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Playground & Leisure Area Officially Opened by An Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD

July 2, 2022
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Home > Crann News > Playground > Playground & Leisure Area Officially Opened by An Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD

Today was a very special day at The Crann Centre as our accessible Playground & Leisure Area was officially opened by An Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD.

This has been the outcome of years of consultation with families with neuro-physical disabilities, with experts in the field of inclusive play and months of expert construction. Thank you to all the individuals and businesses who have contributed in so many ways to this project over the past two years.

We especially would like to thank Terry O’Neill and his family and team, and the Buckley Brothers and their families for their time, insight and dedication. Thank you also to Alice Moore and Dr. Helen Lynch of the School of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at University College Cork who have provided a huge amount of guidance and support in developing the space.

The sun mostly did what it was told and those in who joined us got to enjoy the thrills and experiences on offer before speeches from Crann’s Founder Kate Jarvey and An Taoiseach Micheál Martin. It was the closing of a circle of sorts, as An Taoiseach joined us to turn the sod in a much quieter event a year ago. An Taoiseach was joined by Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Anne Rabbitte TD. 

An Taoiseach and Minister Rabbitte took the time to hear about the impact of play in the lives of children and their ability to learn and develop in many ways. An Taoiseach was impressed by the pace at which development was made to such a high standard in the year since his last visited.

The team at Crann are thrilled to be able to share this space with our wonderful clients at long last.

  • An Taoiseach poses with a family of boys
  • A young girl in a flower dress on the wheelchair accessible swing with a volunteer in a high vis jacket and her mother on either side.
  • A crowd sits as An Taoiseach makes a speech on a red podium
  • David, a man in a manual wheelchair and Andy, a man in a manual wheelchair pose with an outdoor arm press
  • Siobhan, a teenage wheelchair user with short brown hair, poses in the reflection of a flower shaped mirror
  • Siobhan, a teenage wheelchair user with short brown hair, poses in the reflection of a flower shaped mirror
  • A young boy in a grey hoodie smiles through a plastic window in the playground
  • The O'Sullivans, mom, dad and three young women, including Hannah who uses a motorised wheelchair, on the accessible roundabout
  • Ciara stands on one end and Sarah uses her wheelchair on the other side of an accessible see-saw. Kate Jarvey poses with them
  • A crowd sits as An Taoiseach makes a speech on a red podium
  • Rian steers the wheel on the accessible pirate ship
  • An Taoiseach poses with Sarah D's Assistant dog, as Sarah and Siobhan watch
  • A group of people salute the camera on the accessible play ship at Crann
  • Two young boys in Ireland rugby kits, one using a kaye walker, give thumps up in the accessible pirate ship
  • An Taoiseach half-way down the slide as Minister Rabbitte claps to the left
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