Please find here a list of support groups in the children’s healthcare arena which are all based in the Republic of Ireland. You may find it beneficial to contact groups from this list for further information and support around the care and treatment of your child.
Support Group | Telephone | Web site | |
Autism Ireland | N/A | www.autismireland.ie | |
Autism.ie/ Irish Society for Autism | (01) 874 4684 | www.autism.ie | |
Aoibheann’s Pink Tie | (01) 240 1332 | www.aoibheannspinktie.ie | |
Arthritis Ireland | (01) 661 8188 | www.arthritisireland.ie | |
Asthma Society of Ireland | (01) 817 8886 | www.asthma.ie | |
Barretstown | (045) 864 115 | www.barretstown.org | |
Bone Marrow for Leukemia Trust | (01) 473 8314 | www.bonemarrowtrust.ie | |
CanTeen Ireland | (01) 8722012 | www.canteen.ie | |
Childhood Cancer Foundation | (01) 554 5655 | www.childhoodcancer.ie | |
Cliona’s Foundation | (061) 400 640 | https://clionasfoundation.ie | |
Cystic Fibrosis Ireland | (01) 496 2201 | www.cfireland.ie | |
Debra Ireland | (01) 412 6924 | www.debraireland.org | |
Diabetes Ireland | (01) 842 8118 | www.diabetes.ie | |
Down Syndrome | (01) 426 6500 | info@downsyndrome.e | www.downsyndrome.ie |
Down Syndrome Centre | (01) 661 8000 | www.downsyndromecentre.ie | |
Enable Ireland | (01) 872 7155 | ||
Epilepsy Ireland | (01) 455 7500 | www.epilepsy.ie | |
Exomphalos Omphalocele | 085 1182 499 | https://www.facebook.com/groups/ExomphalosOmphaloceleSupportGroup/ | |
Flighting Blindness | (01) 6789 004 | www.fightingblindness.ie | |
Fostering First Ireland | (01) 417 1944 | www.ffi.ie | |
* Gavin Glynn Foundation | (01) 201 6030 | www.thegavinglynnfoundation.ie | |
* Providing support to families who need to travel overseas for cancer treatment with their child | |||
Hand in Hand (Children’s Cancer) | (091) 483 694 | www.handinhand.ie | |
Heart Children Ireland | (01) 874 0990 | www.heartchildren.ie | |
Irish Childhood Bereavement Network | (01) 679 3188 | www.childhoodbereavement.ie | |
Irish Cancer Society | (01) 231 0500 | www.cancer.ie | |
Irish Deaf Society | (01) 860 1878 | www.cancer.ie | |
Irish Heart Foundation | (01) 6685 001 | www.irishheart.ie | |
Irish Kidney Association | (01) 620 5306 | www.ika.ie | |
Irish Skin Foundation | (01) 486 6280 | www.irishskinfoundation.ie | |
Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation | (045) 894 538 | www.jackandjill.ie | |
Laura Lynn Foundation | (01) 289 3151 | www.lauralynn.ie | |
Make A Wish | (01) 205 2007 | www.makeawish.ie | |
Meningitis Research Foundation | (01) 819 6931 | www.menigitis.org/ireland | |
Migraine Association of Ireland | (01) 894 1280 | www.migraine.ie | |
NCIDM (National Centre for Inherited Metabolic Disorders) | (01) 878 4317 | www.metabolic.ie | |
NPPC (National Paediatric Carniofacial Centre) | (01) 878 4883 | www.craniofacial.ie | |
NCBI (National Council for the Blind of Ireland) | (01) 830 7033 | www.ncbi.ie | |
Ronald McDonald House Ireland | (01) 456 0436 | www.rmhc.org | |
Saoirse Foundation | (083) 004444 | www.saoirsefoundation.com | |
Scoliosis Awareness & Support Ireland | 087 7781570/ 087 9739932 | ||
Special Olympics Ireland Limited | (01) 882 3972 | www.specialolympics.ie | |
Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Ireland (SBHI) | (01) 457 2329 | www.sbhi.ie | |
Spinal Injuries Ireland | (01) 235 5317 | www.spinalinjuries.ie | |
Children and Young People Palliative Hub (CYPPH) | (01) 419 2948 | www.childrenspalliativehub.com |