Tag Archive | Election

Women’s Manifesto

May9

Screenshot 2019-05-08 at 15.44.02Where do our Election Candidates stand on women’s rights?

Women’s Lived Experience must be heard & acknowledged by the Local Election and European Parliament candidates running in the up coming elections on 24th May.

NCCWN-Donegal Women’s Network is 1 of 17 National Collective of Community Based Women’s Networks projects in Ireland checkout our ‘Women’s Manifesto’ key issues identified as impacting women’s lives, it can be downloaded here ‘NCCWN Manifesto May 2019′. 

Why not ask your local election candidates where they stand on these issues.

Where do Donegal 2016 General Election candidate’s stand on equal representation in Irish Politics

Feb25

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NCCWN Donegal Women’s Network as a member of the 5050 Group North West carried out a questionnaire survey in order to collected general election candidates views on equal representation in politics, we received 15 responses with 11 full responses. Please click on a candidates picture to read their response:

Donegal Candidates who responded to the 5050 North West questionnaire

Thomas Pringle Pearse Doherty Paula Flanagan Pat Cope Padraig MacLochlainn Cordelia Nic Fhearraigh Frank McBrearty Jr Gary Doherty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Mooney

 

Donegal Candidates who confirmed their support for 5050 and/or equal representation

Paddy Harte

Paddy Harte, Fine Gael; stated “Once elected, I will do my best to support your cause”

Niamh Kennedy

Niamh Kennedy, Independent; stated “of course she supports equal representation”

 

 

 

 

 

Sligo-Leitrim Candidates who responded to the 5050 North West questionnaire

Chris MacManus Marie Casserly

 

 

 

 

Sligo-Leitrim Candidates who confirmed their support for 5050 and/or equal representation

Susan OKeeffe

Susan O’Keeffe, Labour; stated “as a founder of 5050 North West of course she supports the group and women equal” representation.

Bernard Sweeney

Bernard Sweeney, Independent; stated “he supports 5050 and has written about this issue on his website”