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#RatifyCPRD – What’s needs to be done?
31/01/2017
The Disability Miscellaneous Provisions Bill is a crucial step towards the UNCPRD and it goes before the Dail on Tuesday, 31st January at 6pm read more ... -
RehabCare in Wexford Connecting with the Local Community
04/07/2016
A brilliant open day was had in RehabCare’s Resource Centre and Autism Services in Whitemills Industrial Estate in Clonard on Wednesday, 29th June. Family and friends of the people who use the services, along with neighbours and people from the local community went along to see the newly refurbished centre, the colourful sensory garden, new canteen and meeting rooms. read more ... -
RehabCare Partnership with Cavan Institute Promotes Disability Awareness & Community Engagement
27/01/2016
RehabCare has teamed up with the Cavan Institute to promote disability awareness amongst students and to ensure that people with disabilities who use the Rehab Care service become more active in their local community. read more ... -
Irish Country Meats Supports RehabCare Wexford Employment Scheme
10/11/2015
Irish Country Meats has partnered with RehabCare Wexford to support a new initiative which helps people with physical, sensory and intellectual disabilities actively seek and gain employment. The scheme aims to support individuals to increase their independence and confidence so that they can have a better quality of life. Funding from Irish Country Meats will facilitate FETAC-accredited training in areas such as Workplace Safety which helps to make service users more employable in mainstream businesses. read more ... -
121 Fitness Provides Fabulous Fundraiser for RehabCare
27/08/2015
Over 160 people from across Navan and Co. Meath participated in the 121 Fitness 6k charity run in aid of RehabCare on August 1st last. It turned out to be a beautiful morning, with the sun shining throughout on all the runners and the many supporters who turned out to cheer them on. read more ... -
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The Care Trust Presents Cheque to Rehab
15/07/2015
A big thank you to everyone who took part in The Care Trust Monthly Draw in the first six months of this year. €651,618 was raised for Rehab, which will be used by RehabCare to develop a new, state-of-the-art resource centre specifically tailored to people on the autism spectrum, in Eiscir Meadows, just outside Tullamore town. read more ... -
6k Walk / Run to support RehabCare in Navan
08/07/2015
The RehabCare Navan / 1-2-1 Fitness Beat the Bulge 6k Run/Walk takes place on Saturday, 1st August with the help of Darrel Smith of 1-2-1 Fitness, Mullaghboy Industrial Estate. The event is organised by Darrel as the climax of the Beat the Bulge programme that he has been running over the past eight weeks. The run / walk takes place at 10am with registration from 9am at 1-2-1 Fitness. All are encouraged to come along and run, walk or crawl the route and enjoy the morning. The event is open to everybody. read more ... -
Medal Haul for RehabCare Navan Riders
05/06/2015
Congratulations to RehabCare Navan's Equestrian Club which won 6 Gold, 3 Silver & 3 Bronze Medals at the Special Olympics Leinster Equestrian Competition. read more ... -
Join National Carers Week This June
04/06/2015
The 9th Annual National Carers Week will take place from June 8th to 14th this year. Hundreds Over 100 events will take place across Ireland to celebrate and recognise the role of Ireland’s Family Carers. read more ... -
Entertaining Variety Show Hosted by RehabCare and The Linenhall Theatre
04/06/2015
The Linenhall Theatre and Art Gallery in Castlebar recently hosted a Variety Show of Drama and Verse alongside an Art Exhibition, in collaboration with RehabCare. There were lively performances by staff and people who use the services in RehabCare. Everyone involved really enjoyed the experience of performing and the audience that attended on the day was thoroughly entertained. read more ... -
RehabCare/Dundalk FC Supporters’ Club Project Wins Prestigious Award
04/06/2015
