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A letter to the editor of the Kilkenny People about dementia as World Alzheimer’s Month ends

Dear Editor, It is estimated that there are over 1,400 people living with dementia in Kilkenny, and that number is set to increase. September 2022 marks the 11th year of World Alzheimer’s Month. While the aim of the month is to raise awareness and ...

28 Sept 2022 at 20:00

What's On

Dáithí Ó Sé and Sinead Kennedy invite Kilkenny to the Great Tea Day Comeback

RTÉ stars Dáithí Ó Sé and Sinead Kennedy are calling on Kilkenny to host a Tea Day to mark Alzheimer’s Tea Day Comeback year on Thursday, May 5th. It’s the Tea Day we’ve all been waiting for. After two long years, The Alzheimer Society of Ireland ...

22 Mar 2022 at 13:10

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Drug prescribed for bipolar disorder may lower dementia risk, UK study finds

A drug usually prescribed for conditions such as bipolar disorder and depression may lower the risk of developing dementia, a new study suggests. Researchers say the findings support the possibility that lithium could be a preventative treatment ...

19 Mar 2022 at 12:23

National News

Only two weeks left until Alzheimer’s Tea Day 2022 in Kilkenny

There are only two weeks left until Tea Day 2022, and the Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI), along with their ambassadors, RTÉ stars Dáithí Ó Sé, and Sinead Kennedy is urging the people of Kilkenny to host a Tea Day to mark Alzheimer’s Tea Day ...

21 Apr 2022 at 10:01

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The Alzheimer Society of Ireland's Kilkenny CEO Pat McLoughlin announces retirement

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland have announced that CEO Pat McLoughlin has decided that the time is right for him to step down from his role, following medical advice to receive immediate treatment and take recovery time. This has been an ...

05 Jan 2022 at 15:30

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Art appreciation tours for people with Alzheimer's and dementia in Kilkenny gallery

Kilkenny's Butler Gallery will be running a dementia friendly event next week on Tuesday September 20, 2022. The Azure tours are free dementia-inclusive facilitated events for older people and their families and supporters. The Azure ...

15 Sept 2022 at 08:00

National News

'A historic moment' - Research finds new drug slows memory decline in dementia patients

A British dementia charity has hailed a “historic moment” in Alzheimer’s research as a new drug made in Japan has been found to reduce memory decline among patients with early-stage disease. Lecanemab was found to slow decline in ...

28 Sept 2022 at 12:05

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Alzheimer’s Memory Walk 2022 in Kilkenny

Comedian Neil Delamere and beauty expert and entrepreneur Pamela Laird are inviting the public to rake part in the third successive Alzheimer’s Memory Walk, supported by Irish Life, which is taking place nationwide on Sunday, ...

23 Aug 2022 at 12:00

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Sex Pistols singer competing for Irish Eurovision entry says raising Alzheimer's awareness already 'a win'

Former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon has said being able to raise awareness about his wife’s Alzheimer’s disease with his Eurovision bid song is already a win for him. The 66-year-old singer, who is vying to represent ...

17 Jan 2023 at 10:36

National News

John Lydon on raising awareness about wife’s Alzheimer’s with Eurovision entry

16 Jan 2023 at 10:06

National News

The National Dementia Adviser Service is being expanded to every county in Ireland

The HSE and The Alzheimer Society of Ireland have expanded the National Dementia Adviser Service by providing a Dementia Adviser to every county in Ireland. The expansion of this service will see Dementia ...

10 Nov 2021 at 13:09

National News

GUIDE: Six expert-backed ways to reduce dementia risk

Covid isn’t the only major health concern of our times – experts have been warning about dementia reaching epidemic levels too. Already a leading cause of death and disability among older people, ...

13 May 2022 at 10:50

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