The HSE has sought court protection for a man with advanced dementia after he was seen wandering the roads in a dishevelled state eating soil and dog faeces and who once went missing from his home overnight.

A former Fair City star who was ‘murdered’ by her on-screen ‘husband’ - and is now a neuroscientist and best-selling author - is in West Cork next week to explain how people can reduce their risk of developing dementia.

The Government must invest at least €12m each year to tackle a "crisis" in dementia care the Alzheimer Society of Ireland warns.

Many of us are slow to have our hearing checked, but it could be a symptom of a much more serious health problem, writes Margaret Jennings

Sharing the pain may lessen it, but Terry Prone wonders if anybody has the right to lay out a spouse’s diminished life for public consumption

Music can be a vital tool for our mental wellbeing – especially as we get older, writes Margaret Jennings

New one-off drama Care tells the story of a single mum who becomes her mother’s carer after she gets dementia. Georgia Humphreys finds out more about a programme inspired by the real-life experiences of one of its writers.

People with Alzeimer's and their carers say they are being ignored by the Minister for Health.

An elderly woman with advanced dementia is to be moved to hospital by emergency High Court order after being described as malnourished, dirty and living in “appalling” conditions at home.

Fianna Fáil spokesperson for older people and chair of the All Party Oireachtas Committee for Dementia, Mary Butler has said that Budget 2019 is an opportunity to start getting it right for people living with dementia.