Football is about community. It’s about people from different backgrounds coming together to support a team. This community spirit was honoured at the European Platform for Rehabilitation (EPR) conference in Valencia, Spain last weekend when the RehabCare/Dundalk FC Supporters’ Club project was honoured with a prestigious Innovation Award. The award is given annually to one organisation from the EPR’s 27 members across 16 European countries. read more ... -
Park House Wins Green Award
21/05/2015
Green is Bronze for RehabCare’s Park House in Stillorgan which has been awarded a bronze Sustainability Award from ECO-UNESCO for leading the way in caring for the environment! read more ... -
Laois Businesses Open Their Door to RehabCare for Job Shadow Day
06/05/2015
National Job Shadow Day (Wednesday 22nd April) gave people who use the services provided by RehabCare in Portlaoise the chance to job shadow people in the local businesses. Job Shadow Day, organised by the Irish Association of Supported Employment, is an initiative which gives people with disabilities the opportunity to shadow workers from different businesses to get a taste of working in the professional workplace. read more ... -
Bailieborough Locals Take Part in Job Shadow Day
01/05/2015
National Job Shadow Day (Wednesday 22nd April) gave seven people who use the services provided by RehabCare in Bailieborough the chance to job shadow people in the local businesses. The IASE’s Job Shadow Day initiative gives people with disabilities the opportunity to shadow workers from different businesses to get a taste of working in the professional workplace. read more ... -
Susan Gets Insight into Daily Life of a TD
30/04/2015
Susan Murray, from Dun Laoghaire, got a taste for a life in politics when she spent the day in Dáil Eireann last week with Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD. Susan got the opportunity to see what the day in life of a TD is like thanks to Job Shadow Day which is organised by the Irish Association of Supported Employment. Susan, who uses the services provided by RehabCare in Dun Laoghaire, had a great day in the Dáil, and got to see firsthand what it’s like to be a TD. read more ... -
Setting Sail with Dublin Bay Cruises
30/04/2015
Richard Horner & Leo ‘O Connor took to the high seas with Dublin Bay Cruises for IASE’s Job Shadow Day. Here is how they got on. read more ... -
Cavan Businesses Open Their Doors to RehabCare
29/04/2015
Service user’s from the RehabCare Resource Centre on the Cootehill Road in Cavan joined the Irish Association of Supported Employment’s recent Job Shadow Day (22nd April) initiative and became involved in shadowing workers from different organisations to get a taste of working in the professional workplace. read more ... -
Martin Flanagan Job Shadows An Taoiseach Enda Kenny
28/04/2015
Martin Flanagan from Greystones, uses the services provided by RehabCare in Dun Laoghaire on a daily basis. But last Wednesday instead of travelling from his home in Greystones to Dun Laoghaire, he kept going to Dublin city centre where he spent the day in the Dáil job shadowing An Taoiseach Enda Kenny. read more ... -
Ballyfermot Locals Take Part in Job Shadow Day
27/04/2015
Service user’s from the RehabCare Resource Centre in Ballyfermot joined the Irish Association of Supported Employment’s recent Job Shadow Day (22nd April) initiative and became involved in shadowing workers from different organisations to get a taste of working in the professional workplace. read more ... -
This is Your Life’ Production to Mark Retirement of Peter McKevitt in Dundalk
27/04/2015
To mark his retirement, Peter McKevitt, General Manager of RehabCare in the North East was treated to a ‘This is Your Life’ production by many of the people that he has supported over the last 32 years. Encore Productions, the drama group of people who use the services provided by RehabCare in Dundalk, staged the tribute to the Dundalk native at his retirement party in the Crowne Plaza Hotel last Friday (24thApril). With over 30 years in the organisation, there was plenty of material to showcase the role the Peter played in improving the lives of people with disabilities in the North East. read more ... -
Kevin Tries a Tri!
