The annual MS Ireland Reach for a Star campaign has kicked off! This year every time a generous business buys a star on the MS Christmas Tree, they will become a Friend of the MS Care Centre. This means their donation will be helping ensure essential repairs are made to the Centre. 

Walking into a library is like walking into another dimension. This particular dimension is one where anything is possible. In this world you can be anyone you want to be or go anywhere you want to go. Your Nintendo, your iPhone and your TV have little use here; in this world, a good book and your imagination is the only thing you need. 

The invaluable resource, mykidstime.ie is a one-stop shop for parents all across Ireland. Filled with up to date information on how to help families get the most out of every day, there are MyKidsTime groups and events happening up and down the country.

5….. 4….. 3….. 2…. 1….. BLAST OFF! We have lift-off, the MS READaTHON is a go!

Last week we asked you what is the only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter. The correct answer is uncopyrightable.

We have had so many sign ups to the MS READaTHON this year (almost 58,000 if you want to put a number on it!) that it’s hard to believe there are still some schools and other youngsters out there who have yet to sign up. We know it’s tempting to leave things until the last minute but don’t leave it too late or you might miss out on all the fun! You can sign up right now so don’t panic!

When six aliens turned up at MS READaTHON HQ at first we didn’t quite know what to do but once we took the time to get to know the little guys we realized how much fun they would bring to this year’s campaign. There was only one problem… three of them lost their passports in between galaxies. Since we don’t want to cause Dublin Airport any problems when they all go home, we need your help piecing together their identities.

We always like to show all of you how much we appreciate you taking part in the MS READaTHON so we'll be running weekly competitions until the end of the campaign to give you a chance to get your hands on some incredible books by our favourite authors.

The MS READaTHON is the biggest campaign run by MS Ireland but this year we thought we’d push the boat out and make it a little bit bigger. We can’t help but get excited about our new School Visit Programme. The overall aim of the programme is to teach children about MS in their local area and introduce the school to the MS READaTHON. This programme was designed to complement the other new interactive parts of this year's campaign - the Teacher Resource Pack and Abigail's Story.

We feel very lucky to have such enthusiastic youngsters involved in the campaign and we are always absolutely delighted when our MS READaTHONers send us something in the post. Over the years we have received letters, cards, photos and book reviews and all are proudly displayed in our HQ.