Fighting Blindness

03/06/2026

Coming to terms with sight loss can bring a wave of emotions from anxiety and fear to frustration and uncertainty. You don’t have to go through it alone.

Our Insight Counselling Service offers a safe, supportive, and fully confidential space for individuals, families and carers affected by sight loss.

Free individual sessions (up to 10)
Accredited counsellors
Family support and group meetings
Telephone sessions available nationwide

Whether you need a single conversation or ongoing support, we are here to listen and help you find a way forward.

Call: 01 674 6496 (Mon–Fri)
Email: [email protected]

28/05/2026

🌱 Whether you’re an experienced gardener or just discovering your love for plants, the Roots Gardening Group is a welcoming space to connect, learn and grow together.

Join fellow gardening enthusiasts living with sight loss to share tips, inspiration and the joy of gardening from the comfort of your home.

📅 Second Thursday of every month
⏰ 3pm – 4:30pm
💻 Online via Zoom

To find out more:
📞 Phone: 01 674 6496
📧 Email: [email protected]

growtogether

18/05/2026

✨ Introducing Braille Connect ✨

A new space where braille is explored, shared, and celebrated. Whether you’re learning braille, already fluent, supporting someone with sight loss, or simply curious, everyone is welcome.

- Connect with others
- Learn and share skills
- Build confidence through community

- Third Thursday of every month
Time- 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Location- Starting 18th June

To register your interest, email: [email protected]

Let’s celebrate the power of literacy, inclusion, and connection through braille 💛

16/05/2026

Whether you’ve worked with DigiCoach before or you’ve been thinking about getting started, we’d love to hear from you!

We offer free, one-to-one peer coaching on all aspects of assistive technology, helping you get the most out of your devices in a way that fits your everyday life.

✨ Curious about a new feature?
✨ Need a refresher?
✨ Want to try something different?

We’re here to help in a relaxed, friendly setting.

We also support parents of blind and vision impaired children, offering guidance on assistive tech for home and school.

📱 Coaching is flexible: phone, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and sometimes in person.

Ready to reconnect or get started?
Email us at [email protected]

14/05/2026

Jade McCormack, one of our digicoachers talks about our VIP coffee morning.

11/05/2026

Prof. Jane Farrar on the importance of VIP Coffee Mornings.

28/04/2026

Kathleen on VIP Coffee Morning

14/04/2026

☕ You’re Invited: VIP Coffee Morning!

We’d love you to join us for a relaxed and welcoming morning of conversation, connection, and coffee. Meet our inspiring community of researchers and public members, share ideas, and enjoy delicious pastries in great company.

📅 Wednesday, 22 April 2026
🕥 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Fighting Blindness Offices, 21 Hill Street, Dublin 1

To attend, please register by Friday, 17 April 2026 by emailing [email protected].

We look forward to seeing you there!

07/04/2026

31/03/2026

Fighting Blindness are delighted to support a new pioneering research project led by Dr. Tess McCann at UCD. This project will be co-funded by Research Ireland and Fighting Blindness.

The project aims to support the future development of therapies for vision loss by studying the mechanisms that lead to retinal regeneration.

You can find more about this project with the links below:

Research Ireland Link: https://lnkd.in/eXuzaru8
University College Dublin Link: https://lnkd.in/dcV4tKu5

Research Ireland has today announced €4.4 million to support 46 fellowships across all disciplines under its Enterprise Fellowship programme. This co-funded programme enables researchers to gain experience beyond academic settings through defined research collaborations, while providing enterprise...