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.
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).
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.
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.
Over the past year, COVID-19 vaccines have proven to be an effective shield against serious infection. As knowledge of COVID-19 has improved, so too have antiviral treatments that can be used to combat and treat illness from COVID-19 infection.
We are delighted to have the continued support of Low.ie who are offering an exclusive member discount to Epilepsy Ireland members.
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The updated discount to Epilepsy Ireland members is as follows:
Our colleagues in Health Research Charities Ireland (HRCI) have recently published a position paper focusing on data and its importance to health research.
The paper has made three key recommendations to policy makers, which are as follows:
It was great to see our International Epilepsy Day Campaign being raised in the Seanad yesterday by Senator Erin McGreehan.
Senator McGreehan highlighted our three key words of Time, Safe, Stay with fellow Senators and went on to support our ongoing campaign around access to Free Travel for people with epilepsy. You can watch Senator McGreehan's contribution in the video below.
While we launched our campaign on Time, Safe, Stay yesterday for #EpilepsyDay, there was also a lot more happening on digital, broadcast & print media to help create awareness – notwithstanding some of the awareness raising efforts that had already taken place in the lead up to the day. Have a flick through the items below if you’d like to listen back or view more.
Three simple words on how to respond to a seizure
Today is International Epilepsy Day (#EpilepsyDay) and Epilepsy Ireland are appealing to the public to learn more about seizure first aid through the key words of TIME – SAFE – STAY.