Caoímhe McNeill - NIAPN - Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network

Caoímhe is a Policy and Bargaining Organiser in UNISON, a leading trade union in Northern Ireland (NI), representing over 46,000 members.

UNISON membership includes public service workers in health and social care; education and higher education services; local government; youth justice; private companies providing public services; and the community and voluntary sector. 84% of their membership in Northern Ireland are women.

Caoímhe has a background in Student politics as well as specialising in Welfare Reform representation before joining UNISON in August 2021.

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22nd Jul 2024

Reactions to the King’s Speech: Where was the focus on poverty?

Last week the Labour Government laid out their legislative priorities in the King’s Speech. There were some important commitments that

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1st Jul 2024

Values First: How to Talk About Poverty to Create Change

NIAPN hosted a webinar presented by David Eyre, Communications Officer for the Poverty Alliance Scotland. The webinar was based on

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17th Jun 2024

Carers NI wants to hear from you!

Carers NI is delighted to launch the State of Caring 2024 survey today, and encourages all local unpaid carers to

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7th Jun 2024

Child Poverty on the Rise

New Research Shows Tackling Child Poverty Needs to be a Critical Election Priority As the General Election fast approaches, a

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28th May 2024

Put Poverty On the Agenda

With the general election called, politicians will be back out knocking doors and looking for votes. We need to keep

20th May 2024

NIAPN: A Year in Review

At the end of April, NIAPN held its AGM. Here we publish a summary of our annual report:

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