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U UNICEF Ireland 25–26 Great Strand Street, Dublin 1 Tel: (01) 878 3000, 9.00am – 5.30pm Mon to Fri Fax: (01) 878 6655 Email: info@unicef.ie Web: www.unicef.ie The world’s largest children’s organisation. It works to promote the rights, and improve the lives, of children in over 160 countries regardless of race, creed, nationality, status or political belief. Supports programmes operated by local people in developing countries by helping to bring immunisation, health care, safe water, sanitation, nutrition and schooling to communities wherever they are needed. Provides emergency assistance for children in countries affected by war and natural disasters. Publications: For Every Child – twice-yearly newsletter. Union of Secondary Students c/o USI, First Floor, 3–4 St Agnes Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12 Email: info@uss.ie Website: www.uss.ie Represents all second-level school students on the island of Ireland, both north and south. Represents secondary school student councils on a national level. The Union’s work has three main strands: to provide training, guidance and advice to empower students and equip them with the vital skills needed to become actively involved in the decision-making processes in their own school communities; to work in partnership with other organisations to bring the views of secondary school students to the attention of local and national policy makers and the media in relation to educational issues; to provide services to its membership on the principle that control of those services lies with the membership. Union of Students in Ireland – Aontas na Macléinn in Éirinn First Floor, 3–4 St Agnes Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12 Tel: (01) 709 9300, 9.30am – 5.30pm Mon to Fri Fax: (01) 709 9302 Email: enquiries@usi.ie Web: www.usi.ie National representative body for third-level students in Ireland. Founded in 1959, it represents more than 250,000 students in over forty colleges across Ireland. Campaigns to protect and promote students’ rights. Provides advice on issues such as grants, education, welfare, and equality. Publications: handbooks; research; The Voice magazine. 208
V Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice Ozanam House, 53 Mountjoy Square, Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 Tel: (01) 878 0425 Fax: (01) 878 0423 Email: vpj@eircom.net Web: www.vpsj.ie, www.vote.ie Works for social and economic change, tackling poverty and exclusion. Promotes an active citizenship programme that encourages people to participate in the electoral democratic process and enables them to develop the skills necessary for active participation in the social and economic life of their area. Training Trainers workshops provided for community leaders who want to facilitate the active citizenship/voter education programme at local level. The partnership engages in research into the reality of poverty and also provides information on specific social issues, with a view to raising awareness and encouraging action. Publications: Active Citizenship/Voter Education Manual and Charts; Just. Now – bi-monthly newsletter; Your Community – Your Role Working for The Public Good (workbook); Working for Policy Change at Local Level (workbook); How We Are Governed (workbook). VIVA – Volunteers in Irish Veterinary Assistance 13 Abeycarton, Longford Tel: (043) 47 869, 8.00am – 6.00pm Fax: (043) 47 849 Helpline: 086 850 9697 Email: info@viva.ie Web: www.viva.ie Provides animal healthcare and education to the developing world. Supports animal health projects in Tanzania, Nepal and India. Trains and equips artificial inseminators in Kosovo, Albania and Malawi. Places qualified veterinary surgeons on one-year volunteering programmes. Publications: Annual VIVA Newsletter. VOICE 9 Upper Mount Street, Dublin 2 Tel: (01) 642 5741, 9.00am – 6.00pm Mon to Fri Email: info@voiceireland.org Web: www.voiceireland.org National environmental group devoted to the conservation and preservation of Ireland’s natural resources through environmental awareness and education, consultation with the government on national environmental 209
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DIRECTORY OF NATIONAL VOLUNTARY ORG
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CONTENTS Preface 4 What is in this
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WHAT IS IN THIS DIRECTORY? National
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Disability Assist Ireland website:
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Public, private and voluntary secto
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A Organisations A - Z Access Irelan
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A Adoption Advice Service See Barna
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Government, and the local authoriti
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central mission is to promote acces
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Alcoholics Anonymous Unit 2, Block
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Ana Liffey Drug Project 48 Middle A
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engagement of people with disabilit
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with adults, young people and child
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families, parents of children who h
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B is an online support group - see
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B informed support for practitioner
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Cairde 19 Belvedere Place, Dublin 1
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C of research into older people and
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C Coleraine House, Coleraine Street
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appropriate programmes that uphold
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C Cheshire Ireland Central Office,
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Christian Aid Ireland 17 Clanwillia
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C work. Services include training i
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CNEASTA - The Irish Council for Tra
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C Commissioners of Charitable Donat
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Concern 52-55 Upper Camden Street,
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C CORI - Conference of Religious of
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C Crann - People for Trees (Ireland
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C total of 14 programmes operating
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C families. Services include pregna
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This distressing and painful disord
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D Disability Equality Support Agenc
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D Drug Treatment Centre Board Trini
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Éan Carmichael House, North Brunsw
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E groups including young people and
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and youth groups - advance booking
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Europa Donna Ireland, The Breast Ca
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European Movement Ireland 10 Merrio
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Family Centre, Castlebar, Chapel St
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members organise lectures, courses
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Financial Regulator PO Box 9138, Co
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Foras na Gaeilge 7 Cearnóg Mhuirfe
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helps donors to engage in more effe
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G Gael-Linn 35 Dame Street, Dublin
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Gay Switchboard Dublin Carmichael H
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A non-profit, non-governmental orga
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H Habitat for Humanity Ireland Quad
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H Health Action Overseas Carmichael
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H Heart Children Ireland The Carmic
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Aims: to increase the awareness of
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I IASE See Irish Association of Sup
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I bodies in relation to requests ma
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I and organisations from across the
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and community development throughou
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I Support team, Summer Independence
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Irish Blood Transfusion Service Nat
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Irish Chronic Pain Association Carm
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Irish Deaf Sports Association 40 Lo
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used as assistance dogs to people w
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I Irish Institute of Couple Counsel
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I Irish Mensa Department AA999, PO
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I Irish Naturalisation and Immigrat
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I Irish Penal Reform Trust 53 Parne
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Irish Rural Link Unit 2a, Moate Bus
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with statutory bodies such as the G
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Irish Tinnitus Association 35 North
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I of natural habitats; campaigning
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K Katherine Howard Foundation, The
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opinion on the dispute and the term
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Law Society of Ireland Blackhall Pl
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L Canada House, Canada Street, Wate
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London Irish Centre - Community Ser
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M MABS See Money Advice and Budgeti
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M with information, advice and emot
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Provides information, support and r
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MRCS - Marriage and Relationship Co
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N NALA - National Adult Literacy Ag
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N Publications: My Primary Diary; L
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Page 169 and 170: ehaviour in Ireland. Aims: produce
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Page 173 and 174: O Office of the Director of Equalit
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Page 187 and 188: Private Residential Tenancies Board
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Page 193 and 194: Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association
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Page 199 and 200: Skillshare International Ireland 40
Page 201 and 202: S Special Olympics Ireland 4th Floo
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Page 217 and 218: W World Vision of Ireland The Mews,
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Page 221 and 222: Headstrong Headway (Ireland) Health
Page 223 and 224: CITIZENS INFORMATION Services DUBLI
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Page 229 and 230: Wexford Co. Wexford CIS 28 Henriett
Page 231 and 232: HSE HEAD OFFICES Oak House, Millenn
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Page 237 and 238: ASYLUM SEEKERS See immigration BERE
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Page 241 and 242: DRUGS Ana Liffey Drug Project......
Page 243 and 244: EX-SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN Royal Briti
Page 245 and 246: HOSTELS See housing, youth hostels
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Page 249 and 250: OLDER PEOPLE Active Retirement Irel
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