Our Mission

Our primary aim is to provide assistance to children who have a specific learning requirement known as Dyslexia.

Charity Status

Offaly Dyslexia Group is a voluntary not-for-profit organisation affiliated to the Dyslexia Association of Ireland.

Fund-Raising Activities

From time to time Offaly Dyslexia Group will be holding Fund-raising activities, please feel free to contact us with your suggestions or indeed make a donation:

Visit www.lyonscharitygiveaway.ie and find out how to nominate our charity to win €10,000

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Offaly Branch of the DAI Fundraising…

Parents & Supporters of the Offaly Branch of the DAI are reminded that with Spring finally here(?) the days are lengthening and so are opportunities to raise funds…

Formerly known as the Offaly Dyslexia Group, we ran an information/flag day in July of last year and have been collecting unused/unwanted stamps for resale. These are only two [...]

EBS Community Fund 2010

The Offaly Branch of the Dyslexia Association of Ireland is delighted to announce that for the second year running we have been awarded an ESB Community Fund grant. This €250.00 grant will support a new workshop programme designed for secondary school children.

As anticipated at the beginning, the group must grow with our members. The new Secondary [...]

Please support DAI Branches which have been nominated for the AIB Better Ireland Programme.

Please support three of our reading workshops in the AIB Better Ireland Programme. The Dublin Northside (Gardiner Street) workshop, the Rush/Lusk/Skerries workshop and the Enniscorthy workshop have all been short listed for the AIB Better Ireland programme and we would really appreciate [...]

Offaly Branch DAI Says Thank You…

Hi there! Do you remember last autumn, we here at the Offaly Branch of the DAI launched our appeal for used and un-wanted postage stamps? Well, the good news is that thanks to our collectors we now have just under a kilo-gram of mixed stamps to sell…

Although there is a bit of work involved in sorting [...]

Community Foundation for Ireland Comes Up Trumps…

It is with absolute delight that the Offaly Dyslexia Group can reveal that our fund-raising efforts continue to be successful. Only last Friday we received the news that we have been selected to receive a grant of €1,000 from the Community Foundation For Ireland.

The grant, which was applied for under the Small Grants Scheme was presented [...]

Damien’s Fluffy ODG Link…

As recently as last week Damien Mulley serial blogger and the guy who organises the Irish Blogg and Web awards gave The Offaly Dyslexia Group a special mention.

Admittedly, this was at our request, but what the heck this guy has a huge audience and we need all the help that we can get! Big thanks Damien, [...]

ODG Congratulates Offaly’s Shane Lowry

On May 17th Offaly celebrated the remarkable achievement of Clara man Shane Lowry. This remarkable amateur golfer surprised everybody by winning the 3 Irish Open Golf Championship, despite appalling weather conditions and strong professional competition.

The Offaly Dyslexia Group is proud to congratulate Shane on his success and wishes him all the best for the future.

We would [...]