15/04/2015
Kevin Gilhooly never thought that he would be a tri-athlete despite having a keen interest in sport and being a regular swimmer in the Aura Leisure Centre in Carrick on Shannon. But on 12th April this year Kevin completed the Aura Leisure Center Pool Try-a-tri organised by Lough Key Tri Club which is aimed at giving people a taste of what a triathlon is like. read more ... -
RehabCare Drumalee Launches Their New Directions Programme
14/04/2015
RehabCare services in Drumalee in Cavan recently held a launch for their New Directions programme. New Directions is an idea that encourages each person with a disability to have a life of their own choosing in their own community. read more ... -
RehabCare Helping to Improve Accessibility in Clonmel Town
07/04/2015
Staff and Service users from RehabCare Clonmel have been busy since last year helping to improve the accessibility in Clonmel town for people who either have a physical disability, sensory disability, older people or those who have young children and are in prams. read more ... -
HOPS Go 5K for My1000 Hours Challenge
01/04/2015
On Saturday March 7th, RehabCare HOPS took on the challenge of participating in the My1000 Hours 5K in the Phoenix Park. read more ... -
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RehabCare Tullamore Go Green!
31/03/2015
RehabCare celebrated the raising of their green flag for litter and waste on Thursday, 12th March in Tanyard, Tullamore. The event was well attended by families and the general public. Both of RehabCare’s Resource Centres in Tullamore have achieved the prestigious International Environmental Certificate and are the first health and social care services in the Offaly area to do so. read more ... -
Love & Pancakes!
03/03/2015
There was love and the sweet smell of pancake mix in the air when six different RehabCare services came together celebrate Valentine's Day and Pancake Tuesday with a fundraising event at RehabCare in Ballyfermot. read more ... -
Hell & Back!
27/02/2015
Staff from RehabCare in Bray and Park House, as well as some friends and family members took on the Hell & Back 10K challenge in the Kilruddery Estate in Bray, raising over €1000 for both services read more ... -
Longford RehabCare Resource Centre Service Users Receive Gold Gaisce Award from President Higgins
18/02/2015
James Mahon and Daniel Smith (both 24) who use the services provided by RehabCare in the Longford Autism Resource Centre were awarded Gold Gaisce Awards by President Michael D. Higgins at an award ceremony in Dublin held on Wednesday February 4th 2015. read more ... -
Sign up for Fitzer’s 5k Run!
16/01/2015
With many people still on a new year’s health kick the excitement is building for the annual Fitzer’s 5k Run which takes place on Saturday 21st February at 11am to raise money for the Maria Goretti Children’s Respite and RehabCare Resource Centre at Quayside in Dundalk. read more ... -
Screening of Mark Pollock’s Unbreakable Film in aid of The Meadows
08/01/2015
A special screening of Unbreakable – the inspiring film about Mark Pollock – will take place in the Solstice Arts Centre in Navan at 7pm on Thursday 22nd January. All proceeds from the special screening will go to RehabCare’s The Meadows Children’s Respite Service in Navan – a residential respite service for over 70 children aged six to 18. read more ... -
Nuala Carey launches RehabCare Artists’ ‘Sunset’ Exhibition
25/11/2014
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SPOOKFEST a Haunting Success in Dublin centres!
11/11/2014
SPOOKFEST took over RehabCare in Ballyfermot last week when five of the local RehabCare services came together for a mega Halloween party. read more ... -
Douglas Centre Raise Money for Cork Simon Community
07/11/2014
Well done to the service users from RehabCare in Douglas, Cork who pulled on their walking boots and did a sponsored walk from Carrigaline to Crosshaven in aid of the very deserving Cork Simon Community read more ... -
Top Psychologist to Give Talk on Link Between Mental and Physical Health
06/11/2014
Well-known counselling psychologist Maeve Halpin along with her colleague Nicole Paulie, will give a free talk in Cork next week, with practical advice on how to improve your mental health by enhancing your physical health. read more ... -
RehabCare Cavan Present Bonanza Draw Winner with Cheque
03/11/2014
Isobel Anderson visited the RehabCare Centre in Cavan where she was presented with a cheque for €5,000 that she won in the Rehab Bonanza Draw. read more ... -
Rehab Appoints New Chief Executive
30/10/2014
Rehab has today (Thursday 30 October) announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive, Ms. Mo Flynn, who will take up the post with the charity on 1 January 2015. read more ... -
RehabCare Galway Gets the Fitness Bug!
