The National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) is a not for profit, voluntary organisation offering a service nationwide to persons experiencing problems with their eye-sight. NCBI is a registered charity and has been in existence since 1931. The National Council for the Blind of Ireland is established to promote the full independence of people with impaired vision and to minimise the disabling effects of vision impairment.

Trained staff and volunteers work with NCBI in providing a wide range of regionally based quality services to over 7,000 persons. Over 1,000 persons every year confronted by significant sight loss use the services of NCBI to again establish their equilibrium as fulfilled, independent people living with their loss of vision.