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Release News - 2004



6 December 2004 - Disability services no longer at the back of the queue (The Irish Times Opinion & Analysis)
A great number of enquiries went into The Irish Times after the 2 November article. They therefore decided to use the Release photo, featuring Allie Haig to illustrate the O&A article!

17 November 2004 - Today with Pat Kenny
Today with Pat KennyTara Cunningham, Managing Director, Jennifer Wetter, MS CCC-SLP, Director of Speech and Language Therapy, and Catherine Philpott, a Release parent commuting from Cork for her son Shaun were featured for 15 minutes on Today with Pat Kenny. Over 400 calls were logged at Release Speech Therapy from around the country.

11 November 2004 - Ireland AM
Ireland amTara Cunningham, Managing Director, Geraldine and Billy Kane spoke to Aidan Cooney about Release Speech Therapy. Aidan was surprised to hear the waiting lists for speech and language therapy were so long. Geraldine Kane brillantly explained the battles and triumphs on working with her son Billy. Billy was definitely the star of the day!


2 November 2004 - Speech therapy service aims to cut queues
(Irish Times Health Supplement)

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26 October 2004 - Release Speech Therapy Bridges Gap
New low cost, easily accessible, group speech therapy programme aimed at empowering parents announced.
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22 September 2004 - Disability Bill Passed
After an agonising two year delay, the Disability Bill is finally here.
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16 September 2004 - Director Tara Cunningham meets Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children Mary Harney
Tánaiste and now Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney attended the ICELT launch on 16 September at The National College of Ireland.
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19 July 2004 - Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004
This is quite an extraordinary piece of legislation, allowing for parents to be involved in all aspects of their child's process through the system.
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