17/10/2014
The participants of the Sláinte Health Project are now trimmer, fitter and healthier thanks to the successful innovative new personal toolkit they used over the last three months to improve their physical and mental health. read more ... -
Maria Goretti Foundation and RehabCare Open Doors to Respite Centre for Children in Lordship
22/09/2014
The newly completed Children’s respite centre in Lordship Co. Louth opened its doors to its first residents today and marks the culmination of nine years of planning by the Maria Goretti Foundation to build a respite centre for children in the Cooley Peninsula. read more ... -
Community Come Out for RehabCare Open Day
05/08/2014
RehabCare Resource Centre & Residential services in Knocklofty started the bank holiday weekend early with a community day on Thursday last (31 July) when family and friends of the people who use the service along with neighbours and people from the local community went along to their annual summer BBQ . read more ... -
RehabCare Students Sample University Life
29/07/2014
Taking a course at college might be seen as a normal goal for young people, but entering the university gates and joining fellow students in a lecture hall is something that others can only dream of. For four young South Dubliners with physical and sensory disabilities, the dream of doing a college course came true earlier this year when they all took courses in University College Dublin (UCD). read more ... -
Wexford Resource Centre Open Sensory Garden
24/07/2014
The official opening RehabCare’s person-centred sensory garden at the Wexford Resource Centre. read more ... -
Portlaoise RehabCare Centre Awarded Green Flag
15/07/2014
A green flag has been awarded to RehabCare in recognition of the hard work, dedication and commitment to the environment by the people who use the service and the staff. read more ... -
RehabCare Thurles Open Sensory Garden
15/07/2014
RehabCare now has its own sensory garden thanks to the generous fundraising efforts of many local people. read more ... -
RehabCare Specialist Day Service Celebrates 10 Years
07/07/2014
The ‘Lean ar Aghaidh’ day service in RehabCare Bray celebrated 10 years of supporting young adults with complex disabilities to engage in meaningful and fun filled activities through centre and community based programmes. read more ... -
Supporters Travel Club Opens Up Doors
04/07/2014
Liam Burns, Community Development Officer with Dundalk FC, along with members of the squad, recently visited RehabCare Resource Centre in Carroll Village, Dundalk for a Q&A session with the members of the Dundalk FC Supporters Travel Club. read more ... -
RehabCare Ballyfermot Complete a Triathlon with a Difference!
02/07/2014
The staff and people who use RehabCare’s services in Ballyfermot set themselves a challenge by completing a mammoth 200km physical challenge with a difference. read more ... -
Money raised from RehabCare 5k Run put to great use
02/07/2014
A total €6,500 was raised at the successful Fitzer's 5k run, which took place in February and was organised by Peter Fitzpatrick TD with support from RehabCare in Dundalk. The money raised from the run was used to buy 12 iPads for people who use the services at RehabCare’s resource centres in Carroll Village and in Quayside. The new iPads will enable those with disabilities to enhance their literacy, numeracy and IT skills by giving them the opportunity to use a variety of educational apps. read more ... -
Heroes Reception for Castlebar Athletics
30/06/2014
There was a sporting hero’s welcome for athletes from RehabCare on their return from the recent Special Olympic National Finals in Limerick. Fifteen people who use the RehabCare services were honoured for their outstanding achievements at the games. Between them they brought home nine gold, ten silver and six bronze medals as well as four ribbons from five disciplines including bowling, bocce, kayaking, table tennis and athletics. read more ... -
Sláinte Health Project Launched in Galway
25/06/2014
An innovative new personal toolkit that helps people with intellectual disabilities maintain good physical and mental health was launched yesterday by RehabCare in partnership with medical devices company Covidien. read more ... -
Longford Job Shadow Day
13/06/2014
Job Shadow Day 2014 gave jobseekers with a disability to team up with a company mentor for the day and experience their working day. read more ... -
Learning to Drive at Mondello Race Track!
