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The Impact of 50 Years with Irish Guide Dogs

Guide Dog owner walking a busy street with his Guide Dog

WATCH: RTÉ meets Ireland's first Guide Dog owner, Pat Kenneally (Mar 1981)

Labrador puppies eagerly running outside towards colorful food bowls on the ground, with sunlight casting shadows.

WATCH: RTÉ meets Breeder Margaret Drucker and Puppy Raiser Alison Flack (Dec 1982)

READ: Mary Dunlop: A guiding hand for the blind - Irish Times obituary (Jan 2004)

A woman in a trench coat, blindfolded with a red cloth, is guided by a man in a brown jacket on a city street.

READ: Irish Examiner journalist Tanya Schleich takes a guided blindfold walk (Nov 2013)

Four people sit on a TV talk show set with a guide dog resting on the floor. A screen displays "Ireland AM" in the background.

WATCH: Guide Dog owner Tom O'Neill and his wife Breege on Ireland AM (Feb 2014)

Newspaper article titled "Roy Keane has been amazing to us" features Jim with guide dogs and discusses Jim Dennehy's work with Irish Guide Dogs.

READ: Irish Times interview with co-founder Jim Dennehy (Sept 2018)

Close-up of Gatsby, a black Labrador, wearing a harness and leash, standing on a sidewalk with greenery in the background.

WATCH: Coláiste Dhulaigh film with Guide Dog owner Tom O'Neill (Jun 2016)

Stylized harp above text "Uachtarán na hÉireann, President of Ireland" on a dark background.

READ: President visits the Training Centre of Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind (Sept 2016)

Large black dog with a lanyard standing on a sidewalk next to a person in dark pants and shoes. The dog has its tongue out.

WATCH: RTÉ Six O'News and the impact of the Covid pandemic on guide dogs. (Jul 2020)

Yellow Labrador puppy with a collar sits in a garden with green shrubs and a stone wall in the background.

LISTEN: Guide Dog owner, Dara Ó Cinnéide's talks about Guide Dog Hansen retiring (May 2025)

Bold text "BLIND GUYS CHAT" inside a white circle, surrounded by a larger yellow circle on a white background.

LISTEN: Blind Guys Chat with Volunteer Eamonn Linnane (Sept 2025)

Bold text "BLIND GUYS CHAT" inside a white circle, surrounded by a larger yellow circle on a white background.

LISTEN: Blind Guys Chat podcast with Guide Dog owner Tom O'Neill (Jan 2026)

LISTEN: Interview about the impact of puppy raisers on the lives of others (May 2026)

Ann and her husband Eamon sit on a sofa with guide dog Finlay wearing a neon harness, in a cozy living room with a table and bookshelf.

READ: Guided by Loyalty: Ann Casey and Finlay mark 50 years of Irish Guide Dogs (Jun 2026)

Bold text "BLIND GUYS CHAT" inside a white circle, surrounded by a larger yellow circle on a white background.

LISTEN: Roundtable chat with Guide Dog owners and a Puppy Raiser (Jul 2026)