Press Releases
Shining a spotlight on disability with #PurpleLights23 on International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Sunday 3 December
Issued: 1 December 2023
The countdown is underway to this year's International Day of Persons with Disabilities and the Purple Lights campaign …
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Making Advocacy Real Event takes place in Cork ahead of International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Issued: 29 November 2023
Press Release - Thursday 30 November 2023 Making Advocacy Real Event takes place in Cork ahead of International …
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Statement from Disability Federation of Ireland on suspension of Section 39 strike
Issued: 17 October 2023
Press Release - Tuesday 17 October 2023 There is a feeling of absolute relief that the strike action that was due …
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Disability Federation of Ireland calls for all parties to work towards a fair and sustainable resolution to stop Section 39 strike action
Issued: 16 October 2023
Press Release - Monday 16 October 2023 With just 24 hours to go to indefinite strike action by Section 39-funded …
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Devastating sidelining of disabled people in Budget 2024
Issued: 10 October 2023
Responding to Budget 2024, the Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI), has said it is devastating to see the …
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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
Ahead of Budget 2024, John Dolan, Chief Executive Officer of the Disability Federation of Ireland, has today written to …
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Statement from the Disability Federation of Ireland on the recruitment and retention crisis in Section 39-funded organisations
Issued: 26 September 2023
Disabled people and their families were given commitments by this Government that things would become better, instead …
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Make Way Day 2023 to take place on the streets where you live tomorrow
Issued: 21 September 2023
#MakeWayDay23 to take place on the streets where you live tomorrow Make Way Day 2023 is taking place on …
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With one month to go to Budget 24 the Disability Federation of Ireland calls on the government to invest in people with disabilities
Issued: 10 September 2023
Press Release - Sunday 10 September 2023 - Immediate With just one month to go to Budget 2024, the …
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One Month Countdown to Make Way Day on Friday 22 September 2023
Issued: 21 August 2023
Press Release - Monday 21 August 2023 Tomorrow, Tuesday 22 August 2023 marks the one-month countdown to #MakeWayDay23 …
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Unprecedented threat to essential disability services as a result of today’s last minute postponement of WRC talks
Issued: 20 July 2023
Press Release - 20 July 2023 - Immediate Unprecedented threat to essential disability services as a result of …
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Disability Federation of Ireland calls on the government to close the gap and invest in people with disabilities in Budget 2024
Issued: 29 June 2023
Press Release - Thursday 29 June 2023 Disability Federation of Ireland calls on the government to close the gap and …
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