First stroke support centre launched in Cork 

Activities at the new centre include information and physiotherapy led-exercise sessions, tai-chi, boccia, yoga art, the CSS choir ‘Stroke Notes’, and counselling

Broadcaster Mark Cagney launches the Irish Heart Foundation's Act FAST campaign on Thursday, with Chris Macey, director of advocacy, Irish Heart Foundation, left, ahead of World Stroke Day on Friday. Picture: Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland

Coinciding with World Stroke Day on Friday, Cork has launched its first dedicated Stroke Support Centre, to help bridge the post-hospitalisation gap for stroke survivors.

Cork Stroke Support Group (CSS) was first established in 2010 by three nurses, working at St Finbarr’s Hospital stroke rehab unit, to provide peer support, exercise and activities for stroke survivors and their families.