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Artist used eyelash to paint puppy sculpture in the eye of a needle

A renowned sculptor used an eyelash as a paintbrush when creating a miniature puppy figure in the eye of a needle, to raise money for Guide Dogs. Willard Wigan MBE, who is one of the judges on Channel 4’s The Great Big Tiny Design Challenge, worked ...

03 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Health

Chelsea superfan called Chelsea tells how playing in a blind football match has “unlocked the game” for her son Stamford

The mother of a visually-impaired 11-year-old Chelsea superfan, who is called after the club and named her son after its stadium, has said playing in a blind match has “unlocked the game” for her boy. Football fanatic Chelsea Bottomley, 32, an ...

29 Sept 2022 at 08:00

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Donegal volunteer recruitment evening for the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind

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The Donegal branch of Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind is holding a volunteer recruitment evening to encourage more people to give their time to support the work of the charity which provides Guide Dogs to those who are vision impaired and ...

20 Sept 2022 at 11:33

Local News

Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind need puppy raisers in Tipperary

Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind are currently recruiting for puppy raising volunteers in Tipperary and the other Munster counties. The volunteers must live no more than two hours from the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind headquarters on ...

21 Jul 2022 at 15:33

Health

Blind mum fearlessly scales climbing walls as high as London’s 180m Gherkin building and plans to represent GB in international competitions

A blind mum who has fearlessly scaled walls as high as London’s famous 180m Gherkin skyscraper is planning to take her sporting prowess to the next level by climbing in international competitions for Great Britain. Theresa ...

07 Jun 2022 at 08:59

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County Derry man's marathon challenge fundraising for Guide Dogs charity

A Garvagh man is set to take on the Belfast Marathon next month in a bid to raise vital funds for Guide Dogs Northern Ireland Jim Bradley decided to take on the challenge in aid of the charity after seeing at firsthand ...

13 Apr 2022 at 19:33

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Mum and daughter continue family’s 61 year involvement with Guide Dogs as part of its third and fourth generation to train dogs for them

A mum and daughter duo are proudly continuing a 61 year family involvement with the Guide Dogs charity as representatives of its third and fourth generation to raise and train dogs for them. When Hilda Copson became a ...

26 Apr 2022 at 08:25

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Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind need puppy raisers in Tipperary and other Munster counties

Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind is currently recruiting for Puppy Raising Volunteers in the Munster area. Puppy Raisers foster one of the charity's puppies from the age of right weeks until approximately 12-14 months. ...

25 Feb 2022 at 12:33

Entertainment

Olivia Colman and Joanna Lumley among celebrities to reveal childhood dreams

Olivia Colman has revealed she wanted to be a nurse when she was a child, while Dame Joanna Lumley has spoken about her childhood dream of becoming prime minister. As part of a new Guide Dogs campaign, a host of ...

06 May 2022 at 16:55

Guide Dog charity to host Christmas grotto for visually impaired children

The sight-loss charity Guide Dogs has announced the launch of the UK’s first Christmas grotto for visually impaired children. Over the weekend of December 3 and 4, families will be welcome to a free 75-minute ...

22 Nov 2022 at 18:56

Who’s a good boy? Guide Dogs to study what makes a problem-solving puppy

It has always been somewhat of a rhetorical question, but researchers are hoping to be able to answer “Who’s a good boy?”, at least when it comes to guide dogs. Guide Dogs, the sight-loss charity, has ...

02 May 2022 at 10:55

Charity launches research project to identify what makes a good guide dog

02 May 2022 at 01:25

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