Our Supporters
Dogs for the Disabled are honoured to work with our amazing supporters. With their generosity, we can continue to provide highly trained, life changing Assistance Dogs to adults and children with physical disabilities to create a world with fewer limits.
From Corporate Benefactors to our teams of volunteers nationwide who selflessly offer their time, effort and love raising our puppies, to volunteers holding local fundraisers all year round.
Each of our highly trained dogs costs €15k each to ethically breed, raise, train and care for over their entire lifetime and are gifted to their partners at NO COST, thanks to the generosity of our wonderful donors.
Thank You!
We are very proud to have Ireland captain and Munster Rugby player Peter O’Mahony as our Patron.
“I’ve always had a passion for dogs and I’m delighted to now be involved with such a hardworking group of people and see the difference their dogs make in people’s lives”
PETER O’MAHONY, IRELAND CAPTAIN and MUNSTER RUGBY PLAYER.
Peter O’Mahony - Our Patron
We are very lucky to have the fantastic support of TV Presenter, Producer, Writer & Actor, Baz Ashmawy.
Baz Ashmawy
The Ireland Funds
We are extremely grateful to the Ireland Funds who have given us key support since 2011 when the charity was at a crisis point in terms of funding.
With chapters in 12 countries, The Ireland Funds has raised over $600 million for deserving causes in Ireland and beyond, benefiting more than 3,200 different organisations.
Without their guidance and support, we would not be in the strong position we are in today!
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a grant by the RTE Toy Show Appeal. This grant will fund more assistance dog partnerships and help to change the lives of children living with physical disabilities throughout Ireland.
RTE Toy Show Appeal
Receiving 2025 grant funding from Rethink Ireland and the Resilience Fund Cork has given us the space to breathe financially this year, allowing us to focus on what matters the most - the children we strive to help though the placement of our amazing mobility assistance dogs to children between the ages of 6-12 years with severe balance impairment due to their profound physical disability like Cerebral Palsy and ataxia-type conditions. Our specially trained assistance dogs get children up and walking by aiding with their balance and assisting with negotiating obstacles.
Maintaining the child’s walking mobility throughout important growing phases increased independence and fosters social inclusion. This provides the children and their families with hope, a sense of achievement and a plan for their future
Dogs for the Disabled’s specially trained Mobility Assistance dogs help children around Ireland living with Cerebral Palsy and ataxia-type conditions to live more independently
Irish Hospital Supplies
We are very proud to announce a future-transforming partnership made possible by the generosity of the Farrell family and Irish Hospital Supplies, in loving memory of company founder Vincent Farrell, who passed away in 2022.
In a touching tribute, Vincent’s widow Muriel, his daughters Niamh and Michelle, and newly appointed CEO Liam Regan joined the charity to meet a special new recruit — a Golden Retriever puppy named “Vincent”.
This puppy-in-training, FULLY sponsored by Irish Hospital Supplies, is destined to become a life-changing Assistance Dog for a physically disabled child or adult in two years time.
We are extremely grateful to C&R PRINT who have given us key sponsor for us. They are responsible for the high quality calendars that we publish every year!
C&R PRINT are committed to working together in a spirit of co-operation and respect for each other and for their customers.
C&R Print
The JP McManus Benevolent Fund
We are extremely grateful to Mr McManus for fully funding two Assistance Dogs for children from Limerick.
The JP McManus Benevolent Fund aims to support local community initiatives and non-profit organisations throughout the Mid-West of Ireland. Valued at €40 million, the Fund is managed as a sole entity, independent of any existing programmes sponsored by Mr McManus.
The Hospital Saturday Fund
We are extremely grateful to be one of 31 Irish & UK recipients of The Hospital Saturday Fund in 2023. Their generous grant to us will provide key physiotherapy medical equipment for our child partners.
Google HQ Dublin
We are extremely grateful to the staff at Google European HQ in Dublin for nominating us as a featured charity in their annual Caregiving Week in both 2019 and 2022.
The Richard Sargeant & Peter Genovese Trust
We are extremely grateful to Drs Richard Sargeant & Peter Genovese from the US, who have been loyal supporters of our work for many years.
UCD Medical Society
We are honoured and extremely grateful to UCD Medical Students for choosing us as their key charity beneficiary for 2023 UCD Med Day. Their extraordinary effort funded the provision of two fully trained and accredited Assistance dogs
Lough Credit Union
We are extremely grateful to the staff and customers at Lough Credit Union for their recent fundraiser
We were lucky enough to be chosen as Burns’ Irish Charity of the Year in 2018 and received free food, financial assistance and joint promotion for that year.
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