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'Left high and dry': Wheelchair users hit out at damage caused while flying
12 Sep 2022
17.8k
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Bertens leaves court in wheelchair after stormy Roland Garros clash
30 Sep 2020
9.4k
5
Irish Rail accused of 'just not caring' as scale of lift problems at train stations revealed
25 Nov 2019
22.9k
30
Roscommon locals to rally against closure of holiday resort for people with disabilities
23 Nov 2019
23.7k
25
'It's been a long wait': Two anonymous callers donate €8k for spina bifida patient's wheelchair
20 Apr 2018
18.9k
25
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
Cork three-year-old waiting for wheelchair forced to spend time on the ground on all fours
18 Mar 2018
30.5k
97
'I started using a wheelchair at 18 and instantly became isolated but I just want to be wanted, like everybody else'
Niamh Ni Ruari
5 Mar 2018
25.1k
13
DART pilot project to reduce advance notice for disabled passengers from 24 to four hours
22 Nov 2017
12.3k
44
Cork barber fined €2,000 for refusing to cut the hair of teenager with cerebral palsy
22 Jul 2017
120k
45
Airline apologises after wheelchair user forced to crawl up steps to board plane
28 Jun 2017
25.8k
27
'Some kind of penalty may be necessary' - new campaign may mean fines for blocking footpaths
20 Jun 2017
19.8k
95
Father vows to run marathon while pushing daughter in wheelchair
28 Jan 2017
17.2k
25
'Stupidity is not a handicap': Minister warns motorists to stop parking in disabled designated spots
3 Dec 2016
18.2k
74
Parents fear son will miss hospital appointments as they can't afford to replace van
23 Oct 2016
23.9k
39
Escaping a warzone in a wheelchair: This teen has turned her incredible story into a book
23 Oct 2016
9.6k
22
Man spent 43 years using wheelchair following incorrect diagnosis
25 Sep 2016
43.9k
14
This disabled kitten was found by a vet so they built him the cutest wheelchair
8 May 2016
5.5k
3
Man left in wheelchair after axe attack
25 Apr 2016
18.0k
24
Wheelchair-user awarded €132,000 after court finds gardaí falsely imprisoned her
5 Feb 2016
36.2k
69
Mother of nine takes first steps in 21 years after being diagnosed with MS
13 Dec 2015
37.4k
11
This woman responded to Kylie Jenner’s wheelchair photo shoot by doing her own
5 Dec 2015
8.0k
2
'I remember the whole thing. I dived in and hit the bottom of the pool. I knew something was wrong'
Jonathan Ranson
11 Oct 2015
872
9
Felix Jones' own close call has him leading the charge for wheelchair accessibility
7 Oct 2015
8.6k
2
'The cashier came out of the kitchen, sat down, and began helping the man to eat'
24 Sep 2015
27.1k
29
A McDonald's cashier's lovely act of kindness for an elderly man is going viral
24 Sep 2015
6.9k
2
'Chance the dog has taught me there's nothing anybody can't do'
1 Jul 2015
12.5k
8
That ‘best photo from Glastonbury’ isn’t from Glastonbury at all
29 Jun 2015
44.4k
7
Joanne O'Riordan and her brother verbally abused on train for moving bags from wheelchair space
16 Jun 2015
57.3k
82
Paralysed three years ago, Jack Kavanagh is about to embark on the original American road trip
28 May 2015
21.2k
10
A Dublin bus has turned away a wheelchair-user...
20 May 2015
53.8k
151
Man in wheelchair rescued after falling onto subway tracks
22 Apr 2015
9.7k
9
Limerick mayor says picture of his car parked in disabled space is political... but he is sorry
14 Jan 2015
33.6k
130
Everyone's angry at Kanye West for telling a fan in a wheelchair to 'stand up' at a gig
14 Sep 2014
6.1k
6
The 6-year-old boy who was shot in Dublin last month is now in a wheelchair
2 Jul 2014
23.4k
33
Blind adventurer to give TED talk on hope four years after becoming paralysed
18 Jun 2014
11.2k
13
Man in wheelchair carried off DART as no ramp available at Donaghmede station
26 May 2014
21.8k
92
Expert says disabled child's home needs overhaul - council says there's no money
14 Apr 2014
16.2k
39
Family of child with cerebral palsy appeal for return of wheelchair accessible car
11 Mar 2014
20.4k
24
Good will messages and donations flood in for Lauryn Tracey whose wheelchair was stolen last week
19 Oct 2013
29.3k
29
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