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Mayor Malcolm Noonan along with some of the supported employment services in Kilkenny (Access Supported Employment Service and Kases), hosted an Employers’ Breakfast in the Town Hall to acknowledge and thank the many employers in Kilkenny/Carlow who work in partnership with the supported employment services for people with disabilities.

Kilkenny Kats Special Olympics Club held a successful fundraising launch this week in St Francis Abbey Cellar.

A 59-year-old married man who claimed disability allowance while he worked as a sub contractor was before Kiltimagh District Court last week.

Wheelchair Cars Ireland is bringing motoring exhibitions around Ireland offering people the opportunity to view and test drive a large selection of wheelchair accessible vehicles for both disabled drivers and disabled passengers.

The children of Kilkenny and the south-east region need a second level school for deaf so that they can continue to live at home during their second level education.

The Minister for Education has been called on to provide alternative support for children with special needs following cuts to special needs assistants which came into force last week.

HOLD is a group of people with varying disabilities who meet on a weekly basis in Cosgallen CDP. This group come together to discuss issues and topics that affect their lives in a social and confidential setting. The meetings are every Tuesday from 11am to 1pm. Contact 094 925 5070 if you would like to join.

A disability awareness and befriending initiative which links secondary school children with young people with intellectual disabilities has helped break down existing barriers, the launch of an evaluation report on the programme was told recently.

A fundraiser in aid of a multi-sensory facility for the Sunflower Chernobyl Appeal will take place this Saturday August 9. The fundraiser will take place in the Western Hotel, Prospect Hill, at 6.30pm and will have performances from Shane Warner, Cafe Minor, and Jackhammer Purr. There will also be live performance puppetry, juggling, and poetry.

BreastCheck continues to screen women in County Mayo from a fully accessible mobile unit located at Mayo County General Hospital in Castlebar. Screening of eligible women in the 50 to 64 age bracket in Achill, Clare Island, Newport, Westport and Louisburgh is currently under way. Women who are registered are sent appointments with BreastCheck by post.