On Saturday, 28 August, employees from Abtran, Ireland’s leading business process outsourcer, bravely took part in an abseiling event in county Kerry in support of Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind. Read More

Alannah Hopkin along with one of our volunteer Breeding Stock Holders, Kathy Bunney, launched a book called “A Ship of Seven Murders” in Cobh last week. A group of Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind staff went along to support Kathy on this special occasion. Read More

Sonia O’Sullivan joins Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind staff to call on all women to ‘get going for guide dogs’ in this year’s Evening Echo Cork Women’s Mini Marathon taking place on September 26th. Read More

In the right place at the right time! Puppies from Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind get special attention from Irish Times photographer. Read More

The horses were not the only highlight at the recent Dublin Horse Show as guide dogs were also in the spotlight! Read More

The Goldendoodle puppies at our National Headquarters and Training Centre are enjoying their stay. Read More

There was great excitement at Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind this week at the news of the birth of our H litter of Goldendoodle pups born on Friday, 16 July 2010. Read More

With almost three days racing already behind them, the Cork Clipper Festival must seem like a distant memory as teams battle it out on the rough seas of the English Channel. We caught up with our fundraising supporter and Cork Crew member, Jacqui Browne, during the Cork Clipper Festival to find out how she's enjoyed the experience and what she's looking forward to most when it's all over! Read More

Earlier today, our Training Team got to meet Jacqui Browne and some Cork Crew Members who came by our dog training demonstration area during the Cork Clipper Festival. Jacqui and the Crew have been fundraising to support our Assistance Dog Programme for families of children with autism. Read More

Forty teenage students from Belvedere College in Dublin have taken the bull by the horns - literally - in aid of Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind. These brave lads are walking almost 250 kilometres pulling a 6 foot tall block to Galway. Read More

Our Services Information Day in Cork draws a great crowd as potential clients and associated service providers come to find out more about what services we have on offer. Read More

Cork based company, Abtran, donates four printers to Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind. Read More

Ballinasloe musician raises some €6,000 for Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind. Read More

The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Dara Murphy and Lord Mayoress, Tania Murphy, paid us a courtesy visit at our National Headquarters and Training Centre. Read More

Soccer icon, Roy Keane, launches Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind Supervalu SHADES 2010 campaign. Read More

A team of staff from Abtran Limited, one of our corporate supporters, spent the day volunteering at our National Headquarters and Training Centre. Read More

On 22 December, Minister for Science and Education, Mr Batt O'Keeffe, paid us a visit at our National Heaquarters and Training Centre and confirmed their donation of €150,000 in support of our Assistance Dog Programme for families of children with autism. Read More

In March 2010, we hosted our largest group of clients in training at our newly redeveloped National Headquarters and Training Centre Read More

Strawberry Hill National School in Ballincollig, Cork, have won the SHADES 2009 lucky draw and won a visit by soccer icon, Roy Keane. Read More

We received an update from Jacqui Browne who is participating in the Clipper Round the World yacht race. Jacqui and crew were recently stranded at sea when their yacht, Cork, ran aground on a submerged reef in the Java sea. Read More