The Wicklow branch of Parkinson’s Ireland (“PI”) was officially launched in Ashford, Co. Wicklow, earlier today by the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD. During his speech, Minister Donnelly committed to addressing the lack of government funding for PI, in response to the CEO of Parkinson’s Ireland, Shane O’Brien, who highlighted the current lack of funding for PI in his speech. The Wicklow branch becomes the 19th branch of PI and will deliver vital services within the community to the circa 500 people living with Parkinson’s in Wicklow, their families and care partners. Dara MacMa ..read more

Parkinson’s Ireland have been in contact with the pharmaceutical companies regarding the ongoing medication shortage. Please see below details: Clonmel Healthcare -Rasagiline: Return date is approximately the 27th of February 2024. TEVA – Azilect: Due back in stock in March 2024. Parkinson’s Ireland will continue to monitor and update, but if you have any concerns please speak with your pharmacist or prescribing consultant ..read more

Limerick man Frank O’Mara competed for Ireland in three Olympic Games and broke Irish and world records. He was twice World Indoor champion in the 3,000 metres. This month, Frank published a book on his journey with Parkinson’s Disease titled ‘Bend, Don’t Break: A Memoir of Endurance’. Frank made this way to the top of the telecoms industry after retiring from running. He was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s Disease at age 48. Frank’s book recounts his battle with Parkinson’s and how he used the strength that made him successful as an athlete and in business, in order to ‘bend, but not b ..read more

For International Women’s Day this year, the theme is about Inspiring Inclusion. Our dietician Richelle Flanagan, of My Moves Matter, will talk about the importance of raising the voices of women with Parkinson’s to improve care and research in this International Women’s Day webinar. She will present results of a survey on women with PD and the menopause, post menopause and about a new pilot study for women in collaboration with UCC. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, the 6th of March at 7:30pm. Please register for the event in advance, you can do this here ..read more

Below are the results from our research poll, which you can complete here. The top five research topic priorities are listed here, based on those that indicated a topic was either ‘important’ or ‘very important’ as follows: Lifestyle behaviors Parkinson’s Medications The Role of Allied Professionals Mental Health The Role of Gut Bacteria ..read more

Last week, our CEO Shane O’Brien was a guest on two radio stations, Ros FM on Tuesday, the 6th of February and Phoenix FM on Friday, the 9th of February. He was interviewed regarding Parkinson’s Ireland name rebrand, our new website and the services we offer to people with Parkinson’s and their care partners. Shane also had the opportunity to discuss our upcoming Mother’s Day fundraiser, our concert in the Hodson Bay Hotel with Declan Nerney, tickets can be purchased here. You can listen back to both interviews here: Ros FM: Shane O’Brien – Ciara Lawless 06/02/24 – RosFM 94.6 Phoenix FM (liste ..read more

Here are the classes we have planned for our members each week: Monday evening: Dee Daly – Mindfulness Mindfulness with Dee Daly takes place on Monday evenings from 7pm – 8pm. For security purposes, you need to register in advance via Zoom in order to obtain a link to the class. Please click here to register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvf-qpqzsrEtxfWk_jeToOpUDjwnzTfuEP An administrator will approve once membership is confirmed and you will receive an email. Please register at least 2 days before a class to all time for approval. You only need to register once. More information ..read more

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The Annual General Meeting of the Parkinson’s Association of Ireland will be held on Saturday, the 28th of October 2023 from 3pm-4pm at the Ashling Hotel, 10-13 Parkgate Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin 8, D08 P38N ..read more

Parkinson’s Association of Ireland Call for applications for research funding The Parkinson’s Association of Ireland (PAI) is now accepting applications for the current round of the Health Research Charities Ireland (HRCI)/Health Research Board (HRB) Joint Funding Scheme 2023/2024. Information relating to the scheme including eligibility criteria can be found in the current HRCI-HRB Instructions to Applicants document which can be accessed here (HRCI-HRB-JFS-2024 Guidance Notes for Applicants)  For this round, there will be no pre-application/ expression of interest phase. Applicants ..read more