Migraine costing €125,000 a day in lost productivity

The Migraine Association of Ireland has claimed that the condition costs the Irish economy €125,000 every day in lost productivity.

The association said an estimated 400,000 Irish people suffered from migraine and the average sufferer took two days off work every year and lost another four through "reduced effectiveness".

A new preventative treatment for the condition is due to be launched at a meeting of hospital-based migraine specialists in Dublin today.