Women and Parkinson’s Disease
Women with Parkinson’s Disease face unique challenges but much of the research on PD has focused on men, leaving many questions unanswered.
Parkinson’s Ireland Election Campaign
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…
Irish Medication Safety Alerts
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…
Updated Information Leaflets
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…
Funding Announced for Additional Consultant Neurologists
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…
Irish Healthcare Awards Shortlist 2024: ‘Different for Everyone’
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…
Cathal Kelly: Walk to Rome
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 Honorary Memberships 2024 & a Tribute to Una Anderson Ryan
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…
Meeting Your Later Life Campaign
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…
Digital Assistive Technology Webinar with Enable Ireland
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…