We are excited to announce that NISIG will host our first Surrogacy Webinar on Saturday, 23 May 2020 (11.30am to 1.00pm)
This free event will provide a platform for our speakers to share the most up to date, reliable and accurate advice, guidance and information. This will help ensure couples are as fully informed as possible when they start their surrogacy journey.
The expert panel of speakers at this free NISIG webinar includes the following:
- Mary Wingfield – Clinical Director, Merrion Fertility Clinic
- Annette Hickey and Ger Fahy – Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan Solicitors
- Cathy Wheatley – Irish Mother, participant in Virgin Medias “You, Me and Surrogacy”
Event Details:
Date – 23rd May 2020
Time – 11.30am to 1.00pm
Registration:
Registration will be available from 6pm Saturday 16th May 2020
News & Notices
Why Clinics are taking a precautionary approach on IVF treatments during the Covid-19 outbreak.
I wish to share this article from Sean O'Rourke's show today.Prof. Mary Wingfield, Clinical Director of the Merrion Fertility Clinic, explains why the Irish Clinics are taking such a precautionary approach on IVF treatments for the interim. They are following...
YOUR SURROGACY JOURNEY IN IRELAND
On Saturday, 8th February 2020 Helen Browne from NISIG attended one of Ireland’s largest Surrogacy Information Events to date. More than 200 people attended the event in Athlone, which comprised of couples who are interested in Irish surrogacy, couples and surrogates...
The Late, Late Show (28-Feb-2020) interview with Rosanna Davison
Sat night on The Late, Late Show Rosanna Davison gave a fantastic interview with Ryan Tubridy (28-Feb-2020). (Playback of the interview and can be seen on RTE player) Rosanna discussed their fertility journey and the difficulties herself and her husband experienced...
The issuing of PPS numbers to couples returning to Ireland from Ukraine with their child born through surrogacy
NISIG recently helped resolve an issue that Irish couples were facing on return from the Ukraine with their babies. Couples were experiencing difficulty in getting an Irish PPS number for their children. If couples can't get PPS numbers they can't apply for...
“Re(al) Productive Justice” project by NUI Galway
NUI Galway are currently working on a project, "Re(al) Productive Justice" seeking to make visible the experiences of disabled people around fertility, contraception, abortion, pregnancy and childbirth, and parenting. They are exploring the laws and policies around...
NISIG receives funding from HSF
NISIG is one of a number of Cork charities to benefit from a fund of €140,000 donated by the Hospital Saturday Fund (HSF). Thirty Irish charities benefitted from the money distributed by the organisation at a special reception hosted at University College Cork on...
