282
Fax:
Email:
Website: http://www.life.ie/
Description: Life is a voluntary organisation and registered charity founded in 1981 with no political or religious affiliations. Caring for women with unplanned pregnancies. Services offered: pregnancy testing, sympathetic counselling and care, advice on medical, legal and social welfare aspects, short-term accommodation for single pregnant women and mothers with babies, support after birth, post abortion counselling. All services are free and confidential. Local centres may be contacted directly and are located at: Cork 021 4270445, Dublin 01 6798989, Galway 091 566939, Letterkenny 074 9127007, Midlands 0506 41110 and Thurles 0504 24402.
Category: Health, Counselling.
Lifestyle Development Group Ltd.
Ballsgrove, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Phone: 041-9843209
Fax: 041-9846011
Email:
lifedeveircom.net
Website:
Description: Founded 1991 to promote second chance education for women in disadvantage area on Southside of Drogheda. Set up to support services of childcare and counselling. Lifestyle provides comfortable/friendly environment and opportunities to enjoy second chance education, including; Yoga, personal development, art, Irish, literacy etc..
Category: Community development, Education.
Limerick Family Planning Clinic
27 Mallow Street, Limerick
Phone: 061 312026
Fax: 061 311664
Email:
Website:
Description: LFPC provides a family planning service to all medical cardholders and non-medical card holders
Category: Health
Limerick Rape Crisis Centre
11 Mallow Street, Limerick
Phone: 061 311511
Fax: 061 312 682
Email:
limerickrccoceanfree.net
Website:
Description: Founded in 1980 to offer a free counselling and information service to survivors of rape and sexual abuse. The Centre provides a free, professional counselling service to adult survivors of sexual violence (recent and past) and to challenge the myths and attitudes regarding sexual violence through education and advocacy, politically, legislatively and within the community.
Category: Health, Education/consciousness raising/lobbying, Social, Violence Against Women
Limerick Resource Centre for the Unemployed
33 Thomas Street, Limerick
Phone: 061 416056
Fax: 061 411696
Email:
lrcheircom.net
Website:
Description: Established in 1987 by Limerick Council of Trade Unions the centre is part of the ICTU Network of Unemployed Centres. Centre provides a range of services to unemployed and other socially excluded groups
Category: Education and Training, Employment.
L. Inc (Lesbians in Cork)
11A White Street, Cork
Phone: 021 480 8600
Fax:
Email:
infolinc.ie
Website: http://www.linc.ie/
Description: Set up in 1998 to provide resources to the lesbian, bisexual women community in Cork. Works to improve the quality of life for lesbians and their families in Ireland. Opening times and more information available on Website.
Category: Education, Social, Health and more.
Lisnaskea Women's Group
c/o Mrs Valerie Brown, 22 Ballagh Road, Sheebeg, Lisnaskea, Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, BT92 0JE
Phone: 048 67 723672
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: The group was established for the benefit of women in the area, to provide and assist in education, relief of poverty, protection, preservation of health and for recreation or other leisure time, in the interest of social welfare and improving the conditions of life of the women in the community.
Category: Education, Health, Social Welfare, Community.
L.O.N.K. – Limerick Women’s Network
Mid-West Support Agency, Block 1, 2nd Floor, Ashbourne Business Park, Dock Road, Limerick
Phone: 061-225711
Fax: 061-225712
Email:
infomwcdsa.ie
Website:
Description: Group established following research on women on low income living in Limerick. LONK welcome all women to work with us from an anti-poverty focus in creating an open, friendly and fun network, that encourages and mobilises our energy and power to create positive change for women.
Category: Anti Poverty, Anti Exclusion, Community.
Longford Women’s Link
Willow House, Ardnacassa Avenue, Longford
Phone: 043 41511/ 043 48338
Fax: 043 41241
Email:
lwliolfree.ie
Website:
Description: Linking women in the pursuit of justice and equality. We recognize the isolation and barriers that exist for many women. We provide a safe, accessible and nurturing environment to enable women to make life-changes by building their confidence and self-belief. We seek to support women of all races and cultures to be part of our community. Began as a provider of education and training for women wishing to return to work. Now provides in addition childcare, domestic violence support service, counselling, support for immigrant women, women’s groups, etc.
Category: Network, Violence Against Women, Counselling, Community, Education and Training.
Loreto Centre
Crumlin Road, Dublin 12
Phone: 01 454 1078
Fax:
Email:
loretocgofree.indigo.ie
Website:
Description: Established in 1998 to meet the needs of people in the local community, especially women, by providing course opportunities for human growth and community development. Our mission is to enable and empower people, especially women, to develop their own resources for more creative and effective living within their own lives and their families and to participate in building a supportive personal and community network.
Category: Education, Community.
Loup Women's Group
6 Dunronan Road, Magherafelt, Co. Derry, Northern Ireland, BT45754
Phone: 048 79 418276
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Formed March 1999 the group aims to provide opportunities for local women to study and have recreation. They improve community relations to women working in an isolated rural area. The committee is 50% Roman Catholic and 50% Protestant. They provide classes in Computers, Soft Furnishings, and Yoga. They also have a walking club which meets on Wednesday evenings.
Category: Community, Education, Fitness.
M
MacNean Women’s Group
Coornagee, Blacklion, Co. Cavan
Phone: 071 9853144
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Formed in 1994. Ran lots of courses over the past 10 years and identified needs in area which resulted in the setting up of Out of School Service and Resource Centre in area. Aim to meet the educational and social needs of women in area.
Category: Education, Social.
Magnet
c/o St Brendan’s, The Glen, Cork
Phone: 021 4668457
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Set up in 1993 to share information and network together in order to co-ordinate community development. "Listen and respond to the needs and issues of the wider community".
Category: Community Development..
Mandate Trade Union
9 Cavendish Row, Dublin 1
Phone: 01 874 6321
Fax: 01 872 9581
Email:
mandatemandate.ie
Website:
Description: Mandate formed in 1994 through the amalgamation of IDATU and INUUGATA, with 23,000 members. Union now has almost 39,000 members. Protecting the rights and fighting for the future of workers employed in the retail, bar and administrative employments nationwide.
Category: Trade Union
Manorhamilton ICA
Foxfield, Manorhamilton, Co Leitrim
Phone: 071 985 5969
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: ICA founded in 1910 in Bree in Wexford. Aims to work for the development and health of members. The ICA, at National level with help from local groups, have played a major role on getting good water and also pushed for electricity in rural areas.
Category: Community Development, Heath.
Market's Women's Group
3 Upper Stanfield Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 2DN0
Phone: 048 90 248358
Fax:
Email:
tdarraghhotmail.com
Website:
Description: Responsible for advancing the aims of the Market's Women's Group and of other groups in Northern Ireland with similar aims. To relieve poverty, to advance education and to preserve and safeguard health in particular to provide the Market's area ('The area of benefit'), facilities in the interest of social welfare for the education, recreation and leisure-time occupation of women.
Category: Network, Education, Health, Social, Social Welfare and Community Development.
Marriage and Relationship Counselling Services
38 Upper Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2
Phone: 01 6785256
Fax:
Email:
mrcseircom.net
Website: http://www.mrcs.ie/
Description: Relationship counselling agency for couples, teens (over 12s), sex therapy, workshops on relationships. Aims to provide relationship counselling to those who need it regardless of their geo-graphical location or ability to pay.
Category: Counselling.
Maugeraboy ICA Guild
Melville Community Centre, Maugheraboy, Co Sligo
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Branch of National Irish Country Women’s Association. This guild founded September 1978. Brings people together to develop and improve standard of rural and urban life, having regard for our Irish culture.
Category: Education, Social.
Mayo Rape Crisis Centre
Newtown, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Phone: 094 9025657
Fax:
Email:
mayorcceircom.net
Website:
Description: Set up 10 years ago by a founding group of 3 volunteers trained by Galway RCC. The RCC aims to provide a safe, confidential and anonymous space for women who have experienced any form of sexual violence recently or in the past. The Centre is a space where survivors of rape and/or sexual abuse/assault can talk and be heard. The basic philosophy is informed by the values of Equality, Empowerment and Inclusiveness. In supporting survivors we provide practical information and resource additional supports. We are also pro-active in encouraging children’s rights; facilitating women with children and seeing that all forms of abuse are recognized and responded to.
Category: Violence Against Women, Health.
Mayo Women’s Support Services
Breaffy Road, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Phone: 094 9025409
Fax: 094 9025409
Email:
mwsseircom.net
Website: http://www.mayowomenssupportservices.com/
Description: The overall aim of the service is to support the right of women to live free from violence and abuse through the provision of a safe place, accessible community based services and ongoing campaigns to raise public awareness of the crime of violence against women. Services include: 11 Outreach clinics, emergency accommodation, transitional supported housing resettlement, we establish and maintain support groups, local area networks, programme of support for children, we undertake information, education and raising awareness.
Category: Violence Against Women.
Methodist Women in Ireland
2 Castle Hill, Brae, Greyabbey, Ballywalter, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT22 2TS
Phone: 048 42757079
Fax:
Email:
sandfdicksonaol.com
Website:
Description: Founded 1899. ’To know Christ and to make him known’ Our desire is: To enable members through fellowship with each other to deepen their personal commitment to Jesus Christ, to relate the teaching of Jesus Christ to life in the home, the church, the community and the world., to share the mission of the world Church, to provide a link with women of other churches in Ireland and throughout the world.
