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It’s great to get the opportunity to develop links with other companies as there is value in shared learning. We had a great opportunity to visit a company in a very different field and see what we could learn from their processes and bring back to Gheel. We attended a workshop on “design thinking” at […]

Paul visited The Friends of St. Brigids Hospice and presented Ena Hanlon (Chairperson of St. Brigids) with a generous check of €413 which he raised by hosting a coffee morning in September. Paul was accompanied by Ann who helped Paul run the event.

Gheel has been selected alongside 9 other organisations to roll out the Physical Activity Education Programme in 2020. This programme is for people with disabilities with a targeted delivery through adult day care services. Developed in partnership with the HSE, Cara (Sport Inclusion Ireland) and Sport Ireland, the aim of the programme is to increase […]

Aldi’s Maynooth store team have generously donated €500 to Gheel as part of their Community Grants Programme. We would like to sincerely thank Aldi for their generosity and kindness. Over the next few weeks, Darragh Byrne from our Autism Practice Team will be running a series of training sessions with staff from the Maynooth store. […]

Congratulations to Gráinne who has recently started working in her local library in Marino. According to Gráinne she is enjoying the role.

Mick Teehan (Director of Operations), Claudine Byrne (Day Services Manager) and Tara Lee (Day Services Manager) attended the launch of the New Directions e-Learning Module last week. The e-Learning module will support staff to provide supports to people accessing services in Gheel that are in line with the New Directions National Policy. The e-Learning module […]

Have you ever heard of a band called Little Hours? Well, Eoin who is supported in Gheel is in their latest music video! In July, he was an extra in their music video for the song “Dream, Girl”. The song is taken from the band’s debut album “Now the Lights Have Changed”. The video is […]

Paul hosted a coffee morning last Thursday 19th September for Hospice. He raised over €400 for St. Brigids Hospice in Kildare. He was delighted to be able to support the people who supported his Granny in her final days. He would like to thank Gheel staff, his friends and neighbors for coming and everyone for […]

Gheel had a wonderful day of celebration on Friday the 6th of September 2019 in All Hallows, Drumcondra. The gathering was a celebration of Gheel’s journey and also a “ceiliuradh” (the Irish traditional celebration of bidding farewell) to staff who have recently left Gheel. On the day I had the pleasure of talking about the past, present and future direction of Gheel in the privileged presence of […]