12/06/2014
Mondello Race Track was the place to be yesterday when 23 people who use the services at RehabCare Ballyfermot, RehabCare Bray and Park House, Stillorgan took part in the Early-Driver's course. read more ... -
Screening of Digital Stories in Donegal
28/05/2014
A screening of Digital Stories by local groups will be launched in the Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny, on Friday 30th May at 7.30pm and people are invited to come along and see a collection of unique stories. read more ... -
Behind the Scenes Trip to RTÉ
23/05/2014
Two lucky people who use RehabCare’s services Sheila O’Connell and John Dunne went on a star studded trip this week when they travelled to RTÉ studios in Donneybrook, Dublin and met a host of famous faces! read more ... -
Work Shadow Day in RC Portlaoise
12/05/2014
Service user’s from the RehabCare Resource Centre in Portlaoise joined the Irish Association of Supported Employment’s recent Job Shadow Day initiative and became involved in shadowing workers from different organisations to get a taste of working in the professional workplace. read more ... -
Minister Opens Development on Parnell Street, Limerick for People with Disabilities
11/03/2014
A new development by RehabCare and Newgrove Housing Association which provides services for 63 people with autism, intellectual disabilities and mental health difficulties was officially opened today by Minister for Housing and Planning, Jan O’Sullivan TD. read more ... -
RehabCare 6k Fun Run a Great Success!
03/03/2014
Proceeds from the very successful RehabCare 6k Fun Run were presented to RehabCare by running coach Peter Walsh. €3236 was raised at the inaugural fun run in February which was organised by RehabCare resource centre on Cootehill Road with the support of Peter Walsh read more ... -
Minister Opens Development on Parnell Street, Limerick for People with Disabilities
28/02/2014
A new development by RehabCare and Newgrove Housing Association which provides services for 63 people with autism, intellectual disabilities and mental health difficulties was officially opened today by Minister for Housing and Planning, Jan O’Sullivan TD. read more ... -
RehabCare Cavan Say Thank You for Inaugural 6k Run!
25/02/2014
RehabCare in Cavan would like to say a huge thank you to everybody who participated in our 6km Fun Run last Saturday (22nd February). It was a fantastic day and we would like to thank all those who helped make it such a memorable event! read more ... -
Valentines Disco!
18/02/2014
Valentine’s Day was celebrated in style in Dublin when over 65 people who use RehabCare services in Ballyfermot, Park House and New Horizons (Stillorgan), Bray and Kildare joined up for a Valentines disco on the 14th February! read more ... -
Sign up for Fitzer’s 5k Run/Walk!
12/02/2014
With many people still on a new year’s health kick the excitement is building for the Fitzer’s 5k Run/Walk which takes place on Saturday 22nd February at 11am to raise money for the RehabCare’s two resource centres in Dundalk. The event which is organised by Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick will be a chip-timed event. read more ... -
Run 6k for RehabCare
04/02/2014
With many people still on a new year’s health kick the excitement is building for RehabCare’s 6k fun run which takes place on Saturday 22nd February at 3pm to raise money for RehabCare’s resource centre on Cootehill Road. read more ... -
Shannon Resource Centre Celebrate International Day of People with Disabilities!
20/12/2013
The theme for International Day of People with Disabilities (3 December) was to ‘break barriers, open doors: for an inclusive society and development for all. And that’s exactly what RehabCare Resource Centre in Shannon County Clare did when it opened its doors for a drama production and coffee morning to mark the day! read more ... -
Billy and Jenny meet The Wanted VIP style!
