Disability News for Ireland Document List

Ireland Disability News Publications

• Children with Disabilities Often Invisible, Not Heard and Not Counted
  Mind the Gap research reveals children with disability are often invisible, as they are overlooked in many child and disability focused laws, policies and programs.
  Publish Date: 2021-03-30

• Ireland: Persons with Disabilities Health Survey Results
  Information, including facts and statistics regarding the results of the Irish Health Survey 2019, Disabilities.
  Publish Date: 2020-12-16

• Aging With an Intellectual Disability - New Longitudinal Report
  Report conducted by The Intellectual Disability Supplement to The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (IDS-TILDA) by academics from Trinity College Dublin.
  Publish Date: 2017-12-07 - Updated: 2018-03-15

• Personalised Budgets for People with Disabilities - Department of Health Ireland Opens Public Consultation
  Irish Department of Health opens public consultation on introduction of personalised budgets for people with disabilities.
  Publish Date: 2017-10-04

• Irish Health Bill Provides Medical Cards to Children With Disabilities
  Children in receipt of a Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA), who have a disability, will receive a full medical card.
  Publish Date: 2017-03-07

• Ireland Health, Disability and Carers Statistics
  Publication presents profile of health of the Irish population focusing in detail on disability and carers who provide unpaid assistance.
  Publish Date: 2012-11-02 - Updated: 2022-01-19

• Disability Policy Changes Needed in Ireland
  A new study has identified significant gaps in public policy and service delivery for people with disabilities in Northern Ireland.
  Publish Date: 2012-02-06 - Updated: 2022-06-26

• Disability Access News Radio Ireland
  Disability Access News on Corks Life Fm 93.1 radio focuses on disabilities twice daily every Tuesday and Thursday at 3.30pm and 8pm.
  Publish Date: 2011-10-10

• Trabasack Launches in Ireland at Dublin Access Care and Mobility Expo
  Trabasack the versatile laptray bag that is useful as laptop bag wheelchair tray or play tray for children in buggies and car-seats is now be available to people in Ireland.
  Publish Date: 2011-06-07

• Late Diagnosis Major Factor in Hospital Cancer Deaths - Ireland
  Study found while patients who die in hospital with cancer are very ill a late diagnosis of their cancer is a major factor in hospital cancer deaths.
  Publish Date: 2011-04-11

• Parties Asked to Commit to People with Disabilities - Ireland
  The Disability Federation of Ireland has highlighted the fact that 18.5% of Irish people experience some level of disability.
  Publish Date: 2011-02-02

• Support for People with Disabilities and Employers - Ireland Disability News
  Leaflet Supports for people with disabilities and for employers (SW131) was jointly produced by the Department of Social Protection and FAS.
  Publish Date: 2011-01-31 - Updated: 2016-06-13

• Disability Living Allowance Appeals Process Must Be Improved - Disability News Ireland
  More needs to be done to improve the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) appeals process and to make it less stressful.
  Publish Date: 2010-12-16

• Caring Hands Support Program for Carers - Ireland
  Caring Hands is a support program for carers of people with arthritis in Ireland.
  Publish Date: 2010-10-22

• Promethean Sponsors First Irish Teaching and Learning Festival
  Promethean has announced that it will be the lead sponsor of the first Irish Teaching and Learning Festival in October.
  Publish Date: 2010-08-22

• Grant Awarded by Genio Trust to Support Brothers of Charity Services Clare Ltd
  Grant supports transition from institutional to personalized models of care in disability and mental health services.
  Publish Date: 2010-08-03 - Updated: 2010-08-23

• Disability Federation of Ireland - Press Release
  Irish Times reporting on the first two and half years of HSEs recording of complaints in relation to disability services.
  Publish Date: 2010-02-02 - Updated: 2010-08-22

• Survival Rates for Cancer Rise Across Ireland
  Survival rates for cancer in Ireland are continuing to rise even though the number of cases being diagnosed is increasing.
  Publish Date: 2009-04-24 - Updated: 2010-08-22

• Irish and Scots at Greater Risk of Drink Related Death
  Alcohol-related deaths in England and Wales are twice as high among people born in Scotland or Ireland.
  Publish Date: 2009-03-19 - Updated: 2010-08-22