Irish Links

Barretstown provides a medically-endorsed programme of arts, adventure and fun activities for children with cancer and other serious illnesses.

Children aged 7 to 17 come from Ireland and all over Europe to take part in the 10-day residential programme. They find new skills to cope with their illness and are helped to make real changes to their lives. By facing new challenges in a supportive environment, these children rediscover their self-esteem, improve their self-image - all adding up to 'Serious Fun'.

Ireland’s national celebration of creativity as we age. The Bealtaine Festival is run by Age and Opportunity. Each year during May all over the country Bealtaine events run in arts centres, theatres, libraries, galleries, community centres, local halls, care settings, cultural spaces and even in the open air.

We encourage our donor communities to invest in innovative health and medical advances to improve the lives of Beaumont patients and their families where they need it. We seek, invest and manager donor funds responsibly to create funds for grant-making within the hospital where required, in order to realise our vision.

The aims of Befrienders Dublin are:
To improve the quality of life of people with mental health difficulties.
To promote the independence of such individuals and encourage their integration into the local community.
To assist people with mental health difficulties to re-establish personal interests and social contacts within the community; alleviating social isolation and exclusion.
To motivate and support individuals with mental health difficulties in accessing other community resources.

Belfast Exposed is a photographic resource, archive and gallery. Based in Belfast city centre's historic Cathedral Quarter it remains Northern Ireland's only dedicated photography gallery.

The production of socially and politically engaged work and dialogue is the driving force behind all aspects of the Belfast Exposed project. A policy of project origination and publication, the exhibition, screenings and talks programme and provision of photographic facilities and training all fuel this process.

Belong To Youth Project was set-up in December 2002 to work with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) young people in Ireland.

It supports and resources LGBT young people, aged 14 – 23, to actively participate in this project and in doing so to positively affect their lives. As such, it is the first and only project of its kind in the country.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ireland's mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of young people and society through a professionally supported one-to-one friendship with a caring older volunteer.

There are two strands to the Big Brother Big Sister Programme;

BirdWatch Ireland is the trading name of the Irish Wildbird Conservancy (IWC), which was formed in 1968 from the merger of three ornithological bodies - the Irish Society for the Protection of Birds (ISPB), the Irish Ornithologists' Club and the Irish Wildfowl Conservancy. Since then, we have grown to become Ireland's largest, most experienced and active independent nature conservation body. We have a network of member branches throughout the country, actively promoting the importance of birds and their habitats.

The key aims of BirdWatch Ireland are:

BMYI is a project dedicated to the intensive, holistic support of of young people and their families in the Blakestown and Mountview area (Blanchardstown, Dublin).

We aspire to empower and nurture our young people, their families, staff and volunteers on their journey towards realizing their full physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual potential.

We are inspired by the values of Equality, Justice, and Self-determination to work towards realizing a truly safe, friendly and socially inclusive community where personal fulfilment is the norm for all.

The objective of the EDIC is to encourage the dissemination of information about the European Union and to stimulate discussion, debate and feedback at grassroots levels through the provision of information and the organisation of courses and events.

Bluebird Care is dedicated to providing professional, safe, quality health and social care services in a dignified, respectful and compassionate manner to all its customers.

Our Values

At Bluebird Care we value our customers and the staff who care for them. We treat all of our customers with respect, dignity, compassion and kindness. Our staff work in a diligent, professional and courteous manner and uphold the high standards of conduct and performance which is expected of each staff member within the organisation.

The Bluestack Special Needs Foundation was established in 2006. It is a voluntary organization run predominantly by parents of children with special needs and professionals who work in the field.  Its mission is two fold, to enhance the lives of people with special needs and to support families with a special need dependent.

We run a range of programmes and supports for people in the north west. We try to act as an initial supportive contact for families.