Carriglea Cáirde Services

20/10/2026

Thanks to Waterford City and County Council and Mayor Liam Brazil for hosting this special reception to celebrate the hard work, dedication and success of our athletes.

19/10/2026

24/09/2026

✨🎓 Celebrating a Special Milestone! 🎓✨

A huge congratulations to Laura Fitzgerald, Susie Ahearne, Nadine O’Donnell, Aaron O’Connor, Eve Kirwan, Caitlin Murray, Jess Wilks, Shane Kenny and Blathnaid Walsh who graduated from our Pathways Programme today! 🌟

While Susie, Laura and Nadine completed the programme last year, today’s ceremony provided a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the entire group together, alongside their families and friends. 💙

Pathways is about so much more than completing a programme. Throughout their journey, these graduates embraced new opportunities, challenged themselves, and achieved remarkable personal growth. Their accomplishments included participating in in-house training, completing external courses, gaining valuable work experience, securing paid employment, engaging in social farming initiatives, developing greater independence, building confidence, and creating lifelong friendships and strong connections with both staff and peers. 🌱🤝

Each person’s Pathways journey has been unique, and it has been a privilege to support them, celebrate their successes, and witness their determination every step of the way. The confidence, skills and experiences they have gained will serve as a strong foundation as they continue to pursue their individual goals and aspirations.

Today was not only a graduation, but a celebration of hard work, perseverance, friendship and achievement. 🎉

We are incredibly proud of everything you have accomplished and cannot wait to see where your future journeys take you.

Congratulations to each and every one of you. The future is bright! 🌟🎓💙

03/09/2026

What a fantastic afternoon at Déise Day Centre! 🎶

John and Jean were thrilled to spend time with Joe (Hughie from Fair City) and enjoy the music, singing and fun.

Thank you to Déise Day Centre for always making us feel so welcome. 💙

14/08/2026

💙 Lead with Purpose.

Join Carriglea as a Senior Services Manager. A leadership opportunity has arisen within Carriglea.

Full details below. ⬇️

Senior Services Manager

Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer

Carriglea Cairde Services provides a comprehensive range of day, residential, and respite services to approximately 200 adults with mild to profound intellectual disabilities and autism. Carriglea Cairde Services is committed to supporting individuals reach their full potential, promoting growth, independence, and choice.

Carriglea Cairde Services is seeking an experienced Senior Services Manager to join the Services leadership team. This is an opportunity for an individual with strong clinical leadership skills to contribute to the ongoing development and delivery of high-quality services in line with regulatory standards and best practice.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Lead out on a culture of autonomy, choice and fostering an environment that encourages personal growth, self-development and valued friendships amongst individuals who utilize our Services.
• Provide clinical governance and leadership for designated service areas of responsibility ensuring services are aligned with Health Act 2007, HIQA Regulations, New Directions & Health & Safety.
• Manage and support the continuous compliance of designated centres and day services with all legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Lead and support Persons in Charge and Day Service Managers in the planning, development and enhancements of current and future Services.
• Communicating with all elements of multi-disciplinary teams to ensure optimum delivery of services.
• Management of staffing levels, skill mix, and budget constraints, ensuring the efficient use of resources.
• Ensure adherence to the Services policies and procedures, and through the line management process ensuring that managers meet all functional requirements across Finance, HR and ICT.
• Promote transparency and evidence-based decision-making, involving service users, families, advocates, and staff in the process.
• Actively contribute to decision-making and oversight in various Service committees, including the Senior Management Team, Quality Committee, Admissions & Discharge Committee, Clinical Committees, and HSE Service Level Arrangement Review Team.

Applicants should:
• Be an excellent role model for high standards and support for individuals who use our Service.
• Demonstrate excellent clinical leadership, management flexibility and hold a nursing or social care qualification and be registered with the NMBI/CORU. Minimum of five years’ experience at management level, preferably in an intellectual disability environment.
• Experience of managing staff teams is essential.
• Have significant experience of working with service users, families and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Have proven organisational, teambuilding skills and excellent flexibility.
• Will be required to undergo designated liaison persons training.

If you are creative, flexible and enthusiastic, come and join our dynamic team in caring for adults with intellectual disabilities. Grade VII HSE Salary Scales will apply for all the above posts.
Curriculum Vitae’s along with a covering letter can be sent on e mail to: vincent.o'[email protected]

Closing date is the 28th August 2026.

