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The project to update the viewing platform and make it more accessible is underway, to be carried out Q2 2025.  The need to make the viewing platform more accessible and to enable viewing for all was identified at our “Have Your Voice Heard” public meeting.  

Have you seen the new Picnic Bench at Rye River Leixlip?  Leixlip Disability Access Group worked with Kildare County Council Parks Dept to have this parkside area made accessible.  CKAN Leixlip Disability Access Group Logo will be put onto this bench during the Summer.        

Join Us! The Kildare Inclusivity Festival is a free event, and all members of the community are encouraged and invited to attend.   Date: Sunday, 11th May 2025 Location: The Curragh Racecourse Time: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Admission: Free   Festival Highlights Attendees can enjoy a range of activities suitable for all ages and […]

Thank you for visiting the Leixlip page.  The Leixlip Disability Access Group Page will soon have our updates added.  The Page will also be updated on a continuous basis so please check in for all our up to date Leixlip and Kildare Accessibility information / events etc.

Over the last number of years Kildare County Council in partnership with County Kildare Access Network (C.K.A.N.) the umbrella organisation representing 6 Access Groups in County Kildare, have celebrated Kildare Disability Week. Access Groups from Athy, Leixlip, Maynooth, Monasterevin, Naas and Newbridge work towards making their local areas (and by extension the county as a […]

4pm – 5pm on Thursday 5th December* 2.30 – 3.30 on Friday 6th December* To celebrate Kildare Disability Week we will be holding 2 Bricks & Scripts workshops introducing children to the concept of Universal Design through play. Participations will design and build a scene from their favourite Christmas movie and write a scene for […]

The Brownie Branch Committee of Irish Girl Guides, in partnership with Maynooth Access Group (MAG), are organizing a National Disability Awareness Day for Brownies. The Our World programme is an initiative created by MAG which aims to educate children through play about disabilities, both visible and invisible, and it will be an essential part of […]

An audit of our town identified a real need for more accessible seating particularly in areas where people gather and along walking routes into town. MAG have now gifted three new age friendly / accessible benches to our community. Two benches opposite the church at the entrance to the boy’s schools and a third bench […]

Maynooth Access Group presented Maynooth GAA Club with a purple Access Matters flag and a GAA For All Communication Board. Copies of the CKAN funded book “Johnny Magory and The Mystery of the Missing Puppies” were distributed to all the young players at one of their training sessions. You will see more about this fantastic […]

To welcome Stepping Stones Special School to Maynooth, Maynooth Access Group presented the school community with a buddy bench for their sensory garden.