Category: Religion.
Metanoia
1 Tower Hamlet, Farnham Street, Cavan
Phone: 049 437 5900
Fax:
Email:
metanoiaeircom.net
Website:
Description: Voluntary organisation formed in 2000. Our aim is to develop an outreach support and information service for women and children who are victims of domestic violence.
Category: Violence Against Women.
Mevagh Family Resource Centre
Downings, Co Donegal
Phone: 074 915 5055
Fax:
Email:
mevaghresourcecentreeircom.net
Website:
Description: Started in November 1997 under European funding. Aims to help combat disadvantage by promoting the functioning of the family unit and to promote economic, social and cultural regeneration of the local community.
Category: Community Development, Parental Support.
Mevagh Women’s Group
Dooey, Downings, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Phone: 074 9155932
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Started in 1997 to provide an outlet and meeting point for all women in the rural parish of Mevagh. Voluntary organisation set up to campaign for better health and transport services for the parish community. Our organisation has now broadened in that we now have partners from Rasharkin’s Women’s Group (N.I.). Tralee Women’s Group, Co. Kerry, with whom we network on women’s issues.
Category: Network, Health, Community Development, Raising Awareness of Women’s Issues.
Midas MFG
Gorta’Choirce, Co. Donegal
Phone: 074 9165777
Fax: 074 9165708
Email:
mfgnoweircom.net
Website:
Description: We support, mentor and train women who are interested in setting up their own food related business. Aims to help women make the transition from ’training environment to working reality’.
Category: Education and training, Women in Business.
Mid-Ulster Women's Network
27-29 Moneymore Road, Magherafelt, Co Derry, Northern Ireland, BT45 6AG
Phone: 048 79 634781
Fax:
Email:
muwncoordyahoo.co.uk
Website:
Description: The Network provides support, guidance, advice/information and sign posting to 28 women's groups in the Mid Ulster area. The majority of groups are small, rural and quite isolated. We promote networking among member groups and liaise with other networks both sides of the border.
Category: Network.
Miscarriage Association of Ireland
Phone: 01 284 3683 / 087 1306387
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: We support women and their families who have suffered miscarriage. We hold monthly support group meetings and our volunteers are on call 365 days a year.
Category: Health, Parental Support.
Mothers’ Union Ireland
1 The Glebe, Strathbally, Co Laois
Phone: 0502 25143
Fax:
Email:
ngillesiol.ie
Website:
Description: Founded in 1876. Purpose to unite women of all classes in the common bond of faith and because they are mothers struggling to survive. Christian organisation promoting the wellbeing of families worldwide (65 countries). Projects range from small scale farming initiates in Africa to prison work, parenting courses, crèche services, etc.
Category: Religion, Parental Support, Childcare..
Moville Well Women 2000
Seaspray, Redcastle, Co. Donegal
Phone: 074 9383072
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Group founded in 1998 to help women with information on health and wellbeing, bringing women from rural areas together in a social environment for information talks, alternative medicine information etc. Aims to try and improve the health and skills of women who will benefit their families and their community.
Category: Health, Social, Education.
MUFF Support Group
1 Tullynavin, Redcastle, Co Donegal
Phone: 07493 82469
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Support group, meeting every Sunday night. Run workshops on personal development and voluntary work.
Category: Education, Social.
Mullinabreena ICA
Carrowmore, Lavagh, Ballymote, Co. Sligo
Phone: 071 9184007
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: This group was founded in 1960’s. All rural women. Voluntary group for the betterment of rural women.
Category: Community, Education, Social..
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National Association for Parent Support
84 Main Street, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Phone: 0502 61666
Fax: 0502 61161
Email:
eq-napseircom.net
Website:
Description: Formed 8 September 1993. Voluntary group, Social Economy funded. Aims to provide education support/advice to those least able to access same/childcare.
Category: Education, Parental Support, Childcare.
National Centre for Guidance in Education (NCGE)
Phone: 01 869 0715
Fax: 01 882 3817
Email:
infondge.ie
Website: http://www.ncge.ie/
Description: In operation 4-5 years. An agency of the Department of Education and Science. NCGE’s main role is to support and develop guidance in all areas of education
Category: Education
National Children’s Nursery Association (NCNA)
Unit 12C, Bluebell Business Park, Old Naas Road, Dublin 12
Phone: 01 460 1138
Fax: 01 460 1185
Email:
infoncna.net
Website: http://www.ncna.net/
Description: Established in 1988 to promote high quality standards in early childhood care and education. Members of the association promote the physical, intellectual, emotional and social development of the children in their care, in a warm, welcoming and safe environment. The work of the association concentrates mainly on providing advice, support and training for member nurseries as well as raising public awareness regarding issues affecting the childcare sector.
Category: Childcare
National Drug Treatment Centre
30-31 Pearse Street, Dublin 2
Phone: 01 648600
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: 34 years in service providing a specialist treating service for drug addiction clients and their families.
Category: Health
National Maternity Hospital (NMH)
Holles Street, Dublin 2
Phone: 01 637 3100
Fax: 01 676 6623
Email:
Website: http://www.nmh.ie/
Description: The NMH was established in 1894 to cater for the poorer women of Dublin. It has developed over the years to be a tertiary referral centre and the largest maternity hospital in Europe. To serve the women of Ireland in matters relating to childbirth as well as the full range of gynaecological services.
Category: Health
National Network of Women’s Refuges and Support Services
27 Church Street, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Phone: 090 64 79078
Fax: 090 64 79090
Email:
adminnnwrsss.com
Website:
Description: Network established in the 1990’s. The NNWRSS recognises violence against women and children as a violation of their human rights and we work from the conviction that: "women and their children have the right to live free from domestic violence." The Network and its membership strive for the creation of a society that accepts its responsibility for the eradication of all forms of violence against women and their children. It seeks to bring about social change that will have positive and meaningful impacts on the lives of all women and children, especially those experiencing domestic violence.
Category: Violence Against Women, Community, Network.
National Parents Council Primary
1 12 Marlborough Court, Dublin 7
Phone: 01 8874034
Fax: 01 8874489
Email:
infonpc.ie
Website: http://www.npc.ie/
Description: Established following an undertaking given in a programme for Government, in 1985 by the Minister for Education. NPC has special interest groups, including a Special Education Group, Minority Religion Group, Scoileanna Lan Gaeilge and an Integrated Education Group for parents of children with special needs in mainstream schools. We negotiate with the Minister and Department of Education for improvements in the education system and better resources for primary education. We represent parents’ views on Education including curriculum, class size, school transport. We work for the rights and entitlements for all children and particularly children with special needs. We cooperate and negotiate with teacher unions and national management bodies. We actively promote partnership between home and school.
Category: Education.
National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI)
9 Marlborough Court, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1.
Phone: 01 878 7248
Fax: 01 878 7301
Email:
infonwci.ie
Website: http://www.nwci.ie/
Description: Formed in 1973 as the Council for the Status of Women. The NWCI has worked as the national representative organisation for Women in Ireland for over 30 years. To achieve equality, empowering women to work together, while recognising and mobilising difference in order to remove inequalities.
Category: Network (but closely involved with equality, women’s human rights, women’s health, education, childcare, social welfare, etc).
Navan Mental Health Association
Legisbrook Lane, Navan, Co. Meath
Phone: 046 9079642
Fax: 046 9023565
Email:
womanmeath-chronicle.ie
Website:
Description: Navan Mental Health Ass. founded in 1995 – Have our own transport, social club and housing complex. Aims to help those suffering from mental illness and promote Mental Health.
Category: Health, Social.
Navan Travellers Education Centre
1 Adult Education Centre, Abbey Road, Navan, Co. Meath
Phone: 046 9021778
Fax: 046 9070619
Email:
navantceircom.net
Website: http://www.sttc.org/ or www.eircom.net/~navantc
Description: Set up 1985, transfer to the Dept of Education and Science in 1998. Aims to improve traveller education, vocational skills, life skills, health, personal development and cultural awareness.
Category: Education
Network- the Organisation for Women in Business, the Professions, and the Arts
c/o Mary Darlington, Dunmore East, Co. Waterford
Phone: 051 383 609
Fax: 051 383 055
Email:
infodarlington.ie
Website:
Description: Aim to provide a forum where women in business, the professions, and the Arts can exchange ideas and increase their business contacts. Network encourages women to achieve more satisfying careers, market their expertise to other Network members, and to promote women as worthy contributors to the Irish economy and decision making bodies. They liaise with National and International Organisations and create links into Government and State bodies.
Category: Women in Business, Network
New Ross Community Development Project
48 South Street, New Ross
Phone: 051 425636
Fax:
Email:
newrosscdpeircom.net
Website:
Description: Established 2002. To promote equality and education for those who experience most exclusion and disadvantage. Support the local community to build more confidence and self esteem. Encourage the community to take an active part in Society by providing opportunities to address their needs.
Category: Community Development
Newry & Mourne Women Ltd.
