Family Resource Centre National Forum

Croi Heart & Stroke Charity

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Croí Heart & Stroke Charity is a registered charity focused on the West of Ireland. Its mission involves preventing heart disease and stroke while promoting recovery and wellbeing. The organisation provides information on conditions such as high blood pressure, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation.

Irish Kidney Association

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The Irish Kidney Association (IKA) is a registered national charitable voluntary organisation founded in 1978. It supports people living with or affected by end-stage kidney disease, addressing medical, social, economic, and psychological needs. The IKA provides services such as support centres, patient holidays, counselling, peer support, and education, and promotes organ donation. It is a patient-led organisation that also relies on volunteers and fundraising to deliver its services.

Irish Guide Dogs

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Irish Guide Dogs provides guide dogs, assistance dogs, and community dogs to help people with vision impairment and families of children with autism participate safely in their communities. The organisation offers skills and courses, advocacy and access rights information, and resources. It also runs volunteer programmes, fundraising events, and a shop.

Barretstown

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Barretstown is a children's charity that runs residential camps for children with serious illnesses, offering adventurous and challenging activities with medical support, always free of charge. The charity also provides outreach programmes, a residential TY programme, and camps for families, teens, and young adults. It relies on volunteers and donations to fund its camps and programmes, which cost €10 million to run in 2026. Children and families do not pay to attend.

Conradh na Gaeilge

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Conradh na Gaeilge is a democratic forum for the Irish language community. It operates as a charity that promotes the Irish language through various initiatives. The organisation offers online and in-person classes in Dublin and Galway, and manages resources for Gaeltacht communities.

Crosscare

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Crosscare is a charity that supports people and families facing difficult challenges in life. It has 500 staff and over 1,500 volunteers in locations throughout the greater Dublin area and Wicklow. The organisation provides youth services, including a Youth Information Service that offers accessible, non-judgemental information and support to young people on topics such as education, employment, wellbeing, and rights.