Celebrating Achievement, Inclusion, and Empowerment: International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2025
Today, on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we proudly join people around the world in celebrating the strength, talent, and achievements of individuals with disabilities, as well as the communities and teams who support them. This year’s theme is ‘Fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress’.
For nearly seventy ... [read more]
3rd Dec International Day of Persons with Disabilities
‘Fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing Social Progress’
Blog by Rebecca
Hi, my name is Rebecca and teaching Lámh is my passion. I started to learn Lámh when I was 3 years old. Lámh is a sign language used by people with disabilities. It helps my friends to communicate their wants and needs. As I ... [read more]
HORIZONS SEEKS CARE STAFF FOR NEW ROLES IN CORK
Horizons is seeking to expand its workforce to meet the organisation’s evolving services across Cork city and the surrounding areas.
In response to a significant expansion of Horizon’s services, a Recruitment Open Day will be held in the Metropole Hotel on Wednesday, November 19th from 1:00pm to 6:30pm.
We are a leading Cork-based ... [read more]
A spooktacular story by people we support
in Horizons’ Mallow Community Hub
What started out as a simple group exercise, transpired into a story of creativity, collaboration and let's face it, horror!
A few months ago, people who attend Horizons’ Mallow Community Hub collaborated with their support worker, Finbarr Murray, to develop characters for a horror story. Each person considered their character’s personality, ... [read more]
"Don't count the days, make the days count." – Muhammad Ali
On Friday 26th September, Horizons held its first celebration of service day!
Staff across the organisation received service pin badges, acknowledging their time, dedication and expertise given to Horizons. Pins were distributed in 5-year increments, all the ways up to 40 years. A total of 1053 pins were given on the ... [read more]