Ballybot House, 28 Corn Market, Newry, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland, BT35 8BG
Phone: 048 30 256148
Fax: 048 30 256148
Email:
newwomanglobalnet.co.uk
Website: http://www.newryandmournewomen.ik.com/
Description: Voluntary/charitable group founded in 1999 for women interested in community development and women's issues. Their aims are to develop local women's groups, to influence policy and practice, to provide information of interest to women and to create a culture which promotes health and social well-being as well as to alleviate social exclusion.
Category: Social, Health, Community.
Newtownabbey Women’s Group
20a The Diamond, Rathcode, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT37 9BJ
Phone: 048 90 854041
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Established in 1987 by local women in response to issues of isolation, health and poverty. Aims to support women through provision of social, educational and health services. Opens daily and provides childcare facilities. Also works with children and youths.
Category: Social, Health, Education, Childcare.
Newtownards Road Women’s Group
Carew II Family and Training Centre, 15 Tamar Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT4 1HS
Phone: 048 90 451720
Fax: 048 90 460882
Email:
carewiiyahoo.co.uk
Website:
Description: Owned and managed by a voluntary group of women. Established in 1991 to prevent the closure of a ’Save the Children Fund’ nursery. The Group is committed to providing locally based resources and services aimed at improving the quality of life for women and their families. Facilities: 2 Pre-schools, after-school club, toddler group, youth project, women’s group, computer suite, training room for NVQ qualifications, craft classes, first aid, equality training, sign language etc.
Category: Education and Training, Parental Support, Childcare.
Nexus Institute
119 University Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1HP
Phone: 048 90 326803
Fax: 048 90 325623
Email:
d.mcgovennexusinstitute.org
Website: http://www.nexusinstitiute.org/
Description: 1984 Counselling and support organisation for survivors of sexual abuse over 17 years. Offers counselling, support and community awareness and training. Nexus works to respond to the needs of adults who have been sexually abused: to provide an efficient counselling service, to provide quality training to key individuals and groups, to increase awareness of the issue of sexual abuse and its consequences.
Category: Violence Against Women, Counselling..
Night Shelter for Women Committee
63 Clarendon Street, Londonderry, Co. Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 7ER
Phone: 048 71 268581
Fax: 048 71 268581
Email:
Website:
Description: Since 1977 the Clarendon Shelter has provided temporary accommodation for homeless women and children. The registered charity is interdenominational and provides practical and emotional support. Regardless of the reason for homelessness, the shelter is accessible 24/7 either by referral from NIHE, SOCSET, SELF.
Category: Homelessness.
Northern Ireland Pre-school Playgroup Association (NIPPA) - The Early Years Organisation
6c Wildflower Way, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT12 6TA
Phone: 048 90 662825
Fax:
Email:
infonippa.org
Website: www.nippa.org
Description: 40 years old. Advice and support to community based playgroups and parent and toddlers. Promoting high quality care, education, family support and community development.
Category: Childcare, Parental Support, Community Development..
North Belfast Women’s Initiative and Support Project
53 Ardoyne Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT14 7HY
Phone: 048 90 580014
Fax: 048 90 580014
Email:
nbwispyahoo.co.uk
Website:
Description: Our group was started after the protest on the Ardoyne to relieve stress of women living in the area.
Category: Education, Social.
North Down and Ards Women's Aid
18 Bingham Street, Bangor, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, BT205DW
Phone: 048 91 273196
Fax: 048 91 455245
Email:
hilary2ndwahotmail.com
Website: http://www.niwaf.org/
Description: The company aims to provide "relief of poverty and the relief of mental and physical distress amongst women who have been maltreated by their partners or persons with whom they are or have been living amongst." They primarily provide hostel accommodation but have also taken services into the rural community through prevention work in areas such as High Schools, local GPS's and local support groups. The "Centre also provides day and evening classes for women to help regain their confidence and self esteem, [which has] achieved great success".
Category: Violence Against Women, Education.
Northern Ireland Child Minding Association.
16-18 Mill Street, Newtownards, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, BT23 4LU
Phone: 048 91 811015
Fax: 048 91 820921
Email:
infonicma.org
Website: http://www.nicma.org/
Description: Voluntary sector organisation with charitable status, which provides a range of services to support childminders, parents and children. Purpose: to promote the development of children by providing quality day care and education within registered, home-based settings
Category: Childcare.
Northern Ireland Women’s Aid Federation
129 University Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1HP
Phone: 048 90-249041
Fax: 048 90-239298
Email:
infoniwaf.org
Website: http://www.niwaf.ofg/
Description: Formed in 1978. NIWAF is a voluntary organisation that exists to challenge attitudes and beliefs that perpetuate domestic violence. We seek through our work to promote healthy and non-abusive relationships. IWAF provides a focus for this work through its lobbying, campaigning, publications, policy and partnership development and fundraising initiatives. This is done in association with its membership. These members are the local Women’s Aid Groups who provide refuge, aftercare, outreach, training, support and advice for women and children who are experiencing or have experienced domestic violence.
Category: Violence Against Women..
Northern Ireland Women’s Council
20 Rosetta Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT6 0LT
Phone: 048 90 288159
Fax: 028 90 646008
Email: http://www.niwc.org/email.asp
Website: http://www.niwc.org/
Description: Formed in 1996 in response to lack of female political representation. Saw urgent need for women to be at the talks table. Our agenda is to increase women’s involvement in political life. Our 3 founding principles are equality, inclusivity and human rights.
Category: Political.
Northern Ireland Women’s Council
c/o Ms L. Law, 58 Howard Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 6PJ
Phone: 048 90-339916
Fax: 048 90-339917
Email:
niwebtconnect.com
Website: http://www.niwe.org/
Description: An umbrella body of groups with a primary interest in matters of importance to women. It has a membership of national and local organisations and generalist and specific bodies. The Platform aims to facilitate and increase women's full participation in social, economic and political decision making at local, national and international levels.
Category: Network, Any issue for policy.
North Leitrim Women’s Centre
Bee Park Resource Centre, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim
Phone: 071 9856220
Fax: 071 9856050
Email:
nlwrgeircom.net
Website:
Description: Established in 1991. Now consists of a dedicated women’s centre which provides information, training and education, also a drop-in space, training room and IT suite. Committed to the needs of women through the provision of information, training and education.
Category: Social, Education and Training.
North Leitrim Women’s Centre
1 Bee Park Resource Centre, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim
Phone: 071 9856220
Fax: 071 9856050
Email:
NWLRGeircom.net
Website:
Description: Established in 1991 through voluntary group of women. Now has designated space within community resource centre. Committed to addressing the needs of women through the provision of information education and training.
Category: Training and Education.
North Wall Women’s Centre
Lower Sheriff Street, Dublin 1
Phone: 01 836 5399
Fax: 01 836 5452
Email:
nwwceircom.net
Website:
Description: Founded in 1985. The centre offers employment, training and education opportunities for workers employed through our Community Employment Scheme, women or our Young Mothers Programme and other participants in our Childcare Training Programme. The centre seeks to address the problems that many women experience as a result of social exclusion. Local women are encouraged and supported to take control of their own lives. The centre seeks to bring about positive change to improve the neighbourhood and the lives of the families who live there.
Category: Parental Support, Education and Training, Community.
North West Inner City Women’s Network
91 Manor Street, Dublin 7
Phone: 01 6717284
Fax: 01 6772175
Email:
womnetindigo.ie
Website:
Description: Set up to network with women’s groups in the area, help them develop and access funding, resources and training. The N.W.I.C.W.N. is a community development organisation that aims to provide a forum for women to come together to identify issues that affect their lives and plan responses to them.
Category: Network, Community Development..
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Oasis Housing Association Ltd.
72 Morrison's Road, Waterford
Phone: 051 370 367
Fax: 051 351 836
Email:
oasishouse2eircom.net
Website:
Description: "The principal purpose of Oasis House is to provide a safe supported place for women and women with children who are victims of domestic violence and to provide emergency accommodation for homeless women and women with children." A group comprised of staff and volunteers that operates in a 10 room, purpose-built refuge. They pledge to work confidentially, work towards an atmosphere of freedom with responsibility, promote zero tolerance of violence in all forms, and work towards resolving underlying problems that are experienced by women and children whilst providing the safe and secure environment needed to create such results.
Category: Violence Against Women.
Omagh Community Development Association
1 Strule Park, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, BT78 5HN
Phone: 048 82 251955
Fax: 048 82 258169
Email:
omawest57aol.com
Website:
Description: Started in 1995, their mission statement is 'Working together towards a brighter future for all'. Their aims are to represent the local community in all aspects of the social, environmental and training needs of the catchment area.
Category: Community development, Training.
Omagh Women's Area Network
2nd Floor, Community House, 2 Drumragh Ave, Omagh, Northern Ireland, BTY8 1DP, Co. Tyrone.
Phone: 048 82 240990
Fax: 048 82 240496
Email:
owanbtinternet.com
Website:
Description: Formed in 1995 this is an umbrella group for over 25 groups providing a drop-in information centre. It also provides support, and guidance for women and women's groups.
Category: Network, Education and training, Health/Counselling, Childcare/ Parental support.
One Family
Cherish House, 2 Lower Pembroke Street, Dublin 2
Phone: 01-6629212 or 1890 662212
Fax: 01-6629096
Email:
infoonefamily.ie
Website: http://www.onefamily.ie/
Description: Set up in 1972 as Cherish to provide support and advocacy for unmarried mothers. Changed its name in 2004 and now deals with all members of one parent families. They offer a comprehensive range of professional services to one parent families, to those experiencing crisis pregnancy and those working with one parent families.
