Women’s strategy falls short of hopes, says lobby group

A FIVE-YEAR wait by the women’s lobby for the launch of the National Women’s Strategy ended with a sense of disappointment yesterday.

Women’s groups said they welcomed the Government finally providing a 10-year strategy but it fell short of what they hoped for.

National Women’s Council of Ireland Policy officer Orla O’Connor said a lot in the strategy had been released before and there was very little new material.