Dungarvan is on course to become Ireland’s first dementia-friendly town

Thirteen businesses in Dungarvan have signed up to train staff to recognise customers with dementia. Rebecca Maher reports

WE all forget where we put our keys, our doctor’s appointments or the name of a movie, but the loss of memory with dementia is different.

The numbers of people suffering from the disease are set to treble in a generation. Ireland must brace itself for a “dementia tsunami”, say the experts.