Áiseanna Tacaíochta’s (ÁT) Mission Statement

“To provide leadership and support in Ireland to empower those of us who have disabilities to direct our own lives and enjoy the same equality and freedoms as non […]

“Disabled people who hire own helpers say independence at risk as cost of hard-to-get insurance soars”

“Áiseanna Tacaíochta (ÁT), an organisation that facilitates direct payments to people with dis […]

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our dear friend and respected colleague Dr Kevin McCoy. Kevin passed away following a short illness. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this […]

Áiseanna Tacaíochta hope you have a safe and relaxing Christmas and hope for a better new year to come.

Thank you for the continuous support over the years, especially during this year.

**Please no […]

Night Dweller:
The air is silent no breeze caresses the blooming trees,
I hear a low chirp from a distant unknow location,
breaks the stillness of the summer night,
the bats are about they play their subtle […]

Áiseanna Tacaíochta (ÁT) is seeking to appoint two new members to its Board of Directors.

ÁT is the first organisation in Ireland to offer a Direct Payments model to people with dis […]

Unfortunately due to the current situation with COVID19, that we have no choice but to postpone the recruitment campaign until such time as things improve.

Please check back in at a later […]

 
Áiseanna Tacaíochta would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Thank you for the continuous support over the years.
 
**Please note we will […]

Journey to de-congregation- where are we now? – Social Care Ireland

 Jessica Gough (ÁT Leader)  Account

On 24th October 2019, I had the pleasure of representing ÁT at Social Care Ireland’s Disability Specia […]

Technological University Dublin (Formerly DIT) held a seminar on June 20th  2019 seeking to understand the supports that are currently available in Ireland to people with disabilities who wish to become […]

We had a wonderful opportunity to watch one of our leaders Jenna Fitzgerald tell her inspiring story at the Student Leader Congress for Cycle Against Suicide on the  April 9th 2019 in the […]

Jessica Gough is a Leader with Áiseanna Tacaíochta. On the 6th of March 2019 Jessica represented ÁT at a conference in the European Parliament in Brussels. The conference was focused on the subject of “P […]

An interesting and informative meeting was held last week between ÁT and The National Applied Social Research Institute in Israel (Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute). The Institute leads some of the most important national social initiatives, using cutting-edge research to contribute to many significant social policy and program reforms in Israel.

The Israeli government is now seriously exploring the introduction of personalised budgets  and the delegation were delighted to have the opportunity to discuss with ÁT some of the important issues in developing this program and also to hear firsthand from Gordon Ryan, one of ÁT’s founding members, about his lived experience of how personalised budgets can facilitate independent living.

Pictured are members of the Israeli delegation led by Professor Jack Habib, Director, Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute who were hosted at the ÁT offices by Gordon Ryan, Paul McBride CEO of ÁT, and Aisling Whelan ÁT Member Services Manager.

The Board is delighted to announce the appointment of Paul McBride as Chief Executive Officer of Áiseanna Tacaíochta. Paul has over 20 years’ experience in senior management positions in both the commercial and not-for-profit sector. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant with exceptional financial, commercial and governance experience, and a proven track in effective organisational management.
A graduate of NUIG and UCD Paul qualified as a chartered accountant whilst with PWC in Dublin. Following PWC he worked for many years in the food sector both in Ireland and the UK gaining extensive experience in all aspects of organisational management.
In recent years Paul held the position of Chief Executive Officer with Cycle Against Suicide, an organisation focused on raising awareness of suicide and challenging stigma in the area of mental health.
During his tenure with Cycle Against Suicide Paul led multiple teams and hundreds of volunteers towards meeting the goals of the organisation. He oversaw the growth and development of many awareness raising events, including the organisation’s annual signature event which involved up to 10,000 cyclists taking to the roads over a two week period; the growth of the annual schools’ congress to a 6,000 student event over a two day period. He also developed/secured several formal partnership arrangements with related agencies; and a new pilot programme in the area of sustained community engagement in the area of mental health awareness.
Under Paul’s direction, ÁT is committed in continuing to deliver Martin’s vision of empowering people with disabilities to lead independent lives.

We are deeply saddened to hear the news of the passing of ÁT member Darren Jordan on Friday 17th March. Darren had been a leader with ÁT since December 2014 and was such a wonderful person to have worked with. He […]

A demonstration to highlight the Government’s failure to ratify the UN convention for People with Disabilities. The 30th of March 2017 will mark 10 years since Ireland signed up to the convention but failed to sign it into Irish. This is truly shocking and we need to make sure that the voice of people with disabilities is heard.

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