Assisted-living dog provides the ‘gift of independence’

UNTIL now Noelle Godley was unable to live an entirely independent life.

Despite the 24-year-old’s best intentions, the Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) student – originally from Turner’s Cross – had been unable to achieve simple tasks without the help of others.

Due to a series of health concerns identified at birth she has been confined to a wheelchair for most of her life, meaning steps like turning on or off a light switch, changing clothes, or picking up keys from the ground have been plagued with difficulties.