News Archive
Irish Wheelchair Accessible Beaches July 2018
Issued: 13 July 2018, 12pm
For a full list of wheelchair accessible beaches click here. For many people getting onto a beach this summer, …
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Drawings from the Unlocking Freedom Conference
Issued: 12 July 2018, 11am
A picture really does speak a thousand words. These animations from our Unlocking Freedom Final Conference reflect …
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Help make Croke Park more accessible and win tickets!
Issued: 5 July 2018, 9am
DFI are working with Croke Park to try and improve access for people with disabilities. It is such a part of Irish …
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DFI win PRII Award for Best Public Information Campaign.
Issued: 26 June 2018, 1pm
DFI were delighted to win the Public Relations Institute of Ireland's Awards for Excellence in PR 2018, for the BEST …
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Introducing the SOLA QQI Level 8 accredited course: ‘Project Management for Community and Voluntary Organisations’.
Issued: 26 April 2018, 2pm
The first cohort of students completed the new SOLA QQI Level 8 module on 'Project Management for Community and …
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Disability Group Halts City Centre Re-Development
Issued: 13 April 2018, 4pm
On Monday 9 April, 2018 at Dublin City Council's, DCC, monthly meeting, the Public Participation Network's Disability …
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DCU and DFI help disability orgs to maximise Google Ad Grants
Issued: 12 April 2018, 4pm
Dublin City University Business School has joined forces with the Disability Federation of Ireland, DFI, to help six …
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We want to hear your DART stories!
Issued: 5 March 2018, 4pm
Do you use DART Services? Is Irish Rail’s "Improved Accessibility Pilot Programme" launched in January making …
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Rapid progress on Irish Rail access issues
Issued: 5 March 2018, 4pm
Feb.9 Two weeks ago we had people unable to get off a DART at an accesssibility launch. Now, after months of quiet …
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Consultations about supports for young people with disabilities
Issued: 5 March 2018, 11am
If you are a young person with a disability or a carer who gets Domiciliary Care Allowance, DMC, your views are now …
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First student to be awarded with a SOLA Certificate in Service Quality and Outcome Development in the Community and Voluntary Sector from the University of Limerick
Issued: 20 February 2018, 2pm
SOLA were pleased to announce at our 2017 Symposium, student Vlaerie Moran was awarded a 'Certificate in Service …
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Seminar on EU General Data Protection Regulation 2018
Issued: 20 February 2018, 12pm
SOLA, a partnership between the Disability Federation of Ireland, the Univeristy of Limerick and Johnson & …
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