How did your area fare? Sports grants worth €150m unveiled
Skibbereen Rowing Club and Bohemians/DCU among 1,900 beneficiaries
Public transport and disability: ‘It’s improving but it could be improved more’
Conference told barriers still exist for people with disabilities in Ireland
Reduce e-scooter speed limits to 12 km/h, campaigners for visually impaired say
Government proposes 25 km/h speed limit but organisations say this is too fast
Rowing among sports to receive millions of euro in pandemic recovery funds
Sports Ireland has assessed which clubs need assistance
Former soldier to be sentenced for sexually abusing three boys
Michael McGuinness (61) - who served in Army for 21 years - had been ‘trusted’, victim says
Tougher e-scooter safety measures called for in legislation
Organisations representing disabled pedestrians concerned about silence and speed
Ireland’s first Paralympic team: ‘We were the central attraction’
The last surviving member recalls the group of five who went to Rome in 1960 for the inaugural Games
Covid-19: One further death and 434 new cases reported by Nphet
National Ambulance Service to double its capacity from next week to speed up vaccines to the housebound
Exercise for wellness: ‘Everybody here is flying on one wing’
Just what the doctor ordered for a healthier life with long-term illness
Users critical of moving disabled parking spaces to enable outdoor dining
Activists say street pedestrianisation has had ‘knock on’ effect on people with disabilities
Irish people with disabilities still ‘locked out’ of public spaces
Wheelchair association says 77% of people with disabilities face problems using public pavements, parking and pedestrian crossings
IWA says Minister for Disability should engage directly with support groups
#NotMyIndependenceDay campaign to highlight how people with disabilities will not be ‘getting back to normal’
How are Irish charities responding to the fundraising collapse from Covid-19?
Warning that fundraising collapse may see up to half of all charities shut this year
Rugby and cycling the focus for Irish anti-doping testers
Sport Ireland chief urges vigilance after reporting seven rule violations in 2019
Ship shape: Inside Ireland’s last traditional boatyard
In an era of fibreglass, Hegarty’s Boatyard in Co Cork is operating in a fast disappearing world
A year in health: 1970 marked by strikes, disputes and promised reforms
Many of the health stories 50 years ago are all too relevant today, with rows about hospital sites, private versus public healthcare and concerns about cervical smear tests
Disability organisations threatened by rising insurance costs and staff shortages
Lobbying coalition says €20m in additional annual funding would cover shortfalls
Up to 1,500 attend rally over planned closure of holiday centre for disabled
Cuisle centre in Roscommon due to close next Friday over lack of funds to upgrade it
‘I was aware of the risks of spinal surgery but I never thought it would be me’
Left paralysed from chest down after brain surgery, Jennifer Hester can now walk short distances using crutches
Irish sisters collaborate on new wheelchair for Barbie
Barbie fans can now accessorise their Barbie’s wheelchair with an Izzy Wheels design
Advocacy groups call for reversal of removal of disabilities training allowance
Conor Dillon says Government decision is ‘discriminating’ against him
Poor access to rail networks breaches rights, disability protesters claim
Broken lifts and unstaffed stations among reasons for lack of accessibility, group says
Calls for fully accessible train platforms across rail network
Wheelchair users upset and exhausted by constant breakdown of lifts at train stations
‘The wait for papers is stressful. I couldn’t work. My life had to stop’
New to the Parish: Mandla Ncube arrived from Zimbabwe in 2016
People with disabilities remain in ‘institutions’ because of housing crisis
Wheelchair users being ‘inappropriately placed in nursing homes and hospitals’, TDs hear
Wheels in motion: giving kids with mobility issues a sporting chance
The Irish Wheelchair Association’s sports camps offer children the chance to get active, fit and have lots of fun . . . no wonder able-bodied kids love them too
Sustainable gardens blossom at Bloom
Climate change is a focus for some of Ireland’s top gardeners at Phoenix Park festival
Chronic funds shortfall for people with disabilities prevents independent living
€125 million needed to make buses and trains wheelchair accessible, says IWA
Bee botanicals and Ireland’s first gin garden: What to expect at Bloom 2019
The gardening festival returns to the Phoenix Park for the June bank-holiday weekend
Students write to Minister questioning delay replacing school block
Eleven classrooms were destroyed by fire in 2016 at Patrician Academy in Mallow
‘I could see the lifestyle that would have been planned out for me’
Mary Jennings started running with a few minutes at the end of a walk, but the exercise ended up completely changing her life
Behind every great gingerbread man is a great gingerbread woman
Food File: Get your hands on top Italian olive oil, beech serving boards and a coffee treat
‘Asking for help should be the first step, not also the longest one’
‘Finding a counsellor with a wheelchair-accessible practice shouldn’t be this difficult’
Five people with disabilities appointed to public transport boards
Shane Ross wants views of those with personal experience of disability to be heard
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