19/12/2013
Christmas came early for The Wanted fans Billy Nsabimana and Jenny Peacock who not only got to meet the popband at their album signing but also got the VIP treatment! read more ... -
Green Award for RehabCare Bray
17/12/2013
Green is the new black for RehabCare in Bray which has been awarded a Silver Sustainability Award from ECO-UNESCO for leading the way in caring for the environment! The people who use RehabCare services, along with staff were presented with their award by President Michael D Higgins at a ceremony in the Mansion House in Dublin. read more ... -
Gerry’s 30th Anniversary!
16/12/2013
Some may say that 30 years in one place is a long time, but for Gerry O’Callaghan the 30 years he has spent with Rehab in Dundalk have flown! RehabCare marked Gerry’s milestone anniversary with a party in their resource centre in Quayside Business Park. read more ... -
RehabCare Stars on the Big Screen
12/12/2013
On Wednesday last the IMC Cinema Dundalk hosted a film premiere with a difference with the first screening of The Dream Machine, a feature film by 50 actors with disabilities. The Encore Productions group, who all attend RehabCare resource centre in Carroll Village, Dundalk, spent 10 months working on the film, writing the script, designing costumes and props as well as honing their acting skills. Over 300 people walked the red carpet at the sold out premiere and a standing ovation as the credits rolled was the highlight of the evening. read more ... -
International Day of Disabilities Celebrations in Ballyfermot
03/12/2013
This morning some service users and staff from RehabCare in Ballyfermot got into the festive mood for International Day of People with Disabilities with an early Christmas Carol Service. read more ... -
Happy Birthday Highfield House!
02/12/2013
‘It’s a brilliant service... my daughter gets to live in a home away from home. It’s like an extended family’. Anne Corrigan from Moydow, speaking about Highfield House, the RehabCare high-support residential and day service in Longford that celebrates a very special birthday this year. read more ... -
Minister Opens Development in Stradavoher for People with Disabilities
29/11/2013
A new development by RehabCare and Newgrove Housing Association which provides services for 20 people with autism and intellectual disabilities was officially opened today by Minister for Public and Commuter Transport, Alan Kelly TD. The purpose-built facilities for young adults with autism, intellectual disabilities and mental health difficulties in Stradavoher on the outskirts of Thurles town include a day service, a high support residential service with 24 hour support from staff, a house offering supported accommodation and a self-contained annex to provide independent living. read more ... -
RehabCare Ballyfermot’s Bike Club Adventure
20/11/2013
Programme Supervisor Donna Hughes and six people who use the service in Ballyfermot set out on a cycling adventure recently (Nov 12th) on bikes they had purchased with money they had won for a Rehab Group Innovation award for a previous project. read more ... -
Maclean Burke Launches ‘This is our Park House’ book in RehabCare in Stillorgan
31/10/2013
Fair City actor, Maclean Burke today launched 'This is our Park House', a book produced by people who attend RehabCare’s Park House resource centre in Stillorgan read more ... -
RehabCare Wins National Irish Safety Award
23/10/2013
RehabCare, the health and social care division of the Rehab Group, has won a prestigious award at the National Irish Safety Organisation Awards for 2013. read more ... -
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Karen’s College Success
16/10/2013
Well done to Karen Flanagan from RehabCare in Nenagh who recently graduated from LIT Thurles having successfully completeda Certificate in Leadership and Advocacy. read more ... -
Best In Their Field!
