Social Gathering at the Hodson Bay Hotel
Parkinson’s Ireland are delighted to announce our Social Gathering will take place this year from Monday, the 7th to Wednesday, the 9th of October 2024. Please join us for three days of fun in the beautiful surroundings of the Hodson Bay…
Parkinson’s Awareness Week & Online Education Conference Recording
Parkinson's Awareness Week took place from the 8th to the 14th of April 2024. We held our Online Education Conference on Saturday, the 13th of April at 2pm. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Annmarie O'Connor who…
Presentation in the AV Room
We were invited to speak in the AV Room at Leinster House on Wednesday, the 17th of April. We heard a presentation from our CEO Shane O'Brien, who spoke about the importance of the services we offer, our current funding issues…
A to Z of Fundraising
Parkinson’s Ireland relies heavily on fundraising, not only for donations but to raise important awareness. However, how you choose to fundraise doesn’t have to be restricted to donations or charity events. There are many ways to get creative with fundraising,…
Parkinson’s Ireland warns of risk to services due to lack of funding
The 11th of April is World Parkinson’s Day and we are speaking publicly about the lack of funding for Parkinson’s Ireland. This issue was covered on the RTE TV news at 1pm and 6pm and on Drivetime on RTE Radio…
UCC PD Clinic Audit Report
On World Parkinson’s day (Thursday 11th April), the first ever national audit of Parkinson’s Disease care in Ireland was published by the UCC Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation. It shows areas of good practice, with many areas for improvement in specialist…
Parkinson’s Ireland interview with Mary-Ita O’Connor
Parkinson’s Ireland spoke to Limerick born Mary-Ita O’Connor, who featured on RTE’s ‘The Big Life Fix’ in search of a new and improved rollator for her park runs. Mary-Ita was born in 1963 and grew up in West Limerick, but…
Cork Branch Perpetual Motion Choir and the Benefits of Singing for PD
The Cork branch choir “Perpetual Motion” formed in 2019 by Ted Horgan (pictured first on the right) and Jerome Maume (pictured fourth from the left) is still singing to help its members fight Parkinson's. We meet to sing together every Monday from…
‘Understanding Needs of Women with PD’ Webinar for International Women’s Day: Watch Recording Here
For International Women’s Day this year, the theme is about Inspiring Inclusion. Our Dietician Richelle Flanagan, of My Moves Matter, gave a webinar on Wednesday, the 6th of March titled: 'Understanding the Needs of Women with Parkinson's Disease'. Richelle presented the results…