UCC announces groundbreaking research project on cerebral palsy to provide 'better outcomes' for children

At the launch of the €11.6m research project on cerebral palsy were, from left: Prof Deirdre Murray, Elevate co-lead; Prof Geraldine Boylan, Elevate co-lead; Prof John O'Halloran, president of UCC; Tánaiste Micheál Martin; Rachel Byrne, executive director of Cerebral Palsy Foundation; and Dr Siobhan Roche, director of science for the economy at Science Foundation Ireland. Picture: Ger McCarthy

A cerebral palsy register is to be established for the first time in Ireland as part of a groundbreaking €11.6m research project.

It will track the rate of the condition here and enable access to the best research and clinical trials.