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#EpilepsyDay 2027 takes place on February 8^th next year and every year, we seek to build a memorable campaign that will resonate with the public and increase their understanding and awareness of the condition.

International Epilepsy Day is our biggest epilepsy awareness day of the year and is a day where we appeal to the public to learn more about epilepsy, a condition which affects over 45,000 people in Ireland.

Regular visitor to our social media channels and website might remember Lia Hipwell! 

Earlier this year, Lia sought support for her research around the psychological wellbeing in people living with epilepsy by asking Epilepsy Ireland to disseminate her research request as she wanted as much input from epilepsy community as possible. 

At our recent National Conference in Cork, we were delighted to name our 2026 Volunteers of the Year and recognise them for their outstanding commitment to supporting our work.

We have everything crossed that we'll have more good news to report in the near future!

We are very pleased to be attending the European Epilepsy Congress in Greece next week to showcase the message of TIME, SAFE, STAY to colleagues across the globe. 

An important deadline is on the horizon for those who may be interested in sharing their experiences with the inquiry into the historical licensing & prescribing of Sodium Valproate.

2026 marks the last year of our current strategic plan and the process of developing our new Strategic Plan for 2027 – 2031 is well underway. We are now at a crucial stage of this process - and we need your help!

Find out how EI can support children with epilepsy, their parents and their schools during Back to School season!

We would like to congratulate our incredible volunteer Rebecca on becoming an honorary member of An Garda Síochána