News Archive
Green Paper on Disability Reform Public Consultation open until 15 December
Issued: 11 October 2023, 9am
The Department of Social Protection recently launched the Green Paper on Disability Reform Public …
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DFI's response to Budget 2024: Devastating sidelining of disabled people
Issued: 10 October 2023, 5pm
Responding to Budget 2024, the Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI), has said it is devastating to see the …
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Voluntary bodies seek ‘urgent’ intervention by Taoiseach to prevent strike dispute
Issued: 6 October 2023, 11am
Thursday 5 October 2023: A coalition of nine voluntary health and social care service providers and charity …
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Ahead of Budget 2024, DFI CEO John Dolan writes to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on the crisis in disability services and planned strike action
Issued: 3 October 2023, 4pm
Ahead of Budget 2024, John Dolan, Chief Executive Officer of the Disability Federation of Ireland, has today written to …
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Address by Brian D'Arcy at DFI's Budget 2024 event hosted by Senator Tom Clonan in the Oireachtas AV Room
Issued: 28 September 2023, 11am
The following is an address by Brian D'Arcy at a DFI event hosted by Senator Tom Clonan in the Oireachtas AV Room on …
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Address by Padraig Hannafin at DFI's Budget 2024 event hosted by Senator Tom Clonan in the Oireachtas AV Room
Issued: 28 September 2023, 11am
The following is an address by Padraig Hannafin at DFI's Budget24 event hosted by Senator Tom Clonan in the Oireachtas …
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Make Way Day Thank You
Issued: 25 September 2023, 2pm
Make Way Day 2023 took place on Friday 22 September. It was a day where disability activists and advocates, disability …
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Make Way Day 2023 to take place on the streets where you live today
Issued: 22 September 2023, 7am
Make Way Day 2023 is taking place on the streets where you live today, Friday 22 September. …
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EDF Photography Competition 2023 to focus on 'Breaking Barriers - Stories and voices of women and girls with disabilities’
Issued: 21 September 2023, 9am
The European Disability Forum (EDF) has announced announcing its open call to submit entries for its annual photo …
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Irish Wheelchair Association launches new Awareness Campaign ‘Home Truths’
Issued: 20 September 2023, 3pm
‘Home Truths: Because everyone deserves a place to call home’ is a new awareness campaign launched today by DFI …
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Make Way Day to be be held in Laois
Issued: 20 September 2023, 10am
Changing the small things can have a very big impact on people with differing abilities. Laois County Council by …
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Webinar on Getting and Staying Active with a Disability – Insights from Research, Policy and Practice
Issued: 20 September 2023, 10am
The Institute of Public Health (IPH) is hosting a webinar on 'Getting and Staying Active with a Disability –Insights …
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