Oh what a party!
Thank you to everyone who joined us on Sunday 29th and helped make it a great event. We have great plans for the year ahead and are looking forward to you helping us achieve them. Click here to see the presentation
Crowley Clan fundraising quiz
On February 2nd, there is a table quiz in Crossmahon bar (Knocknagarrane, Cross Mahon, Co. Cork, P72 P627). From the recent annual Crowley Clan gathering a decision was made to hold a quiz to raise funds for local charities of which Cork Parkinson’s is one. It starts @ 8.30 pm, 4 members per team at…
CUH Parkinson’s advice line
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…
Symbyx – Cork Connect calls this week
We have discussed the Symbyx device on our calls a number of times and Dr Wayne Markman joined one of the calls where Tony gave his personal experience of using the PD Laser care unit. We have had a lot of interest and requests to purchase the device. Tony has spoken with Wayne and we…
Perpetual Motion choir at Cork Airport
What an early Christmas present for those coming home for holidays on December 6th! Our very own Perpetual Motion choir was there to greet them with a melody of Carols. A big thank you to Cork Airport for giving us a platform to perform and to fundraise and raise awareness of Parkinson’s. We were extremely…
National Volunteer of the Year Awards 2022
Tony was in Dublin on December 2nd to attend the national Volunteer Awards ceremony. Kate along with Virginia Conrick, vice chair CPA joined us with her husband Anthony. Gary Boyle, Richelle Flanagan and Lisa Wynne helped us celebrate Tony’s nomination for the national award in the Health & Wellbeing category. It was amazing to have…
CPA Annual Gathering – January 29th 2023
We are delighted to host the CPA annual gathering at the Clayton Hotel, Silver Springs on Sunday January 29th 2023. Booking is essential as we need numbers for the hotel to ensure that the room is big enough for everyone and for catering purposes. We need final numbers by Friday, January 13th. To book your…
News Alert from PDRC
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…
National Volunteer of the Year Award 2022
Tony Wilkinson won the West Cork Volunteer of the Year award for 2022. Tony said it was a very humbling experience to be nominated by members for this award which allows us to promote and raise awareness of Parkinson’s in the community. Tony has been selected for the National award in the Health and Wellbeing…
Perpetual Motion – CPA Choir
*** CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE *** Start spreading the news ….. we are singing on MONDAYS!Jerome has managed to secure the hall in The Church of the Immaculate Conception, The Lough. Many of you will remember we used this pre-Covid and found it easy to access with great parking. We have been wandering minstrels for…