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MS Ireland are delighted to share that our colleagues in FutureNeuro are hosting a Public & Patient Involvement Information Day on Saturday, April 13th from 11am-1pm in RCSI, St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, D02 YN77

Catch up on an illuminating exploration of cutting-edge research in the field of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) which took place at our Brain Awareness Week Research Roundup Webinar.

Often people ask me what I do all day given that I don’t have a full-time job anymore. I assume the question is coming from a positive place - that there is a genuine interest in how many chronically ill people spend their days. If we don’t talk about these things, then we miss the chance to clear up any misconceptions.

Ten years ago, while waiting for a neurology appointment at Beaumont Hospital, I wrote a heart-wrenching blog post about the unpredictability and unfairness of having multiple sclerosis. Next month, I will go back to the scene of the crime - and in the same month I received my diagnosis, no less.

Trevis Gleason’s new book, Living Well with Multiple Sclerosis, edited by Emma Rogan, is now available internationally.

The AIMS Research Network will provide talented undergraduate students with the opportunity to acquire experience in multiple sclerosis (MS) research during the summer of 2024. The aim of the award is to encourage promising undergraduates to consider a research career focused on MS and make discoveries that can ultimately halt disease.

MS Ireland launches the May 50K fitness challenge today at the MS Care Centre, Ireland’s only national respite centre for people with MS. We are calling on participants of all ages and abilities to take up the month long challenge in May in the run up to World MS Day on May 30th. Register now from https://www.themay50k.ie

Dear Niall,

Eight years ago I held your hand on a still May morning as we set off on our third Darkness into Light walk for Pieta House, a charity that we both owe a lot to. I knew our whole world was about to change. After three weeks in hospital the previous October, having undergone every test and multiple lumbar punctures, the threat of those two words clung to everything - Multiple Sclerosis.

Join us at 2pm on Tuesday, March 12th for an illuminating exploration of cutting-edge research in the field of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) during our Brain Awareness Week Research Roundup Webinar! 

The inspirational co-founder and CEO Robert Munns of the Oceans of Hope Challenge talks about the original Oceans of Hope which was sailed by an active crew of over 100 people with MS from across the globe. The circumnavigation sought to change the perceptions of what is possible when living with a chronic and debilitating condition. Oceans of Hope changed the mindset from disability to ability and led to Robert’s inspiring story of setting up the charity.