Carriglea Cairde Services is an equal opportunities employer.

14/08/2026

🌙 We're Hiring: Clinical Nurse Manager 1 (Nights) 🌙

Looking for a leadership role where you can make a real difference? Join the dedicated team at Carriglea as a Clinical Nurse Manager 1 (Nights) and help support people to live full and meaningful lives.

📍 Full details below ⬇️

At Carriglea Cáirde Services, we provide a comprehensive range of day, residential and respite services to adults with an intellectual disability.

Clinical Nurse Manger 1 Nights: Carriglea Cáirde Services

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons for the above position. Applicants must lead by example in demonstrating genuine kindness, empathy and patience in their daily interaction with service users in a person-centered service.

The purpose of the role is to provide a person-centered approach to meet service user requirements.

The successful candidate will fulfill the following:
• Provide leadership and support to staff, ensuring safe and supportive services.
• Plan and supervise the implementation and review of a quality, person centered service with the resident.
• Ensure that the team enables service users to participate in activities that reflect their goals and choices.
• Ensure that the health and medical needs of service users are met.
• Ensures strict compliance with health and safety standards.
• Ensure that excellent standards of care are maintained at all times and in all aspects of work.
• Provide support to staff covering night duty/ and sleepovers as required.
• Manage in line with HIQA regulations and requirements.

This is an on roster Clinical Nurse Manager role and weekend roster cover of every second weekend is required.

Nurses must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.

Candidates must have the capacity to properly discharge the functions of this role.

Experience of working with people with intellectual disabilities is desirable. Excellent communication and organizational skills are required. A full clean driving license is essential.

If you are creative, flexible and enthusiastic, come and join our dynamic team in caring for adults with intellectual disabilities.

Current HSE Salary Scales will apply for all the above posts.

Curriculum Vitae’s along with a covering letter can be sent on e mail to; [email protected] by the 27th August 2026.

Carriglea Cairde Services is an equal opportunities employer.

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11/08/2026

💙 We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Waterford Leader Partnership - WLP CLG , Mike Hale, Healthy Waterford , and everyone involved in making this wonderful Social Farming placement possible.

Over six weeks, our participants enjoyed caring for animals, learning new skills, sharing their knowledge, and building connections in a welcoming farm environment. It was a fantastic experience that created many happy memories.

Thank you to all who supported and hosted this opportunity. 🐴🌱

31/07/2026

🎉 Annual Day Services Fun Day at the Anne Le Roy Centre! 🎉

There was a fantastic atmosphere in the Anne Le Roy Centre on 30th August as we welcomed service users and staff from across our Community Day Services for our annual Fun Day, including Marquis Drive, The Hub, Gateway, Springboard and ALRC.

The day got off to a great start with a lively “Wake Up and Shake Up” session led by our Zumba instructor, April. We were then entertained by the wonderful Wobbly Circus, enjoyed a delicious BBQ provided by Fresh Food Courtyard, and had lots of fun with the large outdoor games supplied by By Ballinger.

The highlight of the day was undoubtedly our Talent Show, which showcased the amazing talents of our service users across singing, dancing, drama and plenty of laughter and entertainment. It was a wonderful celebration of creativity, confidence and community spirit.

A huge thank you to everyone who helped make the day such a success.

We would also like to wish all of our Service Users and their families a wonderful break as we begin our annual two-week shutdown. We look forward to welcoming everyone back refreshed and ready for another great year. 💙

07/07/2026

⚽️ A Very Special Visitor to ALRC! ⚽️

There was huge excitement in the Anne Le Roy Centre on Thursday, 2nd July, when Irish international and Everton footballer Jake O’Brien paid us a visit.

Jake generously gave his time to meet everyone, signing photos, jerseys and autographs, posing for countless photos, and taking part in a Q&A session with our service users. His kindness, patience and genuine interest in meeting everyone made the day truly memorable.

We are incredibly grateful to Jake for taking the time to visit us and for making such a positive impact on all who met him. A fantastic footballer and an absolute gentleman.

💙 Thank you, Jake, from everyone at Carriglea!

01/07/2026

💙 A big thank you to Garraí Mara for hosting a coffee morning in support of this Service.

We look forward to joining them on 23rd July. ☕🍰