Laois Branch irish Guide Dogs

15/10/2026

20yrs ago to day I got the chance in a lifetime to climb a mountain in the Himalayas along with other volunteers we raised €107,940 for the Irish Guide dogs 18 people took part in the event from all parts of Ireland i was the only person from Laois to take part

02/10/2026

Another year over our annual church gate collection, its with great delight that i can now confirm the collection was €9,000 a massive thank you to our volunteers and to all the parishioners who donated through out Co laois.

23/09/2026

My name is Sean Byrne living in Mountrath I have had Guide Dogs over many years since I lost my eye sight the first dog I had was Daisy she was an excellent Guide Dog as I had her for over 10 yrs and never had any accidents while she was guiding me in public,after Daisy retired I decided to keep her as a family pet. The next Dog was Saska another well trained Guide Dog, after Saska I now have at present Elf who has been with me for 7 yrs ,without this wonderful charity I would not have my independence only for the well trained Guide Dogs that I have from Irish Guide dogs who not alone train the dogs but also give me a 100% back up to myself and Elf and always ready to answer any concerns I might have and last but not least the Laois branch have been of great support fund raising so that I can avail of the services free, long may they continue in my Lovely Laois.

23/09/2026

Our Annual church gate collection is taking place in Co Laois this weekend 26th and 27 as Guide Dogs are celebrating 50yrs since Mary Dunlop and Jim Dennithy got together to establish a need for blind people to have a Guide Dog, 50yrs on its been a fantastic Irish charity to the Blind community in Ireland 🇮🇪 we in Co Laois are also celebrating 40yrs since we set up a branch to support Irish Guide dogs in Co Cork as Laois people have also benefited from the services of Guide Dogs. We have raised thousands of euros over the years to enable Blind people in Laois to avail of the services free, we ask you this coming weekend to give generosity to continue the support you have always given so Blind people can live independently with their Guide Dogs,

11/09/2026

Tomorrow 12t of September Downey's auto stop Portlaoise are open for you to test drive one of many Ford cars in doing so Ford Ireland will donate €30 to Irish Guide dogs as this is the 2nd year for Ford dealership to continue to fund Irish Guide dogs .last year this event raised over €26 ,000 . You can ring Downey's at 0578622048 and make an appointment to test drive a brand new Ford

24/05/2026

50 yrs of Guide dogs, and 40yrs of Guide Dogs in Co Laois fund raising thousands of Euro's so as 6 people are able to have Guide Dogs in Laois over the 40yrs thanking the supporters of Guide Dogs through their generosity in giving .

23/05/2026

23/05/2026

If you bought any thing from Guide the Dog merchandise at one of our stands for National Guide dog day we sincerely thank you for your continuing support in making our organisation so successful in giving life changing support to blind people you are so generous..

21/05/2026

Tomorrow is our day by celebrating 50yrs of Guide Dogs if you see our stand come and say hello and buy something from our volunteers who give their time and love to be part of the our great team.

20/04/2026

Thank you all who sent Birthday messages and wishes for my Birthday today .