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Applications are now open for MS Ireland's annual awards. Nominate someone special today.

To be environmentally conscientious and to reduce unnecessary costs, MS Ireland is now able to send AGM notices to our members by email since the passing of our Constitution in 2016. However, we need our members consent to the furnishing of the accompanying AGM financial documentation via our website instead of by post. To allow us to do this please complete the approval form here and return to Alice McKeon, MS Ireland, National Office, 80 Northumberland Road, Dublin 4.

How common are communication problems in progressive motor conditions and what impact do they have on people's lives.

We know that MS impacts those living with it in different ways and there are over 9,000 people living in Ireland living different lives- NO TWO PEOPLE LIVES ARE THE SAME. This project aimed to highlight this and challenge some of the misconceptions about MS and what people living with MS look like.

We had some brilliant ambassadors sharing their stories on what life is like living with Multiple Sclerosis. We have a selection of national, regional and online coverage below. 

A new trial in the UK is aiming to accelerate the speed at which medications could be tested to establish their effectiveness as secondary progressive MS treatments.

World MS Day took place on Tuesday, 30th May. MS Ireland was represented on television and radio. We had some brilliant ambassadors sharing their stories on what life is like living with Multiple Sclerosis all of which you can listen back below.

The MS Ireland Unspeakable Bits Webinar on Thursday, 29th June at 8pm is called “Medical Cannabis & MS”. We will have an expert panel to discuss the development of medical cannabis and the increasing interest in its potential within the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors and the MS community.  Register for free in advance for this webinar here 

On the eve of World MS Day, let’s talk about the importance of staying connected and mending those broken connections

The importance of connections cannot be overstated, and many people take them for granted. It is often confused with Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) Syndrome. Joni Mitchell sums it up beautifully in her song “Big Yellow Taxi” –

“Don't it always seem to go

That you don't know what you've got

Till it's gone…”