
Welcome To Blanchardstown C.I.L.
Part of a Nationwide group of disability organisations with the Disability Federation of Ireland.
What Is Independent Living
Independent Living is about having the freedom to have the same choices that everyone else has in housing, transportation, education and employment.
Independent living is about choosing what aspects of social, economic and political life people want to participate in.
Independent living is about having control over your life, to have a family, to get a job, to participate socially and to realise your goals and dreams.
Options, Rights, Empowerment, Independent.
BCIL is a not for profit company
Blanchardstown CIL is part of a nationwide group of disability organisations of Ireland .
For many disabled people, Independent Living can best be achieved by the employment of Personal Assistants. Independent Living is not just about daily living. It is about self-determination, control, choice and the real freedom to make decisions. Independent.
Our Top Services

Connect Car
We transfer people with disabilities to appointsments.

Home Support
We provide a home support to local people with disabilities.

Radio Show
We will be happy to see you, as guest in our show.

CALL TO ACTION
Please give what you can and help people in need in your community.
Latest news
- BCIL was one of the County Winners of the National Lottery Good Causes Awards.Blanchardstown Centre for Independent Living was recently recognized by the National Lottery, that it has been named as a #GoodCausesAward County Winner for 2023 in the Health & Well-being category. The judges were greatly impressed by the number of entries that BCIL submitted. …
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- A new housing strategy aims to help integrate people with disabilitiesFingal County Council has launched a new housing strategy that aims to provide people with disabilities better opportunities and foster a more inclusive community. Individuals with mental, sensory, intellectual, or physical disabilities regularly face challenges when finding suitable housing that meet their needs. …
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- National Biodiversity Week 2023 to bring communities together in celebration of local biodiversityCommunities will be coming together to celebrate biodiversity and connect with nature in their local area during National Biodiversity Week 2023, to take place from the 19th – 28th May. Events such as biodiversity walks, fun talks on the familiar and not-so-familiar plant, insect …
- National Volunteering Week 2023!National Volunteering Week is a weeklong celebration of volunteering that will take place from Monday 15 May – Sunday 21 May 2023. Each year across Ireland, National Volunteering Week includes a range of events, stories and videos that showcase all that is great …
- DFI is committed to leading a delegation to the Fifth European Parliament for persons with disabilities.DFI will be leading a delegation to the Fifth European Parliament of Persons with Disabilities (EPPD) taking place in Brussels on Tuesday 23 May 2023. The European Parliament of Persons with Disabilities (EPPD) is an event that brings together people with disabilities and their representatives to discuss …
- ‘Disability rights are Human Rights – Not special rights’ – Lowry‘It’s time that government made them happen’ – Deputy Michael Lowry TD told the Dáil ‘Disability rights are human rights, not special rights. Persons with disabilities have the same rights as all people to non-discrimination, access, equality of opportunity, inclusion and full participation …
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- Ballymun group ‘living at gym’ to raise funds for charity that helps bereaved baby parentsA group from the Ballymun community has been “living at a gym” while raising funds for a charity that helps bereaved parents. The fundraising group “moved into” the basketball court of Ballymun Comprehensive School last Friday in order to run four miles every …
- EDF’s new Human Rights Report “Right to Work” stating that disabled people are typically unable to find quality jobsThe European Disability Forum’s new Human Rights report “Right to Work “, reveals the persistent gap in access to quality employment for persons with disabilities. The report shows that only 51.3% of active, working-age persons with disabilities in the EU are in paid …
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