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Come and see the brand new Nua Mobile Sensory Units at the Kildare Inclusivity Festival on 11th May at the Curragh Racecourse, 11am to 4pm. These bespoke and unique mobile units are worth a look! Find out more information from the staff at Nua on the day, who will be happy to answer any questions.

Dressage Demo by Kildare’s Heather Lemmon at the Kildare Inclusivity Festival!   Don’t miss the chance to see Para National Champion 2024, Heather Lemmon, and her Connemara mare, Freya, in action! They will be giving a dressage demo, showcasing how dressage can be adapted and enjoyed by riders of all abilities. Come say hello, watch […]

Maynooth Access Group was proud to have delivered “Our World”, a disability awareness programme designed for and about children — promoting understanding, acceptance, and the celebration of what makes each of us unique, all part of the Inclusion & Diversity Week in Maynooth Educate Together School. What is “Our World”? “Our World” is a vibrant, […]

Maynooth Access Group is delighted to announce the installation of a new accessible bench on Parsons Street, Maynooth! This project marks another step forward in enhancing the inclusivity and comfort of our #ActiveTravelNetwork. A Special Thanks This wonderful addition wouldn’t have been possible without the help and collaboration of: Area Engineer Cyril Buggy The local […]

Maynooth Access Group was thrilled to loan out the inclusive toy resource “Our World” to Simona Leonard for her presentation on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion to the Sallins’ Ladybirds, Brownies and Girl Guide groups. The Our World programme is all about learning through play and our diverse and inclusive toys and teddies affords children the […]

The Maynooth Access Group (MAG), in collaboration with CKAN.ie, is committed to enhancing accessibility for neurodiverse individuals in Kildare’s public libraries. Due to the high demand for CKAN’s sensory toy boxes, a comprehensive audit was conducted to assess their usage and effectiveness. As part of this initiative, MAG actively engaged with all 15 libraries in […]

What a way to finish up for the year! On the 6th of December 2024 we had the honour of attending the culture and diversity day at Colaiste Chiarain, Leixlip and what a wonderful event it was. Great food, beautiful costumes and a warm inclusive environment. While there we had the privilege of meeting Dr […]

Have you seen our Book?  Johnny Magory and the Mystery of the Missing Puppies.   Our Irish Language Version will Launch 11th May at the Kildare Inclusivity Festival. We launched this book in December 2023.  Copies went to all primary schools in Kildare.  Copies went to all libraries in Ireland. We gave out 3000 copies of […]

Over the last number of years Kildare County Council in partnership with County Kildare Access Network (C.K.A.N.) the umbrella organisation representing 6 Access Groups in County Kildare, have celebrated Kildare Disability Week. Access Groups from Athy, Leixlip, Maynooth, Monasterevin, Naas and Newbridge work towards making their local areas (and by extension the county as a […]

The Brownie Branch Committee of Irish Girl Guides, in partnership with Maynooth Access Group (MAG), are organizing a National Disability Awareness Day for Brownies. The Our World programme is an initiative created by MAG which aims to educate children through play about disabilities, both visible and invisible, and it will be an essential part of […]

An audit of our town identified a real need for more accessible seating particularly in areas where people gather and along walking routes into town. MAG have now gifted three new age friendly / accessible benches to our community. Two benches opposite the church at the entrance to the boy’s schools and a third bench […]

Maynooth Access Group presented Maynooth GAA Club with a purple Access Matters flag and a GAA For All Communication Board. Copies of the CKAN funded book “Johnny Magory and The Mystery of the Missing Puppies” were distributed to all the young players at one of their training sessions. You will see more about this fantastic […]

To welcome Stepping Stones Special School to Maynooth, Maynooth Access Group presented the school community with a buddy bench for their sensory garden.

Maynooth Access Group is so proud of our intergenerational social gardening project between Maynooth senior citizens and scouts from the 8th Kildare Maynooth scout group, which is being spearheaded by our vice chair and scout leader Carmelia Jordan. Gardening projects like this provide a welcoming space to share cultural and life experience and a way […]

Since its inception, the David Mulready Memorial Cycle (formerly Maynooth Veló Abú) has had a place on the Maynooth Access Group’s calendar. Members of M.A.G. have volunteered each year the event has been held, working in many areas from registration to marshalling, food distribution, road signage and cleaning up. It has grown to be one […]

What a privilege to participate in the Inclusive Play Workshop for MU Social Justice Week 2024 with Deidre Forde, Georga Dowling and Evelyn Reilly from MU Froebel Department of Primary and Early Child Education. A great opportunity for us to introduce our collection of diverse and inclusive toys and accessories to a new cohort of […]

Shared interests in advocating for and raising awareness about persons with disabilities was the catalyst which brought these two groups together through their social media outlets. Posts by Maynooth Access Group which detailed their flagship project “Our World” caught the attention of members of Waterford Disability Network and they were very interested to learn more […]

Maynooth Brownies were delighted to engage with the Our World initiative while working on their Brownie Disability Awareness Badge. Over a couple of weeks, Maynooth Access Group joined Brownies at their meetings with a selection of toys from the amazing, inclusive and sustainable toy lending library. Brownies are aged 7-10 years and are a part […]

In 2023 Maynooth Access Group were honoured to be nominated by Kildare County Council to represent them in the All Ireland IPB Pride of Place Award (please see accompanying video for greater details: https://youtu.be/hJfUO9j1eZI). Maynooth Access Group took first place in Category 6 – Creative Place Initiative at a gala evening held in Armagh city, […]

In 2022 Maynooth Access Group won the Intel Pride of Place Award for their disability awareness project “Our World”.  

In 2019 Maynooth Access Group won seed funding at the Intel Pride of Place Award competition.