Around 11 people are diagnosed with dementia every day in Ireland. There are 55,000 living with the condition and the number is expected to more than double to 113,000 by 2036.

The HSE is to establish a national dementia register to help improve information on diagnostic rates and clinical outcomes for people living with dementia.

Two "repurposed" drugs have been shown to reduce the kind of brain shrinkage caused by Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.

More than 2,150 deaths from dementia were recorded in Ireland last year, up from 813 in 2007, according to the Central Statistics Office.

The findings of a study examining why some people are better than others at maintaining their memory in old age suggests that those whose brains adapt to compensate for age-related changes are more successful.

A bill under discussion to reform options on decision making will be a great step forward for those with dementia and mental illness, writes Carol Jermyn

Those diagnosed will often experience other chronic, progressive age-related illnesses, says Suzanne Cahill

It is important there’s clarity about options available so families can make good choices, writes Minister Kathleen Lynch.

Dementia is a true tsunami with the burden it imposes on increasing numbers of families, writes Ronan Collins

We are barely at the races when it comes to tackling dementia, says Catherine Shanahan