Purple Day® is our biggest fundraising day of the year and took place on the 26th March 2024. We appealed for the support of the Irish public to continue our journey towards a society where no person's life is limited by epilepsy.
Epilepsy Ireland responds to circa 20,000 contacts each year from individuals and families, some newly diagnosed and others far along their journey with epilepsy. Our services include supporting people who are newly diagnosed with epilepsy; organising targeted events for children and teens with epilepsy on managing their condition; training teachers and SNAs on how best to support a child with epilepsy in the classroom, and much, much more.
With over 45,000 people living with epilepsy in Ireland, we are here to help support people with epilepsy and their families on their journey with the condition; work within communities to provide education and support about the condition; raise awareness and increase understanding of the condition amongst the public; advocate for policy changes that will help to improve the lives of people with epilepsy and their families; and to invest in Irish epilepsy research to build knowledge on the condition.
This work would not be possible without the generosity of the public and on Purple Day®, there were incredible efforts to help continue this work through awareness raising initiatives and fantastic fundraisers. If you were unable to give on the day itself, you can still make a vital donation to support our on the button below.
We would like to thank everyone for their support for Purple Day®. If you're interested in hosting an event in the future in support of our work, please visit the 'Support Epilepsy Ireland' page on our website .
For members of the public seeking to learn more about our work, our latest Annual Report can be found by visiting the 'Publications' section of our website; while further information on how we generate and use our funds at Epilepsy Ireland can be found in our latest Use of Funds statement by visiting the 'Governance' section of our website.
Once again - thank you for your support and together, we can achieve a society where no person's life is limited by epilepsy.
About Purple Day®
Purple Day® is an international grassroots campaign founded by Canadian woman, Cassidy Megan. The day sees people across the world encouraged to wear purple in the name of epilepsy awareness and well-known buildings across the globe also light up purple in recognition of the estimated 50 million people living with epilepsy across the globe. Purple Day® is a Registered Trademark of The Anita Kaufmann Foundation.
For more on Purple Day®, visit Purpledayeveryday.org.