Organisation: Irish Dementia Working Group

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Forget me not: Kathy Ryan talks about living with early-onset Alzheimer's

Early-onset Alzheimer’s is a frightening illness, as ex-bank worker Kathy Ryan tells Colette Sheridan

Thu, 21 Sep, 2017

First human rights charter for people with dementia

Former President Mary Robinson has launched Ireland’s first human rights charter for people with dementia.

Fri, 08 Apr, 2016

'I have learned to live with Alzheimer’s, but it does not define me,’ says fighter Helen

Helen Rochford Brennan has always been a fighter, championing the cause of the underdog, be they refugees or people with a disability.

Thu, 07 Apr, 2016

Dementia support needs to become an election issue as numbers set to rise

The number of Irish people with dementia will rise 40% in the term of the next government, says the Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI).

Tue, 02 Feb, 2016

Pain of stigma ‘a reality’ for people with dementia

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland has launched a campaign to address the stigma that adversely affects thousands of people living with dementia and their carers often preventing individuals from seeking or sharing a diagnosis.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2015