Category: Parental Support.
OSS Cork
94 South Main Street, Cork
Phone: 021 4222979 / 4222966 FreePhone:: 1800 497 497
Fax: 021 4222966
Email:
osscorkeircom.net
Website: http://www.osscork.ie/
Description: In operation since July 2000. Aim is to work towards elimination of violence in society, to provide best quality services to victims of violence.
Category: Violence against women
Opportunities for Women Learning (OWL) Project
WEA, 12 Belmore Street, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, BT74 6AA
Phone: 048 66 326914
Fax:
Email:
wendy.parkinsonwea-ni.com
Website: http://www.wea-ni.com/
Description: An adult education body, voluntary organisation running classes since 1910. OWL gives women a chance to unlock their hidden potential to use this experience to discover their individual and collective strengths.
Category: Education
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PACT
15 Belgrave Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6
Phone: 01 4976788
Fax: 01 4966565
Email:
Website: http://www.pact.ie/
Description: Established 1952. Adoption for domestic and inter-county, counselling and support for unplanned pregnancy, information and training, post adoption and post abortion. Our name, PACT, symbolizes an agreement made between two parties. Our aim is to build a relationship with our clients, based on mutual trust which meets their needs, whilst providing a quality service.
Category: Childcare, Health.
Parents' Support
3A Lr. George's St., Dun Laoghaire
Phone: 01-2846996
Fax:
Email:
parentsupportgseircom.net
Website: http://www.gayswitchboard.ie/
Description: Approximately 20 years ago a small group of parents came together to help other parents adjust to the fact that their children came out to them. The group aims to listen to parents who are adjusting to the fact that their child is gay and to provide information to the wider community.
Category: Parental Support.
People’s College
32 Parnell Square, Dublin 1
Phone: 01 8735879
Fax: 01 8735164
Email:
peopcolliol.ie
Website:
Description: Adult and women’s education since 1948. Not really a women’s group and only occasionally do anything specifically for women.
Category: Education
Portiuncula Crisis Pregnancy Counselling Service
Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
Phone: Lo call 1850 200 600
Fax: 090 9648191
Email:
crisispregnancysupportwhb.ie
Website: www.whb.ie/ourservices/crisispregnancycounsellingandsupportservice/
Description: This is a free, confidential, non-directive, professional counselling and support service for any woman experiencing a crisis pregnancy and also for women with unresolved issues relating to abortion. Information is provided on all options. Post abortion counselling also available. Contact details: lo-call 1850 200 600 Mon-Fri (9am-5.00pm) with an answering facility outside these times. We aim to offer an appointment within 48 hours of initial contact. Services can be accessed in Portiuncula Hospital or in the community office in Marina House, Ballinasloe. A home visit will also be facilitated.
Category: Counselling, Health.
Positive Action
56 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2
Phone: 01 676 2853
Fax: 01 662 0009
Email:
posactindigo.ie
Website:
Description: Support group for women infected with hepatitis C as a result of receiving contaminated anti-d. Aims to support, inform and advise women and their families.
Category: Health
Positive Age
St Felim’s Complex, Cathedral Road, Cavan
Phone: 049 436 0434
Fax: 049 437 1803
Email:
posageeircom.net
Website: http://www.positiveage.net/
Description: Set up in 1988 to provide social gain for older people.
Category: Social
Poz Ireland
PO Box 5187, Dublin 6
Phone:
Fax:
Email: Email::
gpipoz.iol.ie
Website: http://www.pozireland.org/
Description: Poz Ireland was established in 1995 in response to the need of those people living with HIV/AIDS. Poz Ireland’s guiding principle is that people affected by HIV can understand enough about HIV itself and about HIV treatments to make informed decisions.
Category: Health
Post Natal Distress Support Group
The Planning Office, St Finbar’s Hospital, Douglas Road, Cork
Phone: 021 4923162
Fax:
Email:
fogartymshb.ie
Website: http://www.pnd.ie/
Description: Founded in 1992. Aim is to support women and families suffering post natal depression, help lift stigma through public awareness.
Category: Health.
Presbyterian Women’s Association
10 Asgard Road, Howth, Dublin 13
Phone:
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Email:
Website:
Description: Missionary Association connected with the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Aim is to support missionaries overseas and Deaconesses working in churches.
Category: Religion
Presentation Family Centre
Listowel, Co Kerry
Phone: 068 23584
Fax:
Email:
famcenliseircom.net
Website:
Description: Listowel FRC is a community based centre that is family friendly and welcoming. It supports the social, educational and information needs of the community. Began in 1991 as a resource to lone mothers. Services provided now include counselling, community education, childcare 1-12 years, support groups.
Category: Community, Counselling, Childcare, Social, Education.
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Rainbow Support Services
29 Mallow Street, Limerick
Phone: 061 468611 BI / Lesbian Line 061 310101
Fax:
Email:
rainbowlinkeircom.net
Website:
lesbianlinelinkeircom.net
Description: Established as umbrella company to co-ordinate help lines, fundraisers and social events in 1999. BI/Lesbian Line established in 1989. Aim to provide information and safe space for people with questions about sexuality. LGBTQ project with straight friendly policy.
Category: Network, Support Group.
Rape Crisis Network Ireland
2nd Floor, The Halls, Quay Street, Galway.
Phone: 091 563676
Fax: 091 563677
Email:
rcnieircom.net
Website: http://www.rcni.com/
Description: Established in 1985 to enable exchange of information and support between rape crisis centres. The RCNI is the national forum of Rape Crisis Centre’s which provides s strong voice for survivors and is a catalyst for social change to end rape and all other forms of sexual violence. We are the umbrella group for the rape crisis centres throughout Ireland. Active members of National Steering Committee on Violence Against Women and NGO Coalition on Violence Against Women.
Category: Network, Violence Against Women.
Raphoe ICA
Killendaragh, Lifford, Co. Donegal
Phone: 074 9141432
Fax:
Email:
starrettoceanfree.net
Website:
Description: The object of the Association are to bring women together in fellowship and through co-operative effort, to develop and improve the standard of rural and urban life in Ireland having due regard for our Irish culture and to encourage the use of the Irish language in the affairs of Bantracht na Tuaithe. Everyone is a friend for life. We often have day classes within our Guild or at Federation (i.e. county) classes.
Category: Education, Social.
Rasharkin Women’s Group
22/23 Bamford Park, Rasharkin, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT44 8RX
Phone: 048 29 571385
Fax:
Email:
rwgprojecttiscali.co.uk
Website: http://www.rasharkinwomensgroup.ik.com/
Description: RWG was formed in May 1999 to provide information, education and recreational programmes to local women. ’Promoting the education and enhancing the quality of life for all women in Rasharkin Village and the surrounding area’.
Category: Education, Social
Redeemer Centre for Ongoing Learning
Redeemer Boys School, Ard Easmuinn, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Phone: 042-9328124
Fax:
Email:
rplocgofree.indigo.ie
Website:
Description: Started in 1994 as a FAS Community Employment Scheme for women living in the area who were early school leavers and unable to asses employment or further education. The main focus at this time is confidence building, raising self-esteem, personal development and general life management skills. In 1998, introduced NCVA/FETAC accredited learning, at Foundation level and in 2002 some subjects at Level 1, in response to the voiced needs of the women for accreditation. Aims include; The personal development of all participants, notably in raising low levels of confidence and poor self-esteem, Assisting participants to develop skills as parents and to empower them towards greater activity in the local community, The development of skills which would assist participants to access the workforce.
Category: Education, Personal Development.
Red Ribbon Project
Redwood House, 9 Cecil Street, Limerick, Co. Limerick
Phone: 061 314354
Fax: 061 315024
Email:
rrpindigo.ie
Website: http://www.redribbonproject.com/
Description: Set up in 1989 by volunteers as Limerick Aids Alliance. Change to RRP in 1994 reflecting expansion of services to cover sexual health. The Red Ribbon Project aims to provide both an open, person-centred service in a safe, welcoming environment and a community focused service which challenges and informs attitudes within the area of HIV/AIDS and sexual health.
Category: Health.
Right of Place
100–101 Lower Glanmire Road, Cork.
Phone: 021 4551377 / Free Phone:: 1800 200 709
Fax: 021 4551386
Email:
uptonstphotmail.com
Website: http://www.rightofplace.irl.com/
Description: We are a group of survivors both male and female working for the good of our members who have been institutionally abused
Category: Social, Violence Against Women/ Men.
Roe Valley Women’s Network
Roe Mill Rd, Limavady, Co. Derry, Northern Ireland, BT49 9BG
Phone: 048 77 729543
Fax: 048 77 769797
Email:
roevalleywnaol.com
Website: http://www.rvwm.co.uk/
Description: Roe Valley Women’s Network was established to empower and support women in the Limavady Borough area to achieve a stronger voice and create real opportunities for personal development, training and education.
Category: Community, Education, Social
Roscommon Partnership Co.
Castle Street, Roscommon.
Phone: 090 6627424
Fax: 090 6627478
Email:
roscommonptnshiproseircom.net
Website:
Description: Provides pre-development support to women's groups and community. Have a specific focus on training women returning to work called CREATE. Aim is to counter disadvantage through support for communities, which through collective effort maximise their own developmental potential.
