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About Us
The Parkinson's Association of Ireland was established in 1987 as a company limited by guarantee. Our charity is based in Dublin, with branches throughout the country. Our aim is to assist people with Parkinson's, their families and carers, health professionals and interested others, by offering support, a listening ear, and information on any aspect of living with Parkinson's and we also initiate and fund research into Parkinson's disease, its causes and affects.
Our association chose the Aspen leaf logo as a symbol of Parkinson's as the Aspen leaf trembles even on a still day but the branches and trunk of the tree are sturdy and strong.
Our office is open weekdays from 9am to 5pm and is staffed by our CEO, Joe Lynch, our Helpline Manager, Pauline Mahady, and we have been joined by Alison Cashell RGN, who is our Parkinson's Nurse. We have also recently been joined by Lauren Webb who is our office assistant.
We can send you information about Parkinson's (if we don't have it to hand we will either find it for you or refer you on), treatments, information about your rights and entitlements, exercise classes, meetings, etc.
Our magazine, "Parkinson's Ireland" has been renamed recently to "Parkinson's.ie", is issued four times a year, and is sent to all our members, every neurologist and most geriatricians in Ireland.
