WHO WE ARE
Since 1951, Variety – the Children’s Charity of Ireland has made a real difference to many children’s lives across the country.
READ MORE!WHAT WE DO
From our Recycle Mobility Programme to Heart of Learning, Variety Ireland can help children in many different ways!
APPLY NOW!HOW YOU CAN HELP
Variety Ireland is a Not-for-profit charity and proud to be run by a board of non-paid volunteers. See how you can help!
READ MORE!Our Programmes
Recycle Mobility
Our Recycle Mobility Programme is a unique idea that focuses on promoting access to upcycled, specially adapted trikes to children who cannot use conventional bicycles.
This initiative offers a fun way to exercise and offers inclusion & independence to children of all abilities. As the trikes are pre-loved, they are sustainable and environmentally friendly too!
Heart of Learning
Variety Ireland is passionate about helping children who require additional supports with learning. We recognise the essential duties that every Special Needs Assistant carries out on a daily basis, in helping children with learning difficulties.
By providing an iPad to every National School, we hope that we can help in some small way to make learning more accessible to even more children!
Sustainable Programmes
As a “charity with a conscience”, we have adopted a progressive sustainability policy in our efforts to better service the needs of children with mobility and educational needs in Ireland.
We actively source upcycled equipment when available and try to ensure it is then further upcycled. This way we are not only helping even more chidren, but also cutting our carbon footprint!
Disability Cycling Hub
Great Western Greenway, Co Mayo
Europe’s 1st Greenway DISABILITY CYCLING HUB
Variety Ireland’s 1st Designated Greenway Disability Cycling Hub for children was opened on the Great Western Greenway, Co Mayo on 12th October 2024.
The hub offers children who cannot use a conventional bike, the opportunity to experience the joys of our beautiful greenways, by providing access to specially adapted mobility trikes.
Anyone can rent out one of these trikes by following 3 simple steps!
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How We Can Help
We help families, charities & communities all across Ireland
Here at Variety Ireland, we believe that no child should ever feel excluded or unequal to their peers. We aim to help those children who due to either mobility, or even financial problems may not get to enjoy as many different experiences as other children.
We help children aged from 0-18 years, from across the disability spectrum, from all across the 32 counties of Ireland!
APPLY NOW!DONATE NOW!Choosing a Mobility Trike or Transporter
Choosing what type of mobility equipment best suits your child can seem overwhelming, as there are so many options available.
As every child is unique, so too are their requirements. To help you choose what may suits your child best, we have put together a short guide as to what to look out for when choosing a trike or transporter.
READ MORE!Bee Kind Project
Over 60 community groups united in Lough Lannagh, Castlebar, Co Mayo to plant two orchards and to spread the core principles behind this project:
Bee kind to yourself
Bee kind to others
Bee kind to your community
Bee kind to nature
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Recycle Mobility Impact Report
Since launching our Recycle Mobility Programme in 2021, our mobility trikes have had a real impact on some children’s lives.
In a report carried out in 2022 by Dr Jolanta Burke of RCSI, University of Medicine and Health Sciences, the impact of these trikes on both physical and mental wellbeing of children and their families was measured.
In 2024 a follow up “Recycle Mobility Impact Report & Evaluation Study” was conducted.
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