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MS Ireland’s voluntary Branches are primarily run by people with MS and their families. They are governed by an elected committee to organise the activities of the Branch including all the services and fundraising activities. Voluntary Branches work very closely with the regional offices.

The voluntary Branch below provide local support and services to people and families with MS in their own communities. The work of the Branch depends on the resources it has, the needs of people in the community and the size of the Branch.

Many years ago, I remember trying to articulate how an MS diagnosis affects your relationships. I told my Mam that it’s like being at the epicentre of an earthquake. The diagnosis just keeps rippling out until it touches every aspect of your life and every person with whom you have any semblance of a relationship. The earthquake creates a canyon too wide for some friendships to continue any further. This natural disaster somehow pushes you closer to people who might surprise you. Rescue can come from new sources and people that you never even thought you’d encounter on this journey called life.

TU Dublin Entrepreneurship for People with Disabilities Programme 2024 - Now Open for Applications.

We are delighted to announce a Christmas card design competition for individuals under 13 who have a loved one living with MS. We will select 6 winning designs to be printed as part of our Christmas card packs, available for purchase in our online shop.

In this video, MS Ireland's Information Officer Aoife Kirwan is joined by Dr Maria Gaughan to explore the topic of MS and stem cell. James Flanagan, a person living with MS also joins to share his story of accessing stem cell therapy for MS. Watch the video below.

Our host Trevis Gleason welcomed Mary Devereux to talk about her personal experiences with work after her diagnosis, MS Community Worker Siobhan talked about employment entitlements and where to get that information and Sara Ruane, Dip Psych., MIAHIP, MIACP, ICP who is an experienced Psychotherapist. Watch 'What If You Cannot Work' webinar recording below.

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.

'I hope that you have an understanding of my illness, now that you are older. I know I get tired and forget things. I hope that you can see that it’s not me, it’s the Multiple Sclerosis'