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We held our Annual General Meeting on 19th September 2020 via Zoom with members of MS Ireland logging in throughout the country.

Below are the main updates from the meeting.

The National Transport Authority are interested in hearing the views and concerns of people across Ireland in relation to accessibility of public transport in their area. They have created a survey which they have asked us to share with you. 

World Mental Health Day is marked on Saturday, 10th October 2020. MS and depression can be a very challenging experience, today Joan Jordan shares her story.

As the implications of SARS-Co-V-2 gradually dawned in Europe, rapid changes occurred in MS management across Europe. The degree to which pwMS, the majority of whom are on immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory medications would be impacted was initially unclear. Internationally, experts in the field attempted to categorise the risk of DMTs based on mechanism of action of the medication and pathophysiological models of COVID-19. PwMS were advised to work from home, minimise social contacts and cocoon depending on the medication that they were taking.

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Issue 7 is out now!

The onset of COVID-19 and the ongoing pandemic caused the postponement and cancellation of some of our much-loved fundraising events. However, every cloud has a silver lining, and the pandemic and restrictions it brought proved no obstacle for some of our brilliant fundraisers who came up with innovative and clever ways to fundraise for MS Ireland.  We have been blown away by the creativity and determination of our supporters who thought of new ways to raise vital funds for MS Ireland.

MS Research is a bi-annual research eZine. In each edition we will be sharing the latest updates from scientific and social MS research, from here in Ireland and internationally.

Due to the impact of COVID-19  we had to change the way we do things and adapt some of our services by moving them online. Christine is living with MS and avails of MS Ireland's services, here she tells how she adapted to our new way of doing things, and the benefits of taking part in our online classes.

A recently published study has shown promise for a potential vaccine for Multiple Sclerosis.