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# independent-living - Saturday 16 November, 2019

Opinion: Disabled people in Ireland need the right to personal assistance

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Opinion: Disabled people in Ireland need the right to personal assistance

Nov 16th 2019, 8:30 PM 13,537 Views 12 Comments

Assistance is often the difference between existing and living for many of us, writes James Cawley.

# independent-living - Sunday 13 October, 2019

Upgrade works due to be completed at Direct Provision centre in July still haven't started

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Upgrade works due to be completed at Direct Provision centre in July still haven't started

Oct 13th 2019, 6:30 AM 9,941 Views 7 Comments

Residents in Clondalkin Towers say they have been told that the works may not commence until next year.

# independent-living - Wednesday 2 October, 2019

'Overlooked': Calls for 'housing crisis' among disabled people to be addressed in Budget

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'Overlooked': Calls for 'housing crisis' among disabled people to be addressed in Budget

Oct 2nd 2019, 6:30 AM 5,245 Views 5 Comments

Advocates say people with disabilities have been facing a housing crisis of their own.

# independent-living - Wednesday 7 March, 2018

36 hours alone in a bed without so much as a hot drink: lessons to be learned from Storm Emma

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36 hours alone in a bed without so much as a hot drink: lessons to be learned from Storm Emma

Mar 7th 2018, 8:15 PM 77,949 Views 28 Comments

The emergency effort co-ordinated by the NECC was impressive, writes Tom Clonan, but there is still a learning curve in reaching out to all vulnerable people.

# independent-living - Friday 21 July, 2017

INM has struck a deal for the controversial closure of its pension schemes

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INM has struck a deal for the controversial closure of its pension schemes

Jul 21st 2017, 12:25 PM 9,580 Views 16 Comments

The newspaper group will put over €50 million into the retirement funds between now and 2023.

# independent-living - Sunday 25 June, 2017

Column: 'I cook dinner when I want, eat when I want. I was waiting 20 years for this'

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Column: 'I cook dinner when I want, eat when I want. I was waiting 20 years for this'

Jun 25th 2017, 7:30 PM 5,625 Views 6 Comments

After 20 years of institutional living, Alan has moved into his community. This is his story, as well as other HAIL project participants, now living lives of their own choosing.

# independent-living - Tuesday 18 March, 2014

Column: How my trip to a children's mental asylum in Belarus made me proud to be Irish

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Column: How my trip to a children's mental asylum in Belarus made me proud to be Irish

Mar 18th 2014, 7:30 PM 11,642 Views 39 Comments

A trip volunteering at a children’s asylum in Belarus showed me the harsh reality for many children affected by the Chernobyl disaster but it also let me see the hope that Irish people have brought to their lives, writes Cliódhna Russell.

# independent-living - Wednesday 2 October, 2013

Column: Cerebral palsy is a part of me – but it’s not all of me

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Column: Cerebral palsy is a part of me – but it’s not all of me

Oct 2nd 2013, 7:30 PM 134 Views 28 Comments

Cerebral palsy just one piece of the thousand-piece jigsaw that is me. I love my life, my independence, my strength and my determination to live the way I want to, writes Jane Fennessy.