Enda Kenny Officially Opens Neuro-Rehabilitation Centre In Offaly

By Justin Kelly

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has officially opened the first neuro-rehabilitation centre based in the midlands this afternoon in Mountbolus, Co. Offaly.

Téach Failte in Mountbolus, backed by Acquired Brain Injury Ireland, offers services such as residential, community and clinical supports to those living in Counties Longford, Westmeath, Laois and Offaly. The Taoiseach officially opened the facility at 3pm today, February 2.

Regional manager of the Midlands/South-East region for Acquired Brain Injury Ireland, Mary Heffernan spoke about the facility recently: “We have taken people from the Midland Regional Hospital and the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dún Laoghaire, and provided them with cognitive rehabilitation in Téach Failte.”


“We use an individual rehabilitation plan to work with each person to help them maximise their independence in every area of their lives, so that they can be empowered to live as meaningful a life as possible back home in their own community,” she added.

Téach Failte opened in July 2012 with the remit of assisting people with brain injuries who were inappropriately placed in nursing Homes.

Enda Kenny travelled to Mountbolus after addressing new Garda recruits in the Garda College at Templemore this morning. He was joined by Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald and Tánaiste Joan Burton when telling the 300 recruits that “this college will not close again.”