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Disability

All time
Opinion
'I had no choice but to sit in the cold and conduct my private garda business on the street'
Vivian Rath
3 Dec 2015
559
81
staying classy
Trump says he didn't mock disabled reporter and 'doesn't even know what he looks like'
27 Nov 2015
15.8k
59
Sexual Assault
The unusual case of a woman found guilty of raping a severely disabled student
10 Nov 2015
40.5k
40
New Zealand
Parents stunt daughter's growth to make disability 'more manageable'
27 Oct 2015
33.5k
15
Seanad bid
'My son will never live independently. I fear for his future when I'm dead'
28 Sep 2015
21.2k
17
Protest
'We don't want to be told when we can go to the toilet, or eat or sleep'
17 Sep 2015
20.3k
53
Budget
'The street is a cold place' Enda Kenny gives coffee to man protesting outside Dáil
16 Sep 2015
35.9k
128
benefits of the doubt
French woman gets €200/week disability allowance for controversial 'gadget allergy'
26 Aug 2015
21.4k
17
deafblind
As many as 17,000 people in Ireland could have this disability... but no one knows for sure
28 Jun 2015
30.1k
5
Cutbacks
Residents at disability centre locked in unit because of staff shortages
12 Jun 2015
8.2k
17
column
'A carer, what is that?' I am a weight lifter. I am a nurse. I am a specialist. I am exhausted.
Geraldine Renton
10 Jun 2015
978
20
Carer
What's life like as a young carer? Jamie has cared for his mother since the age of six
The Carers Association
8 Jun 2015
281
8
Assault
Cork teens force autistic boy to expose himself and eat twigs
31 Mar 2015
70.4k
121
a first
Four punk rockers with learning disabilities will represent Finland in the Eurovision
2 Mar 2015
9.8k
24
sam cleasby
This blogger's open letter to a woman who shamed her for using a disabled toilet is going viral
21 Feb 2015
10.8k
7
Higher Education
College lecturers accused of not doing enough to include students with disabilities
18 Feb 2015
12.0k
22
making history
Jamie Brewer is the first model with Down Syndrome to walk in NY Fashion Week
12 Feb 2015
16.7k
37
Special Needs
My daughter is clever, funny, and full of life. So why am I so worried about her future?
Laura Drumm
12 Feb 2015
5.0k
73
Primary Care
Staff taken off-duty after "concerns" at Tipperary disability unit
18 Dec 2014
11.9k
18
empowered
Empowering people with a disability - by handing them the purse strings
7 Dec 2014
6.6k
12
Donegal
Scared of flying? What about piloting a plane blind?
19 Oct 2014
9.0k
10
Creativity
Opinion: What springs to mind when you think of artists with disabilities?
Padraig Naughton
7 Oct 2014
409
4
Disability
338 cars clamped in Dublin for parking in disabled space in first half of year
6 Oct 2014
9.6k
78
Health Care
Opinion: 'The medical card review scheme is a shambles'
Vivian Rath
3 Oct 2014
3.5k
27
don't leave us behind
Disability groups demand an end to 'draconian' cuts
1 Oct 2014
4.8k
3
Online
More people with intellectual disabilities are using the internet, but it's still very low
1 Oct 2014
3.5k
10
abusive relationship
Opinion: Domestic violence victims who are disabled face multiple obstacles to help
Margaret Martin
24 Sep 2014
658
27
no sense
Opinion: Why do so many businesses ignore the needs of disabled patrons?
Vivian Rath
26 Aug 2014
402
59
free allowance
Those with bowel conditions should get extra water allowance, says councillor
23 Aug 2014
14.5k
50
Friendship
Opinion: Volunteering isn't hard, you can just sit and have tea with someone
Mark Farrell
17 Aug 2014
110
18
Horse Sense
Horses are helping children with disabilities to gain confidence and trust
20 Jul 2014
7.4k
4
helping hand
Finding your phone difficult to use? Here's how to make things easier
19 Jul 2014
17.3k
11
Saved
Funding to be restored to 30 health and disability groups
18 Jul 2014
6.3k
19
Opinion
Opinion: Older people and Gaeilgeoirí are right to be indignant – this Cabinet doesn't care about them
Peter Kavanagh
16 Jul 2014
259
66
Support
'Continued effort needed' to tackle stigma towards mental health issues
9 Jul 2014
4.3k
7
ronan's cause
'Wonderful news': Ronan gets medical card back after 'exhausting' campaign
27 Jun 2014
11.7k
26
Care
Inspections on children's disability services finds majority provide good quality care
27 Jun 2014
4.2k
app-ortunity
NUI Maynooth team chosen to compete in major student tech competition
20 Jun 2014
4.8k
5
Hope
Blind adventurer to give TED talk on hope four years after becoming paralysed
18 Jun 2014
11.3k
13
column
Opinion: If the HSE doesn't understand Down Syndrome, how can it care for those with it?
Louise Hall
27 May 2014
206
44
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