Minister Rabbitte welcomes substantial investment under Budget 2024 in The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Minister O’Gorman has unveiled an investment package worth €1.1bn for early learning and childcare for 2024, building on the substantial investment in Budget 2023 and delivering a 70% increase in total State investment in the sector since 2020. Families receiving the...
Launch of the Green Bean Café in Athenry – A Social Enterprise
It was a pleasure to attend the launch of The Green Bean Café in Athenry, Co. Galway in the Athenry Primary Care Centre. The Green Bean Café, a social enterprise that aims to empower young adults with intellectual disabilities; changing lives one brew at a time. They...
Government signs landmark UN Oceans Agreement
The Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin TD, has signed a landmark international agreement on global ocean conservation at the United Nations in New York. The Agreement on Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction...
Government invites applications for Civil Society Fund
The Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora, Seán Fleming T.D. seeks applications to Irish Aid’s 2024 Civil Society Fund competition and announced an increase in the maximum available annual grant. The Fund supports NGOs to implement projects in...
Portumna shortlisted for two awards at the annual .IE Digital Town Awards
Congratulations to Portumna and the Galway Wild Geese team who are nominated as Finalists in the 2023 .IE Digital Town Awards. The .IE Digital Town Awards Gala event will take place at the Hodson Bay Hotel in Athlone on May 24,2024. Portumna are nominated this year... We are on Twitter
Had a wonderful visit to Oslo with colleagues from @dcediy @HSELive & @WHO to see first hand how their Assistive Technology Centres operate in Norway, which could also be pursued in Ireland. Thanks to @IrlEmbOslo for their assistance over the couple of days.
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Applications are open for artists to join Connecting Artists 2024! Connecting Artists is a 10 week, online programme for visual artists with intellectual disabilities.
If you are interested in applying to be one of our Connecting Artists 2024, click here: https://www.connectionsartscentre.ie/connecting-artists-2024
Many thanks to NAV Vest-Viken & Asker Municipality for hosting Minister of State Rabbitte & a delegation of several Irish agencies to learn more about how Norway provides Digital & Assistive Technology to citizens Special thanks to Berit, Cristina & Rune for the informative visit
Want to have your say on the new National Disability Strategy? Then join one of the online focus groups we are hosting over the coming week on behalf of
@dcediy and share your experience and suggestions. Visit https://bit.ly/47voist to register.
I asked the first citizen in Dublin @LordMayorDublin @daithideroiste to join me to celebrate #PurpleLights23 A great supporter of the disability community, as a whole community, and a great Lord Mayor of Dublin. @dublinbusnews @DisabilityFed @AnneRabbitte
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