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MS Ireland and Novartis launch first podcast series to support people living with multiple sclerosis in Ireland.
- MS Explored – The Podcast, created by MS Ireland in partnership with Novartis Ireland, provides valuable information on living with and managing MS
- The podcast series has been developed in response to the urgent need for easily accessible information resources for the MS community
- Topics explored include navigating the patient journey following diagnosis, the impact living with MS can have on family life, and tips and useful advice for resources to support
- Hosted by MS Ireland’s Aoife Kirwan, the series features top healthcare experts including as well as people with lived experience of MS
The innocence and compassion of childhood are qualities that I often wish we carried through to adulthood. If they had, I believe they would make us more empathetic and understanding human beings.
We would like to thank everyone who entered this year’s calendar competition. The talent of paintings submitted was very high, it was hard to pick the final 13!
We would like to thank everyone who entered this year’s calendar competition. The talent of paintings submitted was very high, it was hard to pick the final 13!
We would like to thank everyone who entered this year’s calendar competition. The talent of paintings submitted was so high, it was hard to pick the final 13!
I know that the 12 months just ended, when the pandemic has continued throughout, has been very challenging for many of the community of people living with and affected by MS that MS Ireland serves.
It is safe to say this year has been the year of the ‘staycation’ and exploring our own back garden. This time last year we had all hoped that by now the pandemic would be a bizarre distant memory. Perhaps, you had dreamed of plane hopping to some exotic, sunny location during the summer. Finding some perfect getaway to relax and reflect on the absurdity of the last year while sipping a cocktail and looking out across a crystal-clear sea with waves breaking over ivory sand. But alas, it seems that the way we travel is not set to change anytime soon.
In the summer of 2020, MS Ireland received an email from the production company of Netflix's smash hit comedy series 'Sex Education' starring Asa Butterfield and Gillian Anderson. The production team were looking for someone to play the role of Roland Matthews, a father , living with MS who is warm, cheeky, sharp and witty.
MS Ireland put out the call on our social and email channels, which caught the eye of David Layde. David is and actor from Dublin and is living with MS the past 11 years, he applied for the role and the rest is history! Recently we caught up with David about his experience staring in one of Netflix's biggest series.
Dr Carol Ellis-Barton is a Disability Officer at Dublin City University. She holds a PhD in Medical Sociology, a MSocSc (health and illness) and a BA (Hons) in Sociology and Politics from University College Dublin. Carol’s research projects focus on the lived experience of chronic illness. She is an Occasional Social Science Lecturer. Her professional role as Disability Officer is to enhance student wellbeing and independent learning through academic support services. Carol is on DCU’s Steering Committee for Universal Design for Learning. She is a national Disability Access Route to Education (DARE) supervisor for the Irish Universities Association. Carol is a former Director (Research and Development) of the board of Engaging Dementia. Carol is eager to contribute to the aims of MS Ireland.