Congratulations to Professor Aideen Sullivan on her appointment as Head of the Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience at UCC
Go to our research page (About Us) to find out more about the wonderful work this team are doing.
Parkinson’s Europe has published a very useful guide to planning a holiday. This includes general tips such as Medication, Insurance, Accommodation, Transportation etc. It is a good idea to also bring your PAI Parkinson’s passport with you. Click here for more information.
You can now purchase the Laser Care unit through the website. Contact Tony for the promotional code to get your 10% discount. Dr Wayne Markman of Symbyx will be visiting Cork in July after the World Parkinson’s Congress in Barcelona. There will be a number of ‘Town Hall’ events in the city which will be…
This year, for the first time ever, Mental Health is the major theme for World Parkinson’s Awareness week. On Friday 16th April @11:00, Pat Harkin, who is the Head of West Cork Mental Health Services, will be talking about Mental Health issues specifically relating to people living with Parkinson’s. This call is open to everyone…
There was an announcement this week that CH04 (Cork/Kerry) will get the neurorehabilitation team, based in CUH, that we have been asking for. You will remember this was first promised in 2019 but never arrived. NAI recognise that CPA members did Trojan work to drive the message of our need for a neurorehabilitation team in…
Runner and Corkman, Keelin Skillington has raised nearly €5k for Parkinson’s Ireland by running a solo marathon in Glanmire. Keelin has a particular interest in Parkinson’s as his grandfather lives with the condition. He completed his marathon in 3 hours 30 mins, shattering his 4 hour target. Keelin got air time on Cork’s 96FM and…
Our server is getting updated over the next few weeks, so we are pausing our study until we are back online again. We will let you know when we are up and running and look forward to continuing our vital survey work into the link between Parkinson’s, Pesticides and Farming. We greatly appreciate the response…