Opening up new windows of opportunity for children with disabilities across Ireland is something we are Variety Ireland have been doing for years. Our Recycle Mobility Programme is one of our environmentally friendly projects that offers children with disabilities the opportunity to be included in cycling activities, so they too can experience the freedom and …
As part of Variety Ireland’s Recycle Mobility Programme supported by Minister Anne Rabbitte from The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, we recently were able to support the purchase of a special wheelchair bike for the W.A.T.C.H Club in Co Louth which this wheelchair bike allows children with disabilities to experience the joys …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
We love to hear from families about the impact our Recycle Mobility Programme has had on them and their children. Here’s a lovely message from one such family. “Huge thanks and appreciation to everyone in Variety Ireland, Ann Rabittee ,Eamon Ryan that helped contribute for this to happen for our daughter Saoirse after such a …
There were smiles all round for a special young lady and her family in Belfast, as Variety Ireland delivered their first special mobility trike in Northern Ireland to young Katie from Lisburn. Katie, who has Down Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy, could not contain her excitement as her brand-new special mobility trike was presented to her …
In 2021, Variety – the Children’s Charity of Ireland teamed up with ESB Energy for Generations Fund and our charity ambassador, Pamela Uba, for an initiative to provide iPads to children living in direct provision across the West of Ireland. Variety Ireland’s “Equal Educational Access for Immigrants” programme, which was co-funded by ESB Energy for …
Specialised Trikes can have such a positive impact on people of all ages. They are not only a fun way to get around, but can also offer many other vital physical and mental benefits too! Here’s a lovely message we got from a mum of a teenage boy in County Tipperary, who was the recent …
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