Longford Women's Link

Linking women in the pursuit of justice and equality

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• Violence against women
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• Locally based women's groups

Support Services

Networking

Longford Women's Link is a founder member of NCCWN (National Collective of Community based Women's Networks). In County Longford there are eleven women's groups and fourteen ICA guilds who are members of Longford Women's Link network. If you would like to know whether there is a group close to where you live, see this list below:

• African Women

  Meet every 2nd Thursday, 11.00am. Longford Women's Link
  Contact: Funke Oyewole 043 47414

  We meet to support each other and to have one voice. We would like to be able to influence policies in County Longford and in the Republic of Ireland. We undertake training and education to help us prepare for work and to integrate. We have activities that reflect African heritage and we promote sisterhood to help each other in time of need.

• Ballinalee

  Every 2nd Wednesday 8.30pm, Currycahill Hall, Ballinalee
  Contact: Fiona McVitty 043 23283

  We are a new group, formed because so many new people have moved into the area that we feel the need to include them in our community. Women who work part-time and who are caring at home need a social outlet. That is what we aim to provide, a way for women to meet, to share experiences and to learn something. We're a get-up-and-go group and had great fun organizing a fundraiser for People in Need for which we made loads of money.

• Ballymahon

  Every Thursday 8.00pm.Community Centre, Ballymahon
  Contact: Liz McLoughlin 09064 38959

  We are a large group who faithfully meet every week. In the Summer we organize some nice walks and garden visits. We may be changing our meeting place since it is difficult to spread tapestry and quilt material in the space available to us. Some members are interested in learning bridge. We visit other women's groups, so there is always something going on to interest everybody.

• Dromard

  Mondays 8.30pm, Community Hall, Dromard
  Contact Sheila Duffy 049 - 433 5216

  We have our own room in the community centre where we try our hand at pottery, glass painting, decoupage and other such interests. In the summer months we like to pursue outdoor hobbies such as pitch n putt, or bowling.

• Hilltop

  Every 2nd Monday, 8.30pm. Dolans Pub and Lounge, Aughnacliffe.
  Contact ; Margot Campbell 043 - 84107

  The group covers a large rural area so it is nice to get together. Our group likes dancing, we have good craic at the set and line dancing. We get stuck into more in-depth subjects such as a communications course, a pre enterprise course for women considering self employment. We like to keep abreast of community activities and occasionally fundraise for local need.

• ICA Guilds

  14 guilds in Co. Longford.
  Contact; Stephanie Igoe 043-29981 Or www.ica.ie

• Kilashee

  Every 2nd Thursday 8.30pm. Community Hall, Kilashee
  Contact ; Eileen Diffley 043-26508

  We are a new group. Our big love is painting… pictures. We also like gardening and window box growing. Call to find what our current passion is. Yours could be our next one!

• Lasari Ladies

  Every 2nd Thursday, 8.30pm. Health Centre, Lanesboro
  Contact Maura Hunt 043 - 21560

  We like the social aspect of the group, visiting other groups and organizing outings. These can be of an educational nature or for pure pleasure. Our planned activities include healthy eating, flower arranging, personal effectiveness and meditation.

• Lone Parent

  Every Friday 10.30 am., the back of St. Michael's School, Longford
  Contact : Ann O'Connor 086 1527693

  We meet to support each other, to have a cuppa, and to organize events that the group needs. We may have a simple DIY project, have a guest speaker, run a course, or attend training that builds our capacity to bring issues to government agencies and politicians.We have links with One Parent, OPEN and Treoir, these organizations keep us up to speed on how government policies affect us and are a great source of information on lone parent issues - such as guardianship, access, custody, equality legislation, birth registration, harassment of the person. Call the Women's Co-ordinator, Patricia at 043-41511, or Ann at the above number.
  OPEN at www.oneparent.ie
  Treoir at www.treoir.ie
  One Family at www.onefamily.ie
  

• Longford Ladies Club

  Every Wednesday 8.30pm. Family Centre, Longford.
  Contact : Kathleen Gill 46855

  We are together for 20 years now. We have learned create a newsletter and we produce one every quarter, if you fancy having a go at this you will be most welcome! Otherwise, we chat, we play cards, make crafts for our annual sale of work, we help each other out. . We have guest speakers to talk about subjects that interest us and we enjoy our Christmas dinner and our Summer outing.

• Mullinalaghta Women's Group

  Every 2nd Thursday 8.30 Community Hall, Mullinalaghta
  Contact : Josephine McGovern 043 86741 or 086 648 56

  We are known as "The Mullies". Because we live in a rural area, women can be quite isolated. We formed a group at the end of 2001 to give women a place to get together, to give newcomers to the area a way to meet other women and in this way to build community relations. When we meet on Thursdays we learn and share information, we chat about our children's health, how our composting bins are working, we make plans for an outing, for a guest speaker. We organised a Personal Development course in the mornings, and a Book-Keeping and Taxation Course for farmers and households in the community. We always have something interesting on the go, and we're especially keen on cooking!

  Mother and Toddler Group meet on Saturday mornings 10.00-12.00.am.in the Community Hall, Mullinalaghta. Children bring toys and share them, mothers exchange information and occasionally we have an informal session with a guest speaker on subjects such as child development and play.
  Contact Pauline McNerney 087 355 2610

• Trasnach

  Meet Monthly 11.00am Longford Women's Link
  Contact ; Jackie Kennedy 043 41008

  We are an intercultural group of women from Ireland, Holland, Iraq, Nigeria and Ghana. Our aim is to work together to understand and appreciate one another's differences. We have a good craic, share wonderful food and plan actions and events to help build a community that is tolerant and aware of the huge benefits of living in a culturally diverse society.

• Young Traveller Women's Group

  is in the process of being established. If you would like more information, contact Finnuala Spillane 043 - 49772