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Alanna Denny, a PhD candidate from University College Cork is conducting research to understand the lived experiences and perspectives of medication adherence in people with MS in the Republic of Ireland. 

MS Readathon ambassador Ciara O'Meara is a lecturer in General Nursing at the University of Galway and has lived with MS for the past 15 years.

Count Down to the Holidays with MS Ireland's Advent Calendar Challenge

MS Ireland is asking you to raise some much-needed funds for the vital services provided by MS Ireland. We are thrilled to announce our brand new Advent Calendar Challenge! This exciting new challenge calls upon people from all across the country to get active for a worthy cause.

• Sign up now and get your Advent Calendar Challenge Pack here: Click To Create Facebook Fundraiser.
• Or, if you do not wish to use a Facebook, you can set up an online fundraiser and link it to your Instagram and get your Challenge pack: Click To Join Our Enthuse Fundraiser.

Take the Challenge: Strengthen Your Core, Strengthen Our Community

MS Ireland is asking you to raise some much-needed funds for the vital services provided by MS Ireland, we are thrilled to announce that our 3,000 Crunches Challenge is back! This exciting challenge calls upon people from all across the country to get active and work their core strength for a worthy cause.

• Sign up now and get your Christmas Crunch Challenge Pack here: Click To Create Facebook Fundraiser.
• Or, if you do not wish to use a Facebook, you can set up an online fundraiser and link it to your Instagram and get your Challenge pack: Click To Join Our Enthuse Fundraiser.

MS Ireland is asking thousands of readers young and old to take part in the 36th MS Readathon in November to help raise awareness and vital funds to support the over 10,000 people living with MS.

What Budget 2024 means for people affected by MS, so far

Multiple Sclerosis… the name in itself can be frightening at any stage in life, even for those carrying the burden of it. What we often don't do, is talk about it as honestly as we must.      

Sometimes, we fear the reaction of those living with us, or we want to hide the unpredictability of symptoms popping up at the wrong time.

The Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (MSIF) has released a one-page information sheet highlighting the relationship between Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and multiple sclerosis (MS). EBV, a prevalent virus affecting up to 95% of the global population, has long been a subject of interest in MS research.

In a significant development, the HSE has announced a Managed Access Program for Sativex, an anti-spasticity medication which may be of benefit to those who experience MS-related spasticity but for whom other anti-spasticity medications have not been successful. 

We held our Annual General Meeting on Saturday, 16th September 2023 via Zoom with members of MS Ireland logging in throughout the country.

Below are the main updates from the meeting.