23/09/2013
Driving like they were late for mass, 110 tractors took to the roads of Meath on 18 August in a 20km “Run” which took approximately 2 and a half hours to complete, with a stop for refreshments on the way. The novel event raised over €3000 for Rehab services in County Meath as part of the 3rd annual Edward Cosgrave Memorial Fundraiser and Tractor Run. read more ... -
Celebrity Soapstar Weekend in Sligo in aid of RehabCare
19/08/2013
This weekend (Aug 24th and 25th), head to Sligo to help raise money for people with disabilities in Sligo at the RehabCare Celebrity Soccer match. An action packed weekend of Fun, Football and Fundraising is promised! read more ... -
RehabCare’s Community Gardening Gives Access For All
24/07/2013
The Dunboyne Garden Project, organised by RehabCare is a Community Inclusion Project with social, educational and recreational themes. The project supports people with physical health issues who attend RehabCare’s resource centre in Dunboyne, to create and sustain a garden with a garden crop rotations system and growing plan. read more ... -
RehabCare announce All-Star Line Up and Sponsor Partners for Soccer Fundraiser
15/07/2013
Sligo is getting ready to welcome a host of UK soap stars and Irish sporting and entertainment celebrities this summer as RehabCare and the UK charity Once Upon A Smile join forces for an All-Star fundraising weekend on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th August. The highlight of the weekend will see twenty of the UK’s top soap personalities from Emmerdale, Eastenders, Hollyoaks and Waterloo Road battle against a team of well-known Irish personalities at a charity soccer match in McSharry Park, Sligo on Sunday 25th of August, with kick-off at 1.30pm. read more ... -
UK Soap Stars Play Their Part in Aid of RehabCare Sligo!
04/07/2013
Twenty of the UK’s most popular soap stars from Coronation Street, Eastenders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and other soaps are coming to Sligo on the weekend of 24th/ 25th August 2013 to raise funds for a RehabCare in Sligo. read more ... -
Charity Cycle in aid of RehabCare in Kilkenny
01/07/2013
A 50km and 100km cycle in aid of RehabCare in Kilkenny will take place on 14th July. read more ... -
RehabCare host European Platform for Rehabilitation Annual Conference in Dublin
13/06/2013
The European Platform for Rehabilitation (EPR) Annual Conference, hosted by RehabCare, opens in Dublin today focusing on the value of innovation in the provision of services to people with disabilities. The two day event will gather together the leading European providers of services to people with disabilities and other disadvantaged groups. read more ... -
Meath Olympian Natalya Coyle supports the Meath Coast 10K Run/Walk
10/06/2013
The annual Rehab Meath Coast 10k Run/Walk takes place on Saturday 29th June with the help of Meath Olympian Natalya Coyle. The event, which is organised in association with St Colmcille GAA Club, Bettystown and Meath Sports Partnership, will take place at 11am and the excitement about the event is building up throughout the coastal villages. read more ... -
Have Cake and a Cuppa for Rehab!
31/05/2013
Rehab today launched its fourth annual national fundraising appeal 1 Day for Rehab with a tea party! Sponsored by Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, 1 Day for Rehab takes place on Friday 14 June. This year people throughout Ireland are being asked to enjoy afternoon tea to help raise money to enhance services provided by Rehab. read more ... -
Long Service Awards in Ballinamore!
22/05/2013
Congrats to staff from RehabCare in Ballinamore, Co, Leitrim who were presented with long service awards. Between them they have an amazing 110 years service!! read more ... -
It’s a ‘Close Shave’ for RehabCare in Castlerea
20/05/2013
Four men who attend RehabCare in Castlerea, Co. Roscommon are facing a bit of a hairy situation! They’re joining Cllr. John Murphy and hundreds of men from throughout the county in growing beards for the Ballymoe Festival Committee’s world record-breaking attempt. read more ... -
Conference Hears How People with Disabilities in North-West are ‘Achieving Ambitions’
26/04/2013
‘Achieving Ambitions’ showcased the work of the Day Opportunities Project, an innovative cross-border initiative designed to enable people with disabilities to participate more actively in all aspects of community life. read more ... -
