Laois Branch irish Guide Dogs

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 .

01/02/2026

The Ford Puma has been won in Thurles by Paudi Dwan lucky Paudi congratulations 🎊 ,the next event will be a parachute jump if you are up for it sign up now it will take place in Clonbullogue Co Offaly on the 17th July and 19th July to take part in this sky dive go to Guide Dog sky dive to register,also if you intend to take part in the Dublin city Marathon in Oct and you have not picked a charity please contact the Irish Guide dogs to take part as the Guide Dogs are celebrating 50 years of service to give blind people freedom and independence with Guide Dogs and long cane training.

24/12/2025

Our Laois branch of Guide Dogs are part of Irish Guide guide dogs association National charity, the Guide Dogs are looking forward to celebrating 50 in of Guide Dogs Ireland along with 40 yrs of Guide dogs in Laois when a branch was inaugurated from a meeting that was held in the Hare and Hound bar attended by a small number of people. The first person to have a Guide Dog in Laois was Michael Costello when he got his dog Tara back in 1991, who had many years of companion ship in guiding Michael throught out his years with Tara.We as volunteers have raised quiet an amount of money over the years to support the training centre in Cork so as blind people can have a life chang experience with their Guide dog. The Laois branch have grown over the years with 18 people on our Whats app group who are willing to help with various events that need volunteers i take this opportunity to sincerely thank you for our loyalty over many years since Mrs Mary Dunlop and Jim Dennithy first set up an organisation to train Guide Dogs later officially calling it Irish Guide dogs for the blind so here we are today 50 yrs on ,as our Laois branch still supports the headquarters in Co Cork and long may we continue. We wish all our supporters and volunteers a very happy Christmas and indeed a properous new year in 2026 and a hugh Thank you to one and all.

25/09/2025

This weekend is our annual church gate collection if you are free for 45mins to collect at any of the masses it would be greatly appreciated just show up and you will be allocated a gate.Please give generous this is our main collection in the year for this Irish charity to make lives better for blind people in Laois,over 40 yrs of Guide Dogs in Laois .