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…
Exercise and movement is so important for everyone. The following booklet contains some exercises you can use in the comfort of your own home. This flexibility exercise chart has been developed and updated by Parkinson’s Ireland. We would like to…
Advanced Nurse Practitioner at the Mater Hospital Brian Magennis outlines the top ten causes of a sudden deterioration in Parkinson's Disease (PD) in the chart below: He explained: “Parkinson’s disease by its nature is a slowly progressive condition over time,…
Parkinson’s Ireland (PI) is delighted to announce that we have been awarded state funding to run our Parkinson’s nurse specialist helpline service. This follows a sustained campaign, which highlighted the need for the government to provide funding for PI’s national…
The Neurological Alliance of Ireland has launched a campaign calling for a dedicated Consultant Neurologist for 5 hospitals across Ireland: Bantry General Hospital, Mayo University Hospital, Midland Regional Hospice Portlaoise, Wexford General Hospital, Letterkenny University Hospital. The Neurology Model of…
Ahead of next weeks elections, Inclusion Ireland have put together an easy to read guide to voting for disabled people, which you can access through the link in our bio. Click here to access the guide.
This year’s HSE SunSmart campaign officially launched on May 24th. SunSmart is run by the HSE’s National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP), in collaboration with Healthy Ireland, and works to support people to reduce their risk of skin cancer by protecting their…