Category: Community development, Training.
Ruhama Women’s Project
Senior House, All Hallows College, Drumcondra, Dublin 9.
Phone: 01 8360292
Fax: 01 8360268
Email:
adminruhama.ie
Website: http://www.ruhama.ie/
Description: Founded in 1987 by Good Shepherd Sisters and Our Lady of Charity Sisters (OLC) to address the needs of women in prostitution. Aims in acknowledging the dignity of women, Ruhama works with and for, women involved in prostitution.
Category: Women in Prostitution.
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SAOL Project
58 Amiens Street, Dublin 1
Phone: 01-8553391/93
Fax: 01-8553395
Email:
saolsaolproject.ie
Website:
Description: A community based programme for women in treatment for drug addiction. It aims to facilitate the participants to take a healthy role within their community and operates through development work and capacity building.
category: Health, Community, Rehabilitation and Personal development.
Second Chance Education Project for Women
c/o VEC Offices, Ard O’Donnell, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Phone: 074 9128980
Fax:
Email:
secondchanceeircom.net
Website:
Description: Project instigated in 1996 to address the issue of women’s education in Donegal particularly those most marginalised. Project aims to inspire and enable women to reach their full potential through women-centred education. ’Promoting accessible affordable women-centred education in County Donegal’.
Category: Education
Side by Side
Phone: 091 592760 / 087 2046285
Fax:
Email:
sidebysideeircom.net
Website: http://www.sidebysideb-b.50megs.com/
Description: Established for 7 years, providing safe accommodation for women visiting Galway. Aim is to provide safe accommodation for women of all genders in a totally female place.
Category: Accommodation..
Skreen ICA
Dromard, Skreen, Co. Sligo.
Phone:
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Email:
Website:
Description: Skreen I.C.A. 1935. Voluntary organisation. Irish Night. Informative talks on health.
Category: Health..
Sligo Leader Partnership Company
Cleveragh Road, Sligo
Phone: 071 914 1138
Fax:
Email:
nmurphysligoleader.com
Description:
Category: Community.
Sligo Rape Crisis Centre
42 Castle Street, Sligo.
Phone: 071 9171188 / FreePhone: 1800 750 780
Fax: 071 9171268
Email:
infosrcc.ie
Website:
Description: Established 1995 in response to needs of survivors of sexual violence in the Sligo, Leitrim and West Cavan Region. The main purpose is to create a safe place for those who have experienced sexual violence recently or in the past, where they have the opportunity to receive counselling and support. Because sexual violence should never be acceptable awareness raising and education are also central to what we do. The Centre provides a model of good practice where people are treated with respect, dignity and non-prejudice. The work is underpinned by values of empowerment, equality, inclusiveness and mutual support.
Category: Counselling, Violence Against Women.
Smithboro ICA
Mullaghlasson, Smithboro, Co. Monaghan
Phone: 047 57376 / Mobile: 087 9112267
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Our ICA Guild was formed in 1980 with an average membership of 25. We hold meetings mostly to which a guest speaker for craft demonstrations is invited and the topics covered are varied. The aim of the ICA is better living in rural Ireland and guild activities include lectures on health issues, social problems, cookery, good grooming, computer classes etc.
Category: Education, Social
Sonas Housing Association Ltd
148 Phibsboro Road, Dublin 7
Phone: 01 830 9088
Fax: 01 830 9095
Email:
infosonashousinh.ie
Website:
Description: Incorporated in 1992 and first service opened 1996. Sonas is a housing association for women and children made homeless because of domestic violence. Aim is to provide good quality accommodation for women and their children made homeless primarily by domestic violence and to provide a holistic support service to empower women and children to regain control over all aspects of their lives. Furthermore to influence housing and social policy decision making as it relates to women and their children homeless due to domestic violence.
Category: Violence Against Women.
South Armagh Rural Womens Network
Crossmaglen, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland, BT35 9SE
Phone: 048 30 868939
Fax: 048 30 868521
Email:
sarwnbtopenworld.com
Website:
Description: Founded in 1999 after a Peace 1 funded initiative, the group aims to provide a central venue where groups can network to address the problem of social isolation. They also strive to improve the educational attainment and increase the employability of women.
Category: Network, Education, Rural
Southern Gay Men’s Health Project
8 South Main Street, Cork
Phone: 021 4278470
Fax: 021 4278745
Email:
infogayhealthproject.com
Website: http://www.gayhealthproject.com/
Description: SGMHP advice, information and support to gay/bisexual men in the Southern Health Board region.
Category: Health.
South Leitrim Women’s Group
Cormongan, Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
Phone: 078 41030
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: The Group was developed in 1990 to cater for the needs of women in Leitrim. The group is voluntary and organises courses, talks, events etc for women. They also support other groups and the community council.
Category: Education, Social
South Leinster Rape Crisis Counselling Centre
72 Fulton Street, Carlow.
Phone: O59 9133344 / FreePhone: 1800 727737
Fax:
Email:
southleinsterrccceircom.net
Website:
Description: Founded in 1995 and set up in Carlow in 1997. The Centre has a full time service and two outreach services. The SLRCCC provides a counselling and support service sensitive to the needs of adult survivors of sexual violence, rape, child sexual abuse and sexual harassment which is empowering, non-judgmental, and consistent in approach. That promotes the safety, privacy and dignity of the survivor. We aim to provide a five day week confidential counselling service to adult survivors of sexual abuse and violence.
Category: Violence against Women, Counselling.
St. Lurcha Women’s Community Group
49, St. Lurachs Rd, Maghera, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland, BT46 5JE
Phone: 048 79 645834
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: We provide vocational and non vocational classes for the community e.g. art, crafts, computers, yoga etc. We also run an out of school club Tower Kids, providing 24 places for breakfast and 24 after schools. Our third project is an carer and toddler group called Tower Tots. They meet every Wednesday and from September ’03 we now run the Young at Heart Club, it provides dinners 3 days per week for approximately 5 people in the Rural Health Project and Cross Border Projects.
Category: Childcare, Health, Social, Education, Community.
South West Kerry Women’s Association
The O’Connel Centre, Caherciveen, Co. Kerry
Phone: 066-9473397
Fax: 066-9473398
Email:
skawnetiol.ie
Website:
Description: Formed in 1992 we are an umbrella group of women’s networks from Kells to Sneem. Association promotes equality for women – we are open to all women regardless of race or religion. We represent the women of our area at regional, national & local level at various committees & we attend seminars & conferences with respect to women’s issues – all on a voluntary basis.
Category: Network, Adult Education, Counselling, Social.
St Joseph Liddey's Club
Margaret Haigney, 4 Ashley Gardens, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, BT 78 IJY
Phone: 048 82 244056
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Small group which provide a social evening for women. It is held weekly on Wednesday nights. Once a month they organise a speaker to give a talk or demonstration on a subject.
Category: Community, Social.
St Andrew’s Resource Centre
114-116 Pearse Street, Dublin 2
Phone: 01 677 1930 / 677 1749 / 677 1589
Fax: 01 671 5734
Email:
standconnect.ie
Website: www.connect.ie/users/stand
Description: Social Services Centre founded in 1973, moved to St Andrew’s Resource Centre in 1985. Aims to provide social, economic and educational support to parishes of Westland Row/City Quay. We provide a wide range of services including day centre, youth and adult education, job centre, welfare rights, childcare, training courses, etc.
Category: Education and Training, Childcare, Community.
Strabane & Lifford Women’s Centre
11, Railway St, Strabane, Co.Tyrone, Northern Ireland, BT82 8EG
Phone: 048 71 886253
Fax: 048 71 885427
Email:
siwomeenscentrehotmail.com
Website:
Description: We are Cross Border and Cross Community. We strive to serve women who are isolated through the ’troubles’. This is area of most dominant effects along the border counties. We run educational, complimentary therapies and social courses both in house and through our out reach programmes.
Category: Social, Education, Community.
Strandhill ICA
8 Ard Na Veigh, Sligo.
Phone: 071 9160839
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Strandhill Guild founded 1964. Strandhill ICA Guild are the owners of Dolly’s Cottage, Strandhill, a 200 year old house which is open to visitors during the summer and used by ICA and other groups all year round. Dolly’s Cottage is grant aided by the Heritage Council.
Category: Social.
Strathfoyle Women’s Activity Group
12 Bawnmore Place, Strathfoyle, Co. Derry
Phone: 048 7186 0733
Fax: 048 7186 0733
Email:
swagderrycityconnect.org
Website:
Description: Established in 1086, provides wide range of classes/activities for women, crèche facilities, parent and toddler group, respite care, toy library, childminding support network. Aims to relieve poverty, advance education and protect health.
Category: Education, Childcare, and Health.
Summerhill Active Retirement Group
Third Age Centre, Summerhill, Co. Meath
Phone: 046 9557766
Fax:
Email:
infothirdage-ireland.com
Website: http://www.thirdage-ireland.com/
Description: Founded in 1988 in response to the lack of facilities, services and outlets for older people locally. We are very active in lobbying for rights, entitlements, facilities, services, opportunities and social inclusion of older people. Aim is to provide a medium through which the abilities, skills and experiences of our members can find expression, to interface with the statutory and commercial sectors and develop a more holistic response to the needs of older people, to integrate and harmonise all elements across the social spectrum and increase the vibrancy and quality of life in our village, to harness, stimulate and continue to revitalise the resource that older people represent, to have a ball! Also have a ’The equality for women project’.
