Eleven students from Doras in Penrose Warf were awarded Gold Medal Gaisce Awards by President Michael D. Higgins at a gala event yesterday at Dublin Castle. 61 awards were presented in total making the Doras contingent the largest group to receive awards.

The innovation project "INSPIRE" is a community based project that aimed to support two individuals in identifying personal goals. One of their goals was to produce a dance video so last Thursday in Mahon Point Shopping Centre they made it happen.

Cope Foundation, Teach Mór and Teach Beag in Glasheen, have been granted full HIQA Registration in recent weeks. The facility is registered to support 27 people, 23 full time residents and 4 short breaks or respite places. 12 full time residents live in Teach Mor and 11 full time residents live in Teach Beag.

The Village Project of Cope Foundation won a prestigious Aontas Showcasing Teamwork, Awarding Recognition (STAR) Award for the Large Organisation in Munster Category on Monday 23 rd February 2015 in the Ballsbridge Hotel Dublin. The awards are an integral part of the Adult Learners’ Festival 2015.

The Physiotherapy Department in Cope Foundation recently ran a collaborative two day pilot research study in conjunction with the Gait Analysis Laboratory from the Central Remedial Clinic (CRC).