Dyspraxia charity may be forced to close amid funding difficulties

The Dyspraxia Association of Ireland fears it will have to close after Christmas — despite a nationwide fundraising effort by nearly 1,000 families who receive support from the voluntary organisation.

The 18-year-old association — which can count British singer Florence Welch as one of its biggest supporters — looks set to be dissolved unless it can find core funding.

Development officer Harry Conway has been made redundant after working with the association for the last five years when corporate funding which covered his wages ran out. He fears he will have to close the service down in the coming months as he is unable to carry on without any source of funding.