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 open to everyone. More information will be available on our website, social media and in our weekly Cork Connect update email.
On March 9th, Ivan, Eleanor, Tony from CPA and Mags from NAI had a 30-minute meeting with Stephen Donnelly, Minister for Health, who understood the need for a neuro-rehabilitation team in CUH and showed he was committed to making it happen but wasn’t able to give us a timeline. We then moved into the AV…
Following our successful Planning day and subsequent AGM we thought it was a good idea to let people know what we have been up to in the last year or so and also to share with you the plans we have for the next few years. As we all know, Covid has not made this…
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…
It was such an honour for us that Bishop Fintan Gavin celebrated our Parkinson’s Mass on 27th April. It was a very powerful and moving mass with the celebrants coming down to the congregation for the Healing Anointment ceremony. To remember our fellow CPA friends who have gone to their eternal reward, we lit a…
Our annual winter party is underway with key speakers and the launch of our own local website
What an amazing way to start the new year. We now have a Parkinson’s nurse (Jill Murphy) in CUH and an advice helpline. This went live on 2nd January and it can be accessed on Mondays and Thursdays between 9.00am and 1pm. The caller will be directed straight to a mailbox and will be able…
