Proud resident of vibrant Dublin 7 community & global citizen. Working to amplify the voices of people with disabilities. MBA. Former MEP & Lord Mayor of Dublin
A delegation from Rehab Group attended the National Economic Dialogue, a forum with robust & insightful discussions. We made the case for a #DisabilityBudget26 and we call on the Government to honour its commitments to people with disabilities & disability organisations.
#NED25
Good engagement with MEPs today in European Parliament on importance of using some of our €22 billion public procurement budget to develop and promote employment of people with disabilities. Thanks to all who joined the conversation
Delighted to meet with @emercostello from @RehabGroup to discuss future procurement legislation and ways to increase employment rates among people with disabilities in 🇮🇪 and across the 🇪🇺 as a whole.
We met Brian from Capuchin Day Centre y'day with a cheque for €2,000, the proceeds of our recent Xmas Concert in Law Society, Blackhall Place
Many thanks to LawSociety, MC CathyOFlaherty & all who performed/came along/donated
You can donate directly 👇
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Today we celebrate Rehab's 75th anniversary on this International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The #75Voices Mosaic is a unique initiative featuring 75 personal stories from people with disabilities, families, and staff.
➡️https://t.co/gubKg9pMHM
#ThriveAchieveShine#IDPWD
If you have an hour tonspare tomorrow, you'd ve very welcome to join our family-friendly, dog-friendly clean-up tomorrow (Sat 30 November)
Meet Aughrim Streer Church 10am
And afterwards for a cuppa and chat in @AnSiol Manor Street
#community#cleanup
Am proud to be part of the @RehabGroup Public Affairs Team team that produced this video highlighting the very real challenges faced by people with a disability on a daily basis and their priorities for #GE2024#GE24#GE2024#PrioritiseDisablity
#PrioritiseDisability ✅
A video featuring voices of people in our services, talking about what matters most and the key priorities of the disability sector in #GE2024.
We ask candidates to pledge that, if elected, you will work to address these issues.
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As we approach #GeneralElection2024 we’re sharing what matters most to people who use our services. Check out this video featuring the voices of people in our services and produced by our Public Affairs & Advocacy team
https://t.co/L6jVbSRfUL
#GE2024#GE24#PrioritiseDisability
Our member organisations @EnableIreland and @RehabGroup are calling for pay parity to be top priority of new government
#PrioritiseDisability
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.Rehab Group expresses profound frustration over the lack of progress in securing #payparity for almost 3,000 employees. Read our statement here; https://t.co/6WwTJXfe4t #Payparity#Priortisedisability
75 years ago, @RehabGroup began its work supporting people with disabilities to lead more independent lives in their communities. We look back on the history of the Rehab Group. #RTÉNationwide, Wednesday 6th November on @RTEOne at 7pm. @NLNIreland
🎺 Exciting News!
IDEA is thrilled to welcome Ruairí McKiernan as our new CEO!
🎯We look forward to the energy, experience, and vision Ruairí will bring to IDEA as we expand our impact on development education and global citizenship education.
More👉 https://t.co/PjmnZjrcHz
Good luck to our Paralympian Cyclist, Martin Gordon, in Paris next week
Martin will be competing in the 1,000 metre time trial on Thursday, 29 Aug & 4,000 metre individual pursuit on Sunday 1 Sept
From Stoneybatter to Sligo we'll be cheering him on!
‘Make employment inclusive and accessible for people with disabilities’ -
Our 8th Pre-Budget Key Ask, with input from the people who use our services.
#DisabilityMatters#Budget2025
Today we launch our Pre-Budget Key Asks, developed during focus groups with people in our services.
We all must strive for a more equitable and inclusive society.
Check out our Pre-Budget Submission Summary at this link: https://t.co/V5l4Q7jWLC
#Budget2025#DisabilityMatters