RehabCare Attendees in Tullamore Win First Prize in “Come Dine with Me” Competition
04/04/2013
People who attend the RehabCare resource centre in the Tanyard, Tullamore recently took first prize in a “Come Dine with Me”- inspired dinner competition. read more ... -
Mayor Launches RehabCare Artists’ Exhibition
20/03/2013
“Each piece of art on display tells its own story” – the words of Cllr Brendan Henaghan, Mayor of Castlebar as he opened RehabCare’s art exhibition in the Linenhall Arts Centre. read more ... -
Presidents Award for James
12/02/2013
Silver Gaisce Award, the President’s Award, for James Mahon from RehabCare in Longford read more ... -
RehabCare Achieves Top European Quality Award – EQUASS Assurance
25/01/2013
RehabCare, the health and social care division of Rehab, has today announced that it has been awarded a top European quality honour in recognition of the standard of the services that it provides. read more ... -
An Olympic-sized Welcome for Cian O’Connor at RehabCare Tullamore
22/01/2013
Olympic bronze medalist, Cian O’Connor was given a rousing welcome when he visited the RehabCare resource centre in The Tanyard, Tullamore in December. read more ... -
RehabCare’s Slí Nua Service Officially Opens in the Iontas Centre
11/12/2012
A new RehabCare service for people with varied abilities was officially launched today by Cllr Aidan Campbell, Mayor of Castleblayney, and local celebrity Big Tom McBride. read more ... -
Brent Pope Launches RehabCare Artists’ ‘Frida’ Exhibition in Bray
11/12/2012
“Art is fantastic for people’s well-being” said rugby pundit and art enthusiast Brent Pope as he opened the ‘Frida’ art exhibition in the RehabCare centre on the Boghall Road in Bray today. read more ... -
‘Smart Art’ Celebrating the Creative Talents of RehabCare Artists
30/10/2012
‘Smart Art’, an art and craft exhibition celebrating the creative talents of artists from RehabCare and artists based in Blackrock was launched yesterday (4th October) at the Dundalk County Museum on Jocelyn Street. The free exhibition is open to members of the public and will run until Thursday, 18th October, from 10am to 5pm daily. read more ... -
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Celebrations at Dundalk Food Garden
30/10/2012
The success of a unique community-based garden project that brings together people with a disability and those who are homeless or recently settled was celebrated at a special event in Simon House, Seatown, Dundalk yesterday. read more ... -
New Kettlebell Challenge for RehabCare
30/10/2012
Imagine lifting 10 adult elephants! That’s the cumulative weight (50 metric tonnes) that fitness coach Dave Hedges will be lifting as part of his latest kettlebell fundraising challenge for RehabCare’s HOPS resource centre in Dublin’s Pearse Street. read more ... -
Rehab’s ‘Changing Perspectives’ Garden a Winner at Bloom 2012
30/10/2012
Rehab and award-winning garden designer, David Shortall – also a part-time Rehab instructor – were today awarded a coveted Bronze medal in the medium garden category for the Rehab ‘Changing Perspectives’ garden at Bloom 2012, brought to you by Bord Bia. read more ... -
New Development Launched on Parnell Street, Limerick
30/10/2012
Today (27 April 2012), a new development at Parnell Street/Sexton Street by RehabCare and Newgrove Housing Association was officially launched by Minister for Housing and Planning, Jan O’Sullivan TD. read more ... -
1K Sea Swim to Raise Funds for Bray RehabCare Defibrillator
30/10/2012
RehabCare in Bray is calling on swimmers of all ages to take part in a 1K Sea Swim at Greystones Beach on Sunday 25th March at 1pm. The 1K Sea Swim is the feature event of a nationwide Rehab Swimathon fundraising appeal taking place in 60 centres across the country from 19th-25th March. read more ... -
Festival Fever Hits RehabCare Dún Laoghaire
30/10/2012
Film Festival Fever hits RehabCare Dún Laoghaire this week as they host the inaugural Shorts Film Festival as part of Social Inclusion Week run by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. read more ... -
RTÉ’s Miriam O’Callaghan Officially Opens RehabCare’s Children’s Respite Service in Navan
30/10/2012
RehabCare’s new Children’s Respite Service, in Philpottstown, Trim Road, Navan, has been officially opened by RTÉ’s Miriam O’Callaghan. The centre, which is the only one of its kind in the county, provides respite services for 72 children with disabilities from all over Co. Meath. read more ...
