DPO Network General Election Manifesto

The National Platform is part of the Disabled Persons Organisation (DPO) Network. The DPO Network asks all parties and election candidates to support our manifesto and champion access, equality, and inclusion for Disabled people and Deaf people. We ask that all...

General Election 2024

The Electoral Commission has written easy to read guides to elections and how to vote. You can see the guides below. This is a guide explaining what a General Election is General election information. This is a guide explaining how to vote How to vote. More...

Ireland accedes to the UNCRPD Optional Protocol

On the 8th of October 2024 the Irish government announced its decision to accede to the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). Ireland originally ratified the UNCRPD in March 2018, committing to fair...

Cork Networking Meeting

We are running a series of networking events for people with intellectual disabilities. The purpose of these events is to show people how to have their voices heard at a National level, and how to make changes in their communities to make life better for everybody. We...