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This week is National Volunteering Week - a week in which we celebrate the incredible work which is done by volunteers across Ireland.

At Epilepsy Ireland, we depend on the support of our wonderful volunteers across the length and breadth of the country – to help us raise the vital funds required to continue our work towards a society where no person’s life is limited by epilepsy; and to help raise awareness of a condition which affects 40,000 people across Ireland today.

Today is International Nurses Day and is a day in which the work of nurses across the world is acknowledged and celebrated.

Epilepsy Nurse Specialists play a vital role in supporting people with epilepsy across Ireland and on this special day, we would like to thank them for their incredible work.

At a recent virtual event, the updated ‘Sláinte agus Tiomáint’ - Medical Fitness to Drive Guidelines were published by the Road Safety Authority (RSA).

The Cycle for Shane is heading our way in August!

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 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.

Our Training Manager Paul Sharkey begins his well-deserved retirement at the end of this week!

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.

Read about recently emerging research from Trinity College Dublin which has made national & international headlines.

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.