Parkinson's Ireland is delighted to announce that our updated information leaflets are now available. Our Parkinson's Disease (PD) Nurse Specialists Lisa Wynne and Kathy Foley worked extremely hard to re-write each leaflet to provide important information across 24 topics. These…
Our PD Nurse Specialist Lisa Wynne was delighted to attend an event at Maynooth University (MU) on Monday, 21st October, organised by the Research Development Office (MU) in collaboration with Health Research Charities Ireland (HRCI) and The Wheel. The event…
Parkinson’s Ireland welcomes the recent announcement of €2 million of funding for the expansion of neurology services. It has been promised that this investment will fund the recruitment of five additional consultant neurologists and a clinical support member, to complete…
Parkinson’s Ireland is delighted to announce that it’s ‘Different For Everyone’ awareness campaign has been shortlisted for the Irish Healthcare Awards, in the Patient Education Project of the Year category. ‘Different for Everyone’ ran over Parkinson’s Awareness Month in April 2024 and…
A massive congratulations and a sincere thank you are in order for Cathal Kelly, who completed his four month pilgrimage from Canterbury to Rome, known as the Via Francigena. This is a route of over 2200 kilometres through the 5…
Parkinson’s Ireland awarded honorary memberships to the committee members below who have given their time, energy and unwavering commitment to those living with Parkinson’s in their community. Al Shannon is the Chair of the Longford branch and has worked tirelessly…
Following on from the Walk in The Park in September 2024, our nurse zoom topic at the end of September was based around Exercise and its importance of it in the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease. As always there was great…
Parkinson's Ireland partnered with Mediaplanet to bring together the Your Later Life campaign – exploring topics such as legacy giving, senior health and how Ireland is redefining retirement. As the aging population grows, the campaign highlights innovations in healthcare, financial…
Parkinson’s Ireland is delighted to announce the launch of its new flagship fundraiser, ‘A Walk in the Park for Parkinson’s.’ Sponsored by Home Instead, this annual event will take place in various locations across Ireland on Saturday, September 21st at…
Thank you to everyone who attended our webinar on digital assistive technology on September 11th. Training was presented by Juliann Bergin and Mary Relihan of Enable Ireland, which we hope our members found helpful. If you were unable to attend…