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New Experiences with Trikes!

Christmas was extra special for a young boy called Sonny, as he received his very first trike thanks to Variety Ireland’s Trikes for Life campaign. For the first time ever, Sonny was able to join in with his family and friends on bike rides and got to enjoy the fun, freedom and inclusion that these …

Educational Aid for Ukrainian Schoolchildren

Education is Power and we just love being able to empower and help children enjoy equal access to education, all over the country!! Thanks to the Community Foundation, we have been able to deliver iPads to schools throughout Ireland to help newly arrived Ukrainian students with their learning. We love hearing firsthand from these schools …

Saoírse’s Trikes for Life Christmas Campaign

Variety Ireland is delighted to announce the launch of Saoírse’s Trikes for Life Christmas Campaign! Together with our wonderful ambassador Saoírse Ruane and with the very kind support of Santa’s Christmas Wonderland and Dundrum Town Centre, we are asking you to donate just €4 to help raise much needed funds for specialised adaptive trikes for …

Mobility Trikes for St. Paul’s School Cork

There were smiles all round this week when Variety – the Children’s Charity of Ireland visited St Paul’s School in Montenotte, Cork. Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Micheal McGrath took time out of his busy schedule to present a new special mobility trike to student Jai Murphy as well deliver some preloved special trikes …

Thank You Miss Ireland 2022 Finalists!

We at Variety Ireland would like to send a huge Thank You to every single one of this year’s Miss Ireland finalists! Once again, Variety Ireland were chosen as the official charity partner of the Miss Ireland competition, which meant that all finalists raised money for our charity as part of their ‘Beauty with a …

Variety Ireland Visits Leinster House

As a Irish charity that promotes inclusion and equality for children with disabilities, we at Variety – the Children’s Charity of Ireland were delighted to be recently invited to Leinster House by Senator Mary Seery Kearney, where we were given the opportunity to showcase how our charity work is impacting the daily lives of families …

Trikes for Life Delivering Happiness!

Variety Ireland’s Trikes for Life campaign is already spreading happiness to children all across Ireland. Thanks to one of our sponsors, The Hospital Saturday Fund who have paid for series of trikes for children with mobility issues, we were recently able to deliver a special mobility trike to a young girl with special needs. The …

Saoírse’s Trikes “Recycle Mobility Programme” Impact Report

Scientific proof that mobility trikes improve the lives of children with disabilities. Variety – the Children’s Charity of Ireland are delighted to release information about our “Recycle Mobility Programme” impact report, which shows the positive affects our campaign is having in supplying special mobility trikes for children across Ireland, for both children and their families. …

Bringing Families Closer Together

So lovely to hear stories from families who have benefitted from one of our Programmes. We recently heard from one family who told us how a new specially adapted trike they received through #RecycleMobility was helping bring brothers closer together, as they can all go out on bike trips together for the first time! “We …

Helping Ukrainian Children with Learning

Like everyone, Variety Ireland want to do what we can to help people fleeing the conflict in Ukraine. So when we heard about a small school in Co. Kerry who had just welcomed some new pupils, we were more than willing to do what we could to help these children. The school writes: “Dear Variety …