News Archive: 2006


December issue of NCBI News now online - Dec 13th, 2003

13th Annual NCBI/Topflight Ski Challenge hits the slopes - Mar 3rd, 2006

O’Donoghue announces concert to support NCBI - Mar 9th, 2006

National Council for the Blind of Ireland seeks Mini Marathon participants - Mar 20th, 2006

Census 2006 available in Braille, large print and audio formats - Mar 30th, 2006

NCBI welcomes national citizenship task force - Apr 20th, 2006

NCBI awareness day in Kilkenny - Apr 24th, 2006

Holmpatrick Cup 2006 - Apr 28th, 2006

Irish Rail to introduce ticket validation system in main city train stations - May 19th, 2006

NCBI urges smokers to consider their eyesight on World No Tobacco Day - May 31st, 2006

Argentinean rugby star supports horseback fundraiser for NCBI - Jun 1st, 2006

NCBI believes increased awareness on glaucoma could help eliminate avoidable sight loss - Jun 6th, 2006

NCBI welcomes regulation to give people with disabilities greater rights when travelling by air - Jun 20th, 2006

Looking for vision. NCBI CEO Des Kenny writes in the Irish Times health supplement - Jun 27th, 2006

NCBI URGES RTE TO REINSTATE PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCAST - Jul 12th, 2006

NCBI welcomes removal of restrictions from free travel pass - Aug 10th, 2006

Irish cyclists follow Tour de France route for NCBI - Aug 18th, 2006

Audioscope to return to RTÉ Radio 1 schedule in new slot - Sep 6th, 2006

Taoiseach opens NCBI Library and Media Centre and promotes reading for all - Sep 29th, 2006

An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern T.D. has officially opened the state-of-the-art National Council for the Blind of Ireland Library and Media Centre. NCBI’s library provides a national Braille, audio and large print book service at no cost to library members. The new facility contains a Braille unit and five recording studios and is the largest provider of Braille and audio material in Ireland.

Podcasts now available for NCBI News - Oct 9th, 2006

Minister for Health launches new website for the blind on World Sight Day - Oct 12th, 2006

RTE to show first audio described programme - Oct 27th, 2006

An audio described programme will be shown on RTE for the first time when one episode of the last series of About the House is aired on Saturday 28th October at 9:45am.

NCBI puts new emphasis on activity for health - Nov 6th, 2006

European project finds easy way to convert text to Braille - Nov 7th, 2006

NCBI takes part in EU project to open up education and training to all - Nov 24th, 2006

See the Dublin Port Tunnel first with charity run for NCBI - Nov 29th, 2006

Annual car draw winner announced - Nov 30th, 2006

Living in the Light exhibition to open in Leitrim - Nov 30th, 2006

President McAleese celebrates NCBI’s 75th anniversary - Dec 7th, 2006

NCBI Peer Mentoring Pilot - Dec 8th, 2006

Summary of Budget 2007 Facts - Dec 13th, 2006

Pre-Budget Submission 2006 - Dec 13th, 2006