Category: Education, Social, Community development, The Elderly.
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Teacher’s Union of Ireland
73 Orwell Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6
Phone: 01 492 2588
Fax: 01 492 2953
Email:
tuitui.ie
Website: http://www.tui.ie/
Description: Organisation became explicitly a trade union in 1955. It was originally called Vocational Teachers Association, name changed to TUI in 1973. TUI stands for an education service which is free, non-selective, multi-denominational and publicly accountable. Membership has increased to over 12,000 and the Executive Committee increased to 19 area reps, the president, vice-president and past president.
Category: Trade Union
Teach Tearmainn
18 Eyre Street, New Bridge, Co Kildare
Phone: 045 449524
Fax:
Email:
jcareyteachtearmainn.ie
Website:
Description: Set up in 1998 to provide support services for women living in abusive relationships. Teach Tearmainn aims to support women and their children experiencing abuse in their relationships.
Category: Violence Against Women.
Tearmann Domestic Violence Services Monaghan
Siobhan McKenna,1st Floor, 17 North Road, Monaghan.
Phone: 047 72749
Fax: 047 722455
Email:
tearmanndvseircom.net
Website: http://www.tearmann.net/
Description: Tearmann is a voluntary organisation with charitable status established in 1997 to provide services for women & children who are or have experienced abuse. Tearmann provide a telephone: helpline, drop in information, and support centre, advocacy, outreach, childcare service, support groups and court accompaniment.
Category: Violence Against Women, Childcare.
Templeshannon Community Development Project Ltd.
St. Senan's Community Centre, Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.
Phone: 054 37511 or 087 284 2464
Fax: 054 38393
Email:
templeshannoncdpeircom.net
Website:
Description: A community development project who work with women in the Templeshannon area of Enniscorthy. They have a focus on the participation of women within their own community, development of personal skills and the nurturing of leadership skills. They provide a development project and community centre that has quality, support and inclusion as its primary focus.
Category: Community Development.
Termonfeckin Women’s Group
Cartown, Termonfeckin, Drogheda
Phone: 087 2830251
Fax:
Email:
termonnewshotmail.com
Website:
Description: Formed originally to access Leader II Funds developed into organising VEC classes, talks and we provide a monthly community newsletter. Aims to give women opportunities they otherwise would not get, to explore their talents and develop self confidence.
Category: Social.
The Orchard Centre
Cherry Orchard Grove, Cherry Orchard, Dublin 10
Phone: 01-6267041
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Formed in 1998 the Centre involves women sharing information, education and support parenting. They are called a Women’s group while thier prime issue is parenting teenagers involved in anti-social behaviour.
Category: Parental Support.
The Women’s Health Council
Abbey Court, Irish Life Centre, Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1
Phone: 01 878 3777
Fax: 01 878 3710
Email:
infowhc.ie
Website: http://www.whc.ie/
Description: Statutory body set up in 1997 to advise Minister for Health and Children on women’s health issues. Works to inform and influence the development of health policy as it affects women.
Category: Health.
The Women's Tec
161-163 Duncairn Gardens, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Phone: 048 90 749810
Fax: 048 90 352888
Email:
Threemilehouse Women’s Education and Training Group
Togan, Threemilehouse, Co. Monaghan
Phone: 042 9744829 / Mobile: 087 9404346
Fax:
Email:
murphytoganeircom.net
Website:
Description: Formed in 1998 to cater for women of all ages especially the marginalised. Aim is to enable members to become better educated and trained to face the challenges of parenthood, return to workplace etc.
Category: Education and Training.
Tipperary Rape Crisis and Counselling Centre
20 Mary Street, Clonmel, Co Tipperary
Phone: 052 27676 / FreePhone: 1800 340340
Fax:
Email:
trcceircom.net
Website:
Description: Founded in 1986 from a local women’s group in Clonmel who saw the need for a support agency for women who had been raped or sexually abused. We have found that up to 95% of our work has been in the area of child sexual abuse. We offer a free counselling and support service to adult survivors (male and female) of rape and child sexual abuse, their families or anyone affected by sexual abuse. We also provide information services and education and training to raise public awareness.
Category: Counselling, Violence Against Women.
Tir Boghaine Teo
Udaras Building, Kilcar, Co. Donegal
Phone: 074 9738459
Fax:
Email:
tirboghaineocenfree.net
Website:
Description: Started in 1997 in Kilcar and provides a programme of social inclusion and participation for women with young families (Lifestart) and the above mentioned and parents and toddlers. Tir Beghaines programmes aim to be socially inclusive and empower and enable members of the target groups to take responsibility for shaping their own lives, their community and their environment.
Category: Education, Community, Parental Support.
Togher Wednesday Social Group
104 Walsh Road, Togher, Co. Cork.
Phone:
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Email:
Website:
Description: Established Sept 2003 to support people of all ages, but particularly people over 50 yrs of age and women who for various reasons feel isolated for reasons such as: age, low income, bereavement, social conditions, relocated from another area, change in family circumstance, retirement, disability, or any other reason. A friendly environment where people who feel isolated can meet on a weekly basis, socialise, and generally interact.
Category: Social.
Tralee Family Planning and Women’s Health Centre
29 Ashes Street, Tralee, Co. Kerry.
Phone: 066 7125322
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Clinic set up in Tralee in 1985 by a group of doctors and nurses. To provide the women (& men) of Kerry and surrounding areas with a good contraceptive and health care service including a crisis pregnancy counselling service.
Category: Health
Tralee Women’s Resource Centre
35 Ashe Street, Tralee, Co Kerry
Phone: 066 712 0622
Fax: 066 712 0317
Email:
twrciol.ie
Website: http://www.twrc.ie/
Description: Established in 1995 by Tralee Women’s Forum. Now represents a broad range of women’s groups in the Tralee area. Tralee Women’s Forum aims to identify, acknowledge and celebrate the role of women in society and to seek parity of participation. We aim to achieve this by a process that is inclusive, participative and action oriented.
Category: Community, Network.
Treoir
14 Gandon House, Custom House Square, IFSC, Dublin 1
Phone: 01 670 0120
Fax: 01 067 0199
Email:
infotreoir.ie
Website: http://www.treoir.ie/
Description: Founded in 1975. Treoir is the national coordinating body of both statutory and voluntary agencies which provide services for unmarried parents and their children. Aim is to improve the standards of care for unmarried parents and their children in Ireland.
Category: Health, Parental Support.
Tuam Community Development Project (CDP) Resource Centre
Bishop Street, Tuam, Co. Galway
Phone: 093 25340
Fax:
Email:
needhamleircom.net
Website:
Description: The Group was established in 1994. The Project is a Resource Centre for the Community. We work on Policy issues through networks on Domestic Violence and Childcare. We are committed to working toward the development of an equal and just society by seeking to challenge the causes of poverty and social exclusion and by bringing about positive change in the lives of those people who lack choices, power and resources.
Category: Community Development.
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Ulster Women’s Hockey Union
House of Sport, Upper Malone Rd, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT9 5LA
Phone: 048 9038 3818
Fax: 048 90682757
Email:
Website: http://www.hockeyulster.org/
Description: The Hockey Union for Women.
Category: Sport, Union.
Unifem (United Nations Development Fund for Women)
14 Gosworth Park, Dalkey, Co. Dublin
Phone: 01-2859071
Fax:
Email:
mahinsefidvasheircom.net
Website: http://www.unifemireland.org/
Description: UNIFEM works towards the advancement of women in the developing countries. The aim of UNIFEM at a global level is promoting women’s economy, gendering, governance and leadership, promoting women’s human rights and preventing violence against women. The aim of the National Committee is to fund raise, publicity, seminars, public meetings and conferences to raise awareness of the Society.
Category: Heath, Violence against Women, economic development.
UCC Women's Studies
Women's Studies, History Dept., University College Cork, Cork
Phone: 021 4903654
Fax: 021 4273369
Email:
sandra.mcavoyucc.ie
Website:
Description: The group involves staff and students on Women’s Studies courses and anyone else in UCC with an interest in Women’s Studies. Aim is the promotion of Women’s Studies and the taking up of relevant courses.
Category: Education.
UP And Going Ladies Group
346 Monaghan Road, Middletown, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland, BT60 4JA
Phone: 048-37 568513
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Began in 2000 to provide enriching/social activities in the Middletown area. They provide organised outings, health events and classes.
Category: Social
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Vital Voices
Ballyhoura Development Ltd, Main Street, Kilfinane, Co. Limerick
Phone: 063 91300
Fax: 063 61330
Email:
Website:
Description: Set up in response to needs on the area, large number of local women’s groups (35) associated with it. Aims to identify support mechanisms and learning components to enhance career development and participation in decision making structures.
Category: Networks, Women in Business, Education.
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Waterford Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre
2A Waterside, Waterford
Phone: 051 873362 / FreePhone: 1800 296296
Fax: 051 850717
Email:
wrccindigo.ie
Website:
Description: Founded in 1984 to provide support and counselling to women and girls who had been raped, sexually assaulted or who were survivors of child sexual abuse. In 1992 started providing services to male victims/survivors of rape and CSA. WRSAC is a resource centre on all issues relating to sexual violence. Services include a counselling and therapy service for adults and teenagers who have been sexually abused or raped; an education and training service for professionals and agencies who come across sexual abuse in the course of their work and highlighting social attitudes which result in the degradation of women as sex objects.
