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New park plan boost for Lanesboro and Ballyleague

The award winning Lough Ree Access for All social enterprise group in Lanesboro Ballyleague is taking part in a national drive to promote local green spaces, biodiversity and community connections with new funding, secured through the AXA Parks Fund....

04 Oct 2022 at 08:33

South Donegal

Bundoran’s new beach accessible wheelchair 'fantastic' but issues remain

While the new specially adopted beach wheelchair at Bundoran’s main strand have been praised as "fantastic", a number of ancillary challenges have been raised by two local south Donegal councillors. Cllr Michael McMahon said that in warmly ...

13 Aug 2022 at 16:33

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Irish Wheelchair Association asks county Kilkenny to support National Fundraising Day

The Irish Wheelchair Association is hosting a National Fundraising Day on Thursday, September 29th and has asked County Kilkenny to support the campaign. The National Fundraising Day is the charity’s largest and most important fundraising ...

19 Sept 2022 at 12:33

Local News

Climbers told to stay off Errigal for five days

Access to Donegal's highest mountain (2,464-feet/751m)) will be closed for the next five days. Major works are being undertaken by McGowan Environmental Engineering Ltd. on the ‘Sustainable Access & Habitat Restoration Project’ at ...

23 May 2022 at 22:33

Newsletter DerryNow

DEA councillors to discuss ideas for County Derry park development

Councillors elected to the Limavady electoral district are to meet to discuss the development of a local amenity site in the town. Roe Mill Playing Fields is currently home to the newly-built accessible park, with further plans ...

24 Mar 2022 at 21:33

Derry News

Aontú Councillor slams SDLP MLAs over Abortion Bill vote

Aontú Councillor, Emmet Doyle, has accused Foyle's SDLP MLAs of hypocrisy over pro-life protestors. Cllr Doyle, who represents the Ballyarnett ward, stated that both Sinéad McLaughlin and Mark H Durkan were going against their ...

23 Mar 2022 at 11:33

Northern Ireland

Bill to create safe spaces around abortion clinics progresses

A Bill to create safe spaces around abortion clinics in Northern Ireland has passed into the final stages of Stormont’s legislative process. However DUP MLAs and TUV leader Jim Allister argued against the Bill, claiming it ...

02 Mar 2022 at 20:25

Accessibility tools a ‘core value’ for Apple, says director

Making technology more accessible for everyone is a “core value” of Apple, the company has said, revealing that the pandemic accelerated some of the work the company has been doing in the area. Sarah Herrlinger, the tech ...

27 May 2022 at 15:23

Scotland

New bridges will improve accessibility at ‘much loved’ beauty spot

New bridges are being installed at a “much loved” beauty spot in a bid to help make the site more accessible. Work is under way to construct two new steel and timber clad bridges at the Fairy Pools in Skye. The beauty ...

19 Apr 2022 at 13:25

Scotland

Getting more deprived students into university ‘may not be easy’ – report

Future Scottish Government targets of increasing the number of students from deprived backgrounds getting into university “may not be easy to meet”, the Commissioner for Fair Access has said. The Scottish Government ...

31 May 2022 at 15:14

Ireland

Third-level institutions to get 3m euro to make campuses more inclusive

Third-level institutions are to get 3 million euro this year to help make campuses and practices more inclusive, the Government has announced. Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris revealed it as ...

02 Jun 2022 at 17:10

Local News

Outrage over 'Green' minister's decision to renew gold and silver prospecting licences

Grassroots campaign group, ‘Save Inis Eoghain from Gold Mining,’ has reacted with outrage to the decision by Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Gren Party leader, Eamon Ryan, to renew the ...

03 Apr 2022 at 18:33

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