Parkinson's Ireland were delighted to welcome Frank Mullen, his friends, family and Payzone colleagues to Carmichael House today to thank him for his phenomenal #Paddle4Parkinsons fundraiser. Frank raised €35,582 for Parkinson's Ireland and we are incredibly grateful to him for completing this…
As the demand for our services continues to grow and with the number of people being diagnosed with Parkinson’s also increasing, this election is of vital importance to people with Parkinson’s and their loved ones. Parkinson's Ireland (PI) recently put…
Collaborative publication by the Irish Medication Safety Network & Parkinson’s Ireland Parkinson's Ireland are excited to be involved in the update of the IMSN (Irish Medication Safety Network) Parkinson's Safety Alerts. Our involvement in this project encompasses our key objectives of education…
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…
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…
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…
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…
September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day. The global call to action for World Suicide Prevention Day 2024 is to ‘Change the Narrative’ and #StartTheConversation. The aim is to inspire individuals, communities, organisations, and governments to engage in open and…