11 people diagnosed daily with dementia as numbers set to double by 2036

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.

However, it has emerged just one in four people are confident they understand dementia and almost half are unsure whether they could stay friends with someone with dementia.

A new campaign led by the HSE, launched yesterday, called ‘Dementia: Understand Together’, aims to increase understanding and support for people living with the symptoms.