News Archive

  1. Take the We Act Pledge

    Issued: 9 February 2023, 12pm

    The response to Covid-19 illuminated how charities and community groups do incredible things. The pandemic …

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  2. DFI response to the Attorney General's Report on Nursing Home Charges and Disabled Maintenance Allowance 

    Issued: 8 February 2023, 7pm

    The Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI) finds the advice from the Attorney General into the denial of disability …

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  3. Statement from the DFI on withheld payments for people with disability in residential care

    Issued: 3 February 2023, 3pm

    The Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI) finds the revelations in the RTÉ Primetime investigation regarding the …

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  4. Census 2027 should collect appropriate data relating to disability so that there is better evidence to inform policies that improve disabled people's lives - DFI

    Issued: 30 January 2023, 12pm

    The Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI) has today published its submission to the Central Statistics Office in …

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  5. Disabled drivers call for change to parking legislation

    Issued: 30 January 2023, 10am

    DFI Member, the Disabled Drivers Association of Ireland (DDAI) has called on the Government to change existing …

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  6. Holocaust Memorial Day to be marked in Ireland on Sunday 29 January

    Issued: 20 January 2023, 11am

    Holocaust Memorial Day will be marked in Ireland on the evening of Sunday 29 January 2023 at a ceremony in The Round …

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  7. IDA and EDF call for immediate unblocking of the Lachin Corridor Nagorno-Karabakh

    Issued: 20 January 2023, 11am

    The International Disability Alliance (IDA) and the European Disability Forum (EDF), organisations working to …

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  8. Inclusive Design Unlocked Workshop and Exhibition

    Issued: 13 January 2023, 11am

    DFI attended a workshop organised by the Irish Architecture Foundation and the Housing Agency on the topic ‘Inclusive …

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  9. DFI welcomes Susan O'Brien as Membership Development Manager

    Issued: 9 January 2023, 10am

    DFI is delighted to announce the appointment of Susan O'Brien as Membership Development Manager.  With twenty …

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  10. Share your views on the EU Disability Card with the European Commission

    Issued: 2 January 2023, 9am

    The European disability card will facilitate free movement for people with disabilities in the EU. With the card, …

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  11. Happy New Year

    Issued: 1 January 2023, 9am

    Happy New Year from all of us at the Disability Federation of Ireland. We look forward to continuing to work in 2023 to …

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  12. Staffing Crisis within the Voluntary Disability Sector - please complete our DFI Member Survey

    Issued: 14 December 2022, 11am

    DFI continue to raise the crisis in recruitment and retention of staff, faced by member organisations as an escalating …

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