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.

We are taking things up a gear this month in MS READaTHON HQ so keep reading for the latest happenings!

Here at MS READaTHON HQ we are always interested in learning about all things literary and this week we would love you to help us out by filling in a short survey about your reading habits.

We are absolutely thrilled that Regina Nathan is holding this concert to benefit the Friends of the MS Care Centre fund. We are very excited about this special event and know it will be a big hit with music-lovers far and wide.

Join us for a wonderful night of song and music in Terenure College Hall. Regina is joined by Anne-Marie O'Farrell (Harpist), Victoria Massey (Mezzo Soprano), Padhraic O'Cuinneagain (Piano) and The Tallaght Youth Band.

Tickets are €25 (including a complimentary glass of wine) and all proceeds raised will benefit the Friends of the MS Care Centre appeal.

Contact the MS Care Centre to buy tickets:
01 490 6234
 

Members of the Shiatsu Society of Ireland have kindly come on board to support our campaign. 

The winners in the Great Prize Draw were announced on Tuesday, 25th January on RTE 2’s “Elev8”. A big thank you from the MS READaTHON Team for reading and supporting MS Ireland.