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The Shrule and District Vintage Club has announced its third annual rally in Castlehacket Estate, Caherlistrane, Belclare, Tuam. The use of this exquisite estate has been graciously provided, free of charge, by Donagh and Phillip for the third year running. Funds raised on the day will go to Ability West’s services in Tuam and the Cranmore Centre in Ballinrobe.

The annual BPW summer lunch which took place in the Ardilaun Hotel last Friday, and was kindly sponsored by RDJ Glynn, certainly was a unique occasion as BPW Galway celebrated 25 years since being founded in Galway by Breda Ryan and her committee, and has gone from strength to strength since then. On that morning Breda and John Ryan unveiled a plaque to commemorate the establishment of the club.

The cap on special needs assistants (SNAs) and the withdrawal of the appeals system for parents where special needs assistant hours are cut or discontinued is simply unjust, said Marian Harkin MEP. Ms Harkin has called for SNA hours to be maintained throughout the primary education sector.

A Co Galway man who has been a campaigner for people with disabilities for more than 10 years and who will run as an independent candidate in the general election will launch his Dail campaign tonight (Thursday) at Munroe’s in Dominick Street at 8pm.

The next Government’s policy in relation to disability issues must prioritise supports for independent living for people with disabilities in counties Longford and Westmeath. That’s according to the Centre for Independent Living (CIL), which launched a political awareness campaign in advance of the forthcoming general election in Dublin last week.

The Irish Wheelchair Association in conjunction with Ballina Family Resource Centre is operating a new day service in Ballina Family Resource Centre every Thursday from noon to 4pm.

An innovative educational project, entitled Working A Way, will present its findings to the public in Áras Inis Gluaire, Belmullet, on Monday December 20 at 11am.

Hope4Disability, the Galway based disability representative group, is appealing to the Government not to impose any further health cuts to protect existing frontline services for people with disabilities.

A distinguised professor with a background in learning disability services, who has produced several important research documents, will speak at NUI Galway tonight (Thursday).

Tributes have been paid to two Mayo disability groups for their role as driving forces behind National Disability Organisations, by Dragon’s Den TV star Sean Gallagher.