Special Mobility Trike Awarded to Róisín O’Loughlin

I had the pleasure of visiting Róisín O’Loughlin and her family this morning in Newtown, Kilcock, who received a Special Mobility Trike as part of the Variety Ireland’s Recycle Mobility Campaign. My own Department co-funded this initiative. Since its launch, Variety- the Children’s Charity of Ireland has helped to deliver mobility trikes to wonderful children like Róisín with disabilities across Ireland. This is the only scheme of its type in Europe, providing special mobility trikes to children with mobility issues, giving young people access to outdoor cycling activities with their families. A unique aspect of this programme is that when a child has outgrown their trike, it is passed back to Variety Ireland who can then provide it to another child, making the campaign environmentally friendly and fully sustainable. Thank you to Variety Ireland for the transformative work that they do, and thank you to Róisín and her family for hosting me this morning!

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