Cycle for Shane Officially Launched!
The Cycle for Shane is heading our way in August!
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Today is workplace wellbeing day - can we help support your workplace?
Acceptance and understanding within the workplace are something that everyone in employment seeks. This type of inclusive environment is also something many businesses and employers strive to implement in workplaces across Ireland.
However, for people with epilepsy, unfortunately there can still be misconceptions around a person’s ability to work when the reality is that for the vast majority of people with epilepsy, they are able to work at whatever they chose to do.
Epilepsy Ireland to meet with SEC regarding alternate Leaving Cert sitting.
Epilepsy Ireland have been invited to meet with the State Examinations Commissions this week as part of the stakeholder process for the proposed alternate sitting of the Leaving Exams in 2022.
Thank you Paul!
Our Training Manager Paul Sharkey begins his well-deserved retirement at the end of this week!
UK coverage outlines why outstanding valproate related commitments must be prioritised in Ireland
There has been major coverage in the UK around Sodium Valproate recently - and this has shown how a number of issues need to be prioritised in Ireland.
New discovery from Trinity College Dublin could lead to new treatments in preventing seizures
Read about recently emerging research from Trinity College Dublin which has made national & international headlines.
Tom Smith - Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
Epilepsy Ireland were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former Scotland Rugby Union Captain, Tom Smith, following a battle with cancer.
Throughout his fantastic playing career, Tom lived with epilepsy, and used his profile to speak regularly about the condition to raise awareness amongst international audiences.
Research Request - Can you help the UCD School of Psychology?
If you are a person who developed epilepsy in childhood – or are a sibling of a person who developed epilepsy in childhood - a new study being conducted by the PENNI research team wants to hear from you (PENNI - Project on educational and neuropsychological outcomes of children with neurological disorders in Ireland).
Alternate exam sittings raised in the Dáil
Our ongoing campaign for reasonable accommodations for students with epilepsy was raised in the Dáil with the Taoiseach last week.
The matter was raised by Deputy Patrick Costello.
RNS surgery could be an effective treatment for childhood drug-resistant epilepsy, new research suggests.
New preliminary research data recently published in the medical journal Neurosurgery, has suggested that an epilepsy surgery more commonly used in adults could also be effective in children and young adults with drug-resistant epilepsy.