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Ryan’s SuperValu renews partnership!

Ryan’s SuperValu is delighted to announced a PAWsome partnership with the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind. Ryan’s have produced a PUPtastic bag for life which was launched in store on Tuesday 18th June. From the sale of each bag, Ryan’s will be making a donation to support the training for their own puppy in […]

June 21

Travel Counsellors meet sponsored puppy

Ahead of Dog Friendly Day Ireland, the winner of Travel Counsellors’ ‘Name Our TC Puppy’ competition, nine year-old Sam Lawlor, got the chance to meet Travel Counsellors’ sponsored Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind puppy, Reuben. Sam, along with his mother, Kildare based Travel Counsellor Gail Buckley, and brother, Ben Lawlor (15), met 8 week […]

April 16

An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar officially launches Guide Dog Day

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar today launched our one day national fundraising campaign Guide Dog Day which takes place on Friday 10 May. We are a national charity dedicated to helping people living with sight loss or autism improve their mobility and independence. Guide Dog Day will focus on the organisation’s clients, their families and volunteers sharing […]

December 15

Car Raffle 2018 Winner announced

We are absolutely delighted to announce that Tom Sweeney from Dunmore East has won our 2018 Car Raffle! He is now the worthy owner of brand new 2019 Ford Focus. The winning ticket was drawn by Paul O’Sullivan, Sales Director of Ford Ireland. A massive thank you to Ford Ireland who so generously donated the […]

December 15

Padraig Mallon, Chief Executive

Padraig Mallon, Chief Executive of the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind, who has served the organisation with great dedication for the last 15 years has announced that he is to leave the organisation to take up a new challenge. President and Co-Founder, Jim Dennehy, speaking on behalf of the organisation at their Annual Raffle, […]

December 10

Christmas Comes Early Thanks To MSD!

Our puppies have been given an early Christmas present this year, with MSD Animal Health presenting them with ‘the gift of health.’ The donation from the leading animal health specialists will provide around 240 of our dogs in the Breeding Programme, Puppy Raising Programme and our Guide & Assistance Dog Training Programme with a comprehensive […]

October 16

Puppies’ Academy – We need Puppy Raisers!

Today we are launching an online campaign seeking volunteer Puppy Raisers to foster pups during the first stages of training to become Guide Dogs. The campaign, entitled Puppies’ Academy, includes a video voiced over by Baz Ashmawy and featuring rugby international Sean O’Brien, lifestyle blogger Lisa Jordan of Just Jordan and Kodaline whose Love like […]

October 15

Humans of Irish Guide Dogs – Marjan Foley De Boer

What is your name and where are you from? My name is Marjan Foley de Boer and I live in Co. Waterford What’s the name of your puppy in training and how old is he? We have raised 8 puppies so far and our last puppy Winnie went to Cork to start her early training to […]

October 10

Heuston Station hosts our Sensory Tunnel!

We will be showcasing our Sensory Tunnel in Heuston Station today (11 October) to mark World Sight Day 2018. The tunnel, sponsored by Royal Canin, gives users a unique sense of what it is like to be vision impaired.

October 07

Humans of Irish Guide Dogs: Catherine Gallagher

We want you to get to know the #PAWsome humans that make the work we do possible! So, meet Puppy Raising Supervisor Catherine Gallagher! What’s your role at the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind? I am a Puppy Raising Supervisor covering Waterford, Kerry and a portion of Cork. Previously, I was a Guide Dog […]