# accessibility
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This year
2024
Funding Row
'An utter waste': Controversial transport training centre given extra €1.5 million public money
The NTA ended up paying €3.5 million of the €7.8 million cost to develop a centre to train disabled people. The initial NTA grant was for up to €2 million.
Maria Delaney
4 Feb
28.9k
Last year
2023
THE MORNING LEAD
All Together Now to undertake 'full review' of disability access following criticism
12 Aug 2023
33.2k
29
Voices
Vision-impaired woman: 'Please legislate to keep e-scooters off footpaths'
Anne Marie Kearney
Updated
2 Feb 2023
12.5k
33
accessibility
Complaints as steep temporary ramps at Dún Laoghaire Baths won't be upgraded until later in year
5 Jan 2023
20.7k
11
All time
accessibility
'I don't know where to turn': Family carers call for reinstatement of funding for ceiling hoists
28 Aug 2022
17.6k
12
South Dublin
'My heart sank': Use of 'kissing' gates criticised over lack of accessibility for wheelchair users
3 Apr 2022
53.9k
20
Ombudsman
Ombudsman: Personal transport supports for disabled people 'inadequate and unfair'
23 Nov 2021
8.2k
8
Voices
Opinion: The world should not fall into its old ableist habits as Covid re-openings continue
Matt McCann
7 Nov 2021
12.0k
9
Voices
Opinion: 'Housing has been a crisis for disabled people for decades'
James Cawley
28 Oct 2021
6.6k
2
accessibility
Cars, bins and sandwich boards on footpaths continue to cause issues for wheelchair users
24 Sep 2021
16.0k
19
No Target
‘A significant challenge’: Unclear when public transport will be fully accessible
17 Aug 2021
14.2k
6
costly cut
'No plans to reinstate' transport schemes for disabled people that activists say are 'vital'
7 Aug 2021
18.6k
16
REFUSED ENTRY
Stranded, refused and left waiting: Disabled people 'on tenterhooks' trying to access taxis
Updated
5 Aug 2021
22.1k
19
Voices Unheard
'White elephant': The €2.7m transport training centre causing conflict in disability community
2 Aug 2021
27.9k
9
accessibility
Irish Rail planning to upgrade or replace lifts and escalators at 22 stations this year
10 Mar 2021
13.5k
17
Out of Order
Campaign group concerned over increasing number of broken lifts at train stations
17 May 2020
16.8k
36
accessibility
Irish Rail says it plans to replace and upgrade all its lifts over the next five years
7 Feb 2020
9.1k
31
Opinion: Stranded on platforms, crawling through faulty lifts: travelling with a disability on public transport
Sean O'Kelly
6 Feb 2020
9.1k
5
accessibility
Irish Rail accused of 'just not caring' as scale of lift problems at train stations revealed
25 Nov 2019
22.9k
30
off the rails
Out-of-order lifts and communication breakdowns: Why taking the DART can be a hugely frustrating experience for wheelchair users
17 Sep 2019
7.7k
9
ireland 2029
'The returns are huge if we can do this': The need for a world-class public transport system in Ireland
28 Aug 2019
24.8k
43
Out of service
'We aren't considered important': Wheelchair users dismayed over continued lift breakdowns on train line
28 Aug 2019
20.4k
49
Voices
Lynn Ruane: In Ireland we're forcing carers to change their children on toilet floors
Lynn Ruane
7 Jul 2019
35.5k
24
Voices
Parking Mad: Filmmaker Paddy Slattery on attempting to access accessible parking
Paddy Slattery
15 Oct 2018
23.8k
39
insta for all
This is why Sinead Burke and others are adding image descriptions to their Instagram posts
25 Sep 2018
8.5k
1
Dublin Bus
'Everyday bus users are refusing to fold up their buggies to allow wheelchair users on board'
22 Jul 2018
34.9k
107
Voices
Column: 'We waited for three hours on the side of the road in the dark and cold. I'm sick of it'
Linda Byrne
8 Apr 2018
1.3k
40
accessibility
New system on the Dart to slash the notice needed for wheelchair users to access service
26 Jan 2018
17.5k
25
accessibility
'Some kind of penalty may be necessary' - new campaign may mean fines for blocking footpaths
20 Jun 2017
19.8k
95
TechKnowHow
Your iPhone has a handy feature that lets you access anything with one hand
8 May 2016
31.7k
12
speak now
Soon you'll be able to control your Android phone without using your fingers
12 Apr 2016
11.3k
18
TechKnowHow
Lending your iPhone or iPad out to someone? Guided access is what you need
20 Dec 2015
24.8k
7
design for life
How this Lego-like electronics system allows anyone to build DIY hardware
8 Nov 2014
9.8k
7