Inclusion Ireland in the Media
This section deals with media clippings concerning Inclusion Ireland. Please click on 'READ MORE' to read the article in full
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AUGUST 2010
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A Voice for the Vulnerable
Deirdre Carroll, CEO of Inclusion Ireland, a charitable organisation that organised the protest march in July 2010, worries about the future prospects for such care services...READ MORE
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Opinon Piece in Irish Times
Spectre of cuts eclipses value-for-money question
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JULY 2010
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Passing the Buck on Disability
They would like to know how exactly essential savings are to be made in health service spending, without reducing frontline services, and who exactly is going to enforce those measures...READ MORE |
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Disabled bear brunt of HSE cuts while millions are squandered
In the past few weeks, thousands of marchers -- many of them outraged families -- have taken to the streets in protest...READ MORE |
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'I save State millions, all I ask for is some respite'
"We've had a lot of calls from people who've received letters from service-providers saying next year's going to be very difficult if they do get these cuts, they'll have to withdraw x, y and z," Deirdre Carroll, CEO of Inclusion Ireland said...READ MORE |
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Thousands to march to Dáil against cuts to disability services
Inclusion Ireland, the national association for people with an intellectual disability, says the march is aimed at ensuring the Government listens to the voice of service users...READ MORE |
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Thousands to march in protest against cuts to disability services
THOUSANDS OF people with intellectual disabilities and their families are expected to march in Dublin, Galway and Castlebar today in protest over cuts to disability services around the State...READ MORE |
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Dáil march over disability cuts
Protestors, led by intellectual disabilities support group Inclusion Ireland, walked from the Garden of Remembrance on Parnell Square to the Dáil...READ MORE |
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Vulnerable and invisible fight to have voices heard
Freda Finlay, chairperson of Inclusion Ireland, called for greater awareness of what is happening to Ireland's most vulnerable citizens. For this article and others from the Irish Independent related to the national protest march against cuts affecting people with disabilities...READ MORE |
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Cowen under fire amid disability cuts protest
The march on Leinster House in Dublin is being organised by Inclusion Ireland - The National Association for People with an Intellectual Disability...READ MORE |
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Lives are being lost
Irish Examiner coverage of protest march...READ MORE |
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Don't take our lifeline
Thousands of protesters, including some of the most vulnerable in society, took to the streets yesterday to deliver a poignant message to the Government: 'Don't take our away our lifeline.'..READ MORE |
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No more cuts
Support groups who marched in protest at cutbacks in the disability sector have expressed disbelief at Taoiseach Brian Cowen’s assertion in the Dáil that respite services would not be cut – when some already have...READ MORE |
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Families to protest against cuts to disability respite services
The national protest is being organised by Inclusion Ireland, the national association for people with an intellectual disability...READ MORE |
JUNE 2010
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Warning of overcrowding as Mayo facility set to close
Inclusion Ireland said closing a residential bungalow at Áras Attracta in Swinford, Co Mayo, would force 10 people with intellectual disabilities to move into unsuitable homes on the campus...READ MORE |
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HSE transfers are ‘retrograde step’
A spokeswoman for Inclusion Ireland said it was a "retrograde step"...READ MORE |
MAY 2010
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23,000 on waiting list for speech therapy Head of Inclusion Ireland, Deirdre Carroll, said it was a long-standing problem children did not have access to speech and language therapy...READ MORE |
APRIL 2010
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Disabled should get direct payments says Minister
Speaking following the annual general meeting of Inclusion Ireland, the national association for people with intellectual disabilities, Mr Moloney said individualised payments were the way forward...READ MORE |
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Call for inspections of disabled care homes
PEOPLE WITH disabilities are having their human rights infringed because residential care homes are “unregulated and uninspected”, the Inclusion Ireland annual conference will hear this weekend...READ MORE |
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Respite care centres not being inspected
Inclusion Ireland, the National Association for People with an Intellectual Disability, said although statutory inspection has been promised there is no money available to carry it out...READ MORE |
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Jumping for Joy
For nearly 50 years (in fact their golden jubilee is next year) Inclusion Ireland (which used to be known as NAMHI) has fought to keep the needs and rights of people with an intellectual disability on the agenda. ...READ MORE |
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HSE criticised over Leas Cross report
Inclusion Ireland, an organisation representing people with intellectual disability in Ireland, said it was dismayed at reports that the family of Peter McKenna who died in the north Dublin nursing home had been denied access to the report unless they signed a confidentiality agreement...READ MORE |
MARCH 2010
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'Urgent' need for law change
Inclusion Ireland, the umbrella group for organisations working for those with an intellectual disability, said there was an urgent need for modern legislation to deal with mental capacity...READ MORE |
RTÉ Radio 1
'Outside the Box' |
Intellectual disability and decision making: who makes the vital decisions?
Frieda Finlay and Sarah Lennon of Inclusion Ireland discuss...CLICK HERE |
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Family want ‘archaic’ law overhauled
Rights group Inclusion Ireland will today re-ignite a campaign for the introduction of modern mental "capacity"...READ MORE |
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23,000 on waiting list for speech therapy Head of Inclusion Ireland, Deirdre Carroll, said it was a long-standing problem children did not have access to speech and language therapy...READ MORE |
FEBRUARY 2010
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Rights law ‘urgently needed’ for intellectually disabled
Legislation to protect and improve the rights of people with an intellectual disability must be brought forward as a matter of urgency, according to Inclusion Ireland. ...READ MORE |
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Downturn can be good news for disability services
Opinion piece: Disability services are a necessity and must not be cut. the key to sustainability is real value for money...READ MORE |
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Mandatory care standards for intellectually disabled urged
GROUPS REPRESENTING people with intellectual disabilities have called on the Government to urgently introduce mandatory care standards and independent inspections of residential centres for disabled people.
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Prime Time |
Primetime
Click on the link and go to 9th February to hear a special programme on psychiatric hospitals, including Deirdre Carroll discuss people wth an intellectual disbaility in such institutions...READ MORE |
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Radio One's Morning Ireland
Click on the link and go to 2nd February 8-9am, about 15 mins in, to hear Deirdre Carroll discuss the need for standards and inspection of disability services...READ MORE |
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Care centre inspections urged
The chief executive of Inclusion Ireland Deirdre Carroll said the level of complaints did not come as a surprise and said there are probably more that were never reported to the HSE...READ MORE |
JANUARY 2010
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Outdated, unsuitable institutions
More than 4,000 disabled Irish people live in homes that most developed countries would have shut long ago. In some, residents are still medicated to control their behaviour...READ MORE |
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4,200 intellectually disabled should be rehoused
ABOUT 4,200 people with intellectual disabilities are living in outdated institutions or group homes...READ MORE |
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Hundreds of complaints over abuse of disabled people
Health authorities are investigating hundreds of complaints of mistreatment, abuse or lapses in care for people with disabilities in residential settings...READ MORE |
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Disabled Abused and Neglected
There are lots of good services out there,” says Deirdre Carroll of Inclusion Ireland, an umbrella group that represents people with intellectual disabilities and their families...READ MORE |
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