Parkinson's Ireland is delighted to announce the return of our Annual Young Onset Parkinson's Disease (YOPD) Conference, taking place on Saturday, 28 November 2026. Following the success of last year's inaugural event, we are once again bringing together members of…
Parkinson's Ireland is pleased to announce a new exercise class for those living with Early Onset Parkinson's Disease and their care partners. The classes commence on September 3rd at The Arena, Tallaght and runs for a 6-week pilot. The classes are offered free of…
We are delighted to announce that Yoga for YPI members will resume on Wednesday, 9 September, from 7:15pm to 8:15pm The class is delivered via Zoom from 7:15pm to 8:15pm every Wednesday evening. Benefits of Yoga Helps you to relax Builds strength in…
For members of the YPI Branch only YPI Branch uses private WhatsApp groups to communicate with our members as well as a private Facebook Group. First step is to apply to join the Facebook group by searching for YPI Branch…
Catriona Kinnevey, board member of Parkinson’s Ireland, recently appeared on Ireland AM to share her personal experience of living with Young Onset Parkinson’s disease. In a powerful and honest conversation, Catriona spoke about the challenges she has faced, as well…
Parkinson's Ireland was delighted to host a successful inaugural Young Onset Parkinson's Disease conference in the Marine Hotel, Sutton last Saturday. There were over 40 participants who enjoyed various workshops including very informative sessions on Living with YOPD from Dr.…
Talking to children and teenagers about PD. If you've been diagnosed with Parkinson's and have children or grandchildren, you may be thinking about how to talk to them about your condition. Maybe you’re worried about how to start the conversation or how…
A large contingent of YPI Members headed to Trim to walk along the Boyne River eastwards to Newtown (which is not actually a new town at all). We were joined by Terry Cassidy, a member of the Meath Birdwatch Ireland…
Young Parkinson’s Ireland (Diagnosed before 60) We offer information and support from people who understand and who know what it is like living with Young Onset Parkinson’s. We feel it is important to be connected with people living with this…
We meet via zoom on the second Wednesday of each month. We don't restrict ourselves to Books, that's for amateurs, we also review Cinema releases and movies streamed through the likes of Netflix, Apple+ etc.