Category: Health, Violence Against Women, Counselling.
Waterford Women’s Centre
74/75 Manor Street, Waterford.
Phone: 051-351918
Fax: 051-351980
Email:
womcentaccess.iol.ie
Website:
Description: Began as Access 2000 in 1995 the Women’s Centre opened in 2000. Recognising the isolation exclusion and marginalisation experienced by women, the Centre promoted encourages and supports women through community development, community education, information and support enabling and empowering women to create and participate in a more equal and inclusive society.
Category: Community, Education..
The Waterside Women’s Centre
170 Spencer Road, Waterside, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, BT47 6AH
Phone: 048 71341579
Fax: 048 71341589
Email:
waterside.womenvirgin.net
Website:
Description: We provide a secure space for all women to pursue their own development and make choices about their lives by providing and promoting education, training and information.
Category: Education, training.
WERRC
University College Dublin, Dublin 4
Phone: 01 7168571
Fax: 01 7161195
Email:
werrcucd.ie
Website: www.ucd.ie/wercc
Description: The Women’s Studies Centre at UCD founded 1990 provides education for women.
Category: Education
West Clare Women’s Forum
Community Centre, Circular Road, Kilkee, Co Clare
Phone: 065 905 6611
Fax: 065 905 6602
Email:
mary.farreneiri.org
Website:
Description: Formed December 2002. Aims to assist women to participate in decision making structures, to assist women to explore their experience of inequality, to support women to identify appropriate ways to articulate these issues. We are currently working on : domestic abuse, health services, education information.
Category: Violence Against Women, Health, Education.
West Cork and Beara Women’s Network
7 Lower Glengarriff Road, Bantry, Co Cork
Phone: 027 53847
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Founded in 1995 by Bantry Women’s group and supported initially by Community Development Project. The Network runs on an egalitarian and participative basis. The Network is open to all women and women’s groups throughout the area. We organise annual events and courses. In 2002 we launched our Women’s Health Pack and in 2004 we hope to publish a consultation report on teenage sexuality and crisis pregnancy. At present we are participating in the Social Welfare Reform campaign of the NWCI.
Category: Network.
West Cork Violence Against Women Project
7 Lower Glengarriff Road, Bantry, Co Cork
Phone: 027 53847
Fax: 027 55961
E-mail:
Website:
Description: Started up as a community response to violence against women and children in West Cork. A joint programme between West Cork and Beara Women's Network and the Community Resource Centre in Bantry. Provides a free and confidential support, listening and information service to women and their children living in West Cork who are either living with mental, physical, sexual or financial abuse or have left an abusive relationship.
Category: Violence Against Women.
Western Womens Link.
19 Kilkerrin Park, Liosban, Tuam Road, Galway.
Phone: 091 568974
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Established in 1991 to alleviate the isolation (financial, geographical and social) experienced by groups and to facilitate networking. A network of women’s groups in the West of Ireland with aims to develop women’s talents at all levels while respecting their diversity.
Category: Network.
West Training and Development Ltd
Mayoralty House, Merchants Road, Galway.
Phone: 091 567827
Fax: 091 562305
Email:
breda.lymerwesttraining.ie
Website:
Women Related No
Description: West Training and Development Limited is the Regional Support Agency to the Community Development Support Programmes and the Family and Community Services Resource Centres in the Western Region – Galway and Mayo. An independent voluntary organisation established in 1995 its aim is to provide support to facilitate the development of Community Development Projects, Family Resource Centres and Core Funded Groups through a community development approach and to be actively involved in the Community Development Support Programmes.
Category: Community Development.
Wexford Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre
Clifford Street, Wexford
Phone: 053 22722 / 1800 330033
Fax: 053 52853
Email:
wexrapecrisiseircom.net
Website:
Description: Set up in 1955 with Health Board co-operation, as result of Kilkenny Incest Report. Provides a county-wide service of counselling for adults who have experienced sexual violence at any time in their lives.
Category: Violence Against Women, Counselling.
Windsor Women’s Centre
136-144 Broadway, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Phone: 048 9023 5451
Fax: 048 90230684
Email:
windsorwomensyahoo.co.uk
Website:
Description: Windsor Women’s Centre is a purpose built Centre for women operating in the community sector. It is situated in the Blackstaff Ward of South Belfast, an area which is characterised by severe deprivation, disadvantage and inequality. It is furthermore an area with the highest concentration of minority ethnic populations. Windsor Women’s Centre key objectives are the promotion of gender and racial equality, social inclusion, the advancement of women in all aspects of civil society and the creation of a more equal society. To realise these objectives we have a multi-service approach to providing practical and relevant services which promotes and provides opportunities to tackle structural inequalities.
Category: Education, Training, Childcare, Counselling, Community.
Women in Enterprise
1 St Columb's Court, Bishop St, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, BT48 6PT
Phone: 048 7136 6967
Fax: 048 71286789
Email:
tracywomeninenterprise.com
Website: http://www.womeninenterprise.com/
Description: Women in Enterprise are a network membership organisation committed to excellence in the delivery of business support services to women starting or growing their business. The Women in Enterprise Network facilitate regular contact with over 1800 individual, group and organisational members across the public, private and voluntary sector. "To encourage and empower women into business and assist women already in business through an innovative, dynamic and responsive support network".
Category: Women in Business.
Women in Media and Entertainment
10 St Bridget’s Place Lower, Galway.
Phone: 091 565430
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Set up in 1982 to support, encourage and highlight all women’s cultural activities, through all media aspects. We run a women’s pirate radio at different seasons during the year. We have women’s cultural festivals. We lobby locally, nationally and globally through governments and the UN against militarism and for the investment of money in caring.
Category: Arts.
Women in Technology & Education – WITS
P.O. Box 3783, Dublin 4
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
witsiol.ie
Website: http://www.witsireland.com/
Description: Inaugurated in November 1990 to actively promote women in science in Ireland. WITS enables women scientists and technologists to meet and correspond and provides a support and information network, promotes co-operation, holds and promotes meetings, informs public attitudes, encourages the participation of young women, promotes the investigation of the role and influence of women in Irish science and technology, exams science policy and its implications and establishes links with other organisations. Individual membership is open to women & men throughout Ireland, who work, have worked or who are studying in the area of science, engineering or technology.
Category: Education: Science and Technology
Women in the Home
c/o 11 Wyattville Park, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Phone: 01 282 6460/046 943 0314
Fax:
Email:
womeninthehomeeircom.net
Website: http://homepage.eircom.net/~with
Description: WITH was founded in 1981 by Norah Gilligan, because she felt that the choice to stay at home to care for children and other family and community members in need of care was coming under pressure. Since 1981, WITH has sought the recognition of the human, social and economic value of unpaid caring work at local and national level. WITH aims to provide a forum and a means of communication for those who are parents/carers on an unremunerated basis, either on a full- or part-time basis, with their peers, other organisations, and government, through a combination of meetings, communication and media appearances.
Category: Social, Raising Awareness.
Women Making Waves
c/o Eileen Drumm, 4 Floraville, Mill Street, Enniskellen, Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, BT74 6AP
Phone: 048 66 322263
Fax:
Email:
eileenwavesyahoo.co.uk
Website:
Description: Formed with the help of the Fermanagh Women's Network, North West Forum for People with Disabilities and Fermanagh Volunteer Bureau. We aim to bring together disabled and non-disabled women in a supportive way to tackle relevant issues and have fun.
Category: Education, Social, Disabilities.
Women Managers’ Network
Civil Service Training & Development Service, Dept of Finance, Lansdowne House, Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4
Phone: 01 604 5019
Fax: 01 668 5506
Email:
wmncmod.finance.irlgov.ie
Website:
Description: Established in 1989 to promote the advancement and development of women managers in the light of their under representation at middle to senior management level in the Civil Service. The Network provides training for the development of women managers in the Civil Service, promotes equality of opportunity and provides a forum for exchange of information and support to women managers in the Civil Service
Category: Network, Women in Business, Training.
Women's Medical Clinic
34 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Phone: 01 288 4943
Fax: 01 278 1338
Email:
drkearnsiol.ie
Website: http://www.thewomensmedicalclinic.com/
Description: 14 years practice with exclusively women population. Full service which includes health maintenance, acute G.P. care, S.T.I's, Contraception, and Menopause. "Excellence in Care".
Category: Heath
Women of North East Galway
The Square, Dunmore, Co. Galway
Phone: 093-38916
Fax:
Email:
aileenheverinyahoo.co.uk
Website:
Description: Founded in 1997 to provide services to meet the needs of rural women from the six parishes of North East Galway. Aim is to develop same into a fully inclusive Centre where the identified needs of all the women in the region can be met.
Category: Education, Social.
Women of the North West
Moygownagh Community Centre, Moygownagh, Ballina, Co. Mayo
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
nmwomeneircom.net
Website: http://www.womenofthenorthwest.net/
Description: Founded in 1986 as a sports group for women in Kilfian. Women of the North West exist to create a learning environment where women and men have the opportunity to explore, participate in and achieve equality of citizenship. This vision is underpinned by the principle that women as citizens have the right to participate equally with men in the economic and social structures of their community.
Category: Education for women and men, Community development.
Women’s Aid
Everton House, 47 Old Cabra Road, Dublin 8
Phone: 01 868 4721 / Helpline: 1800 341900
Fax:
Email:
infowomensaid.ie
Website: http://www.womensaid.ie/
Description: Set up in 1974 to provide a safe space to women and children who were frightened and in danger of domestic violence and who had nobody else to turn to. In the 1980s Women’s Aid also became advocates for political reform. Women’s Aid is a feminist service-based and campaigning organisation committed to the elimination of violence and oppression against all women, through effecting political, cultural and social change. Women’s Aid offers information, support and services to women and children who are experiencing male violence. Women’s Aid recognises the diversity of women’s lives and aims to be accessible to all women. We work from the principles of empowerment, collective action, self-help and mutual aid, inclusion and equality.
Category: Violence Against Women, Political.
Women’s Aid, Ballymena, Larne, Carrickfergus & Newtownabbey
8 Carning Court, Carning Road, Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT43 5LX
Phone: 048-25 639301
Fax: 048-25 638343
Email:
Website:
Description: Formed in 1995, Women’s Aid is run by women for women who have suffered or are living with domestic violence. We provide a place of safety for women and children escaping domestic violence and can accommodate 12 women and up to 20 children.
Category: Violence Against Women.
Women’s Aid Dundalk
PO Box 60, Dundalk. Co. Louth
Phone: 042 9333245
Fax: 042 9328663
Email:
womensaiddlkeircom.net
Website:
Description: Women’s Aid Dundalk seeks to work towards the elimination of violence against women and children in their own homes. The organisation is non-sectarian and non-racist regardless of class, creed, sexual orientation or physical ability. We aim to provide safe, secure and acceptable accommodation for women and their children who are victims of domestic violence and to provide an ongoing support network to these women and children. We provide a range of pre-crisis, crisis and post-crisis responses to women and their children who experience domestic violence.
Category: Violence Against Women.
Women’s Community Projects Association Limited.
Bishopsgate Street, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Phone: 044 43432
Fax: 044 44894
Email:
wcpmtrainingeircom.net
Website:
Description: Founded in 1985 to provide education and training opportunities with progress to accredited courses. Childcare available, Community Enterprises Established.
Category: Community Development, Childcare, Education
Women’s Studies Centre
National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
Phone: 353 (0)91 493450
Fax: 353 (0)91 494549
Email:
wscnuigalway.ie
Website: www.nuigalway.ie/wsc
Description: The Woman's Studies Centre at the National University of Ireland, Galway was established in 1988 to facilitate teaching, research, publishing, consultancy and awareness in Women's Studies, feminism and gender related issues at the National University of Ireland (NUI), Galway in particular and in Ireland in general.
Category: Education
Women’s Development Group
7 Golf Links Road, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
Phone: 071-9645772
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Aims Health & Education.
Category: Education & Health
Women’s Football Association of Ireland
80 Merrion Square, Dublin 2
Phone: 01 676 6864
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: The association was formed to develop and promote the game of soccer for women
Category: Sporting organisation.
Women’s Health Action – Cairde
19 Belvedere Place, Dublin 1
Phone: 01 855 2111
Fax: 01 855 2089
Email:
infocairde.ie or
admincairde.ie
Website: http://www.cairde.ie/
Description: Established in 1985. Used to be a HIV support agency but broadened its analysis to working to address health inequalities, with HIV included in that context. Cairde is a non-governmental organisation working to reduce health inequalities among ethnic minorities; and is committed to supporting the participation of ethnic minorities in enhancing their health.
Category: Health
Women’s Health Policy Unit
Department of Health and Children, Hawkins House, Dublin 2
Phone: 01 635 4404
Fax:
Email:
Website: http://www.doh.ie/
Description: Statutory agency responsible for health policy, also contains section concerned with women’s health policy. Aims to support, protect and empower individuals, families and their communities to achieve full health potential by putting health at the centre of public policy and by leading the development of high quality, equitable and efficient health and social services.
Category: Health
Women’s Health Project for Women in Prostitution
Baggot Street Clinic,19 Haddington Road, Dublin 4
Phone: 01 660 2189 FreePhone: 1800 201187
Fax: 01 668 0050
Email:
Website:
Description: Established in 1991 as part of the HIV prevention strategy. It is a health board project. All services are free and confidential. Aims to promote health and well being of women in prostitution. We provide a sexual health service, an addiction outreach service. Also information, specialist advice, referral, liaison, research and training to interested groups on WHP, sexuality, etc.
Category: Women in Prostitution, Health.
Women’s Information Group
6 Mount Charles, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NZ
Phone: 048-90 244119
Fax:
Email:
womeninfogroup.club24.co.uk
Website: http://www.infogroup.club24.co.uk/
Description: Started 1980. Provides women’s information days, courses and projects and quality information to women from socially disadvantaged areas.
Category: Health, Education.
Women’s Group
Development Officer, 7 Golf Links Road, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description:
Category: Education, Health.
Women’s Mini Marathon.
8 Sandford Road, Ranelagh
Phone: 01 4960861
Fax: 01 4960838
Email:
womensminimarathoneircom.net
Website: http://www.womensminimarathon.ie/
Description: Began 1983 with approx. 10,000 participants. 2003 almost 38,000 participants.
Category: Sport.
Women’s News
109-113 Royal Ave, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 1FF
Phone: 048-90 322823
Fax:
Email:
mailwomensnewsbtconnect.com
Website:
Description: Women’s News is a feminist organisation which works towards educating women and lobbying for feminist issues. We offer training for women from all over Ireland.
Category: Education and training.
Women’s Refuge
47 Lower Rathmines Road, Dublin 6
Phone: 01-4961002
Fax: 01-4961994
Email:
womensrefugeeircom.net
Website:
Description: First purpose built refuge in Europe. Built by Eastern Health Board. Run by N.A.H.B. This is the only Health Board run women’s refuge. The Refuge aims to eliminate all forms of violence against women and their children. We also run a helpline which is available 24 hours per day every day of the year. 01-4961002. Refuge is fully staffed 24 hours per day.
Category: Violence Against Women.
Women’s Resource & Development Agency
6 Mount Charles, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NZ
Tel: 028 9023 0212
Fax: 028 9024 4363
Email:
infowrda.net
Website:
The WRDA (formerly the Women’s Education Project) is a small voluntary organisation which has been in existence since 1983. The WRDA’s mission is to be a development agency for women’s groups in Northern Ireland so that the diverse needs of women can be recognised and addressed. Our principal aim is to improve the educational opportunities for women’s groups in socially and economically disadvantaged areas of Northern Ireland.
Category: Education, Network.
Women’s Resource Centre
Armagh Campus, QUB39 Abbey Street, Armagh, Northern Ireland, BT61 7EB
Phone: 048 3751 0678
Fax:
Email:
quaqub.ac.uk
Website: http://www.armagh.qub.ac.uk/
Description: Outreach campus opened in September 1995; Women’s Resource Centre opened in 2000. Aims to widen access and educational opportunities for people in Armagh and the surrounding area.
Category: Education.
Women’s Soccer Ireland
Unit 21, The Mill, Celbridge, Co, Kildare
Phone: 01 6270715
Fax: 01 6276328
Email:
Website: http://www.womens.soccerireland.com/
Description: Set up to administer DWSL and Leinster Women’s Football Association. Accommodate teams and leagues in the area.
Category: Sport.
Women’s TEC
161-163 Duncairn Gardens, Belfast, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT15 2GE
Phone: 048 9074 9810
Fax: 048 90352888
Email:
Website: http://www.womenstec.com/
Description: Women’s TEC aims to redress the under representation of women in non-traditional training and employment sectors – particularly, re construction industry where there is a looming skills shortage. The TEC provides a wraparound service – from advice, information and support to actual training provision.
Category: Training related
Workers' Educational Association
1-3 Fitzwilliam Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 6AW
Phone: 048-90 329718
Fax:
Email:
maggie.laverywea-ni.com or
Eithne.McNultywea-ni.com
or
Dora.murphywea-ni.com in Castlebar.
Website: http://www.wea-ni.com/
Description: An adult education formed to provide learning opportunities to all with a particular focus on those from educationally disadvantaged communities.
Category: Education
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Yoga Therapy Ireland (Y.T.I.)
20 Auburn Drive, Killiney, Dublin 6
Phone: 01-2352120
Fax:
Email:
ytieircom.net
Website: http://www.yogatherapyireland.com/
Description: Incorporated as a voluntary organisation and registered charity in 1999 Y.T.I. reaches out to all who are interested in health and well being by providing yoga classes throughout the country together with teacher training courses, seminars and workshops. Y.T.I. is dedicated to promoting yoga, as a tool for health and well being, throughout the country, to providing general information, education and training relating to all aspects of yoga, promoting unity in Ireland among all yoga organisations.
Category: Health, Education, Sport
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Zonta Club of Dublin
P.O. Box 7455, Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Description: Founded in America in 1919. Now has branches worldwide. Aims to improve the status of women through education.
Category: Education
School of Political Science and Sociology
National University of Ireland, Galway
Tel. +353 91 493450 // Fax. +353 91 494549
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