The Lewy Lounge is a 6-week peer support programme for people who are living with, or supporting a person with, Lewy Body dementia (LBD).
The Lewy Lounge is intended to provide emotional, social, and informational support for those with LBD and their carers.
More info below⬇️
😱 Only ONE day left to submit your abstract to DRNI ECR Day!
➡️ To submit an abstract or to register to attend, go to: dementianetwork.ie/news-item/dr...
A fantastic day at the Alzheimer Society of Ireland @drni.bsky.social HRB Brain Health and Dementia Research Day at the Civic Theatre in Tallaght. Wonderful talks and great panel discussions, with a very informed and engaged audience of experts - huge congratulations to all, a brilliant event!
🧠What an amazing day we had yesterday at the @alzheimersocirl.bsky.social & DRNI event "Brain Health and Dementia: Understanding and Connection"!
👏Thanks so much to all the wonderful attendees for their interest, engagement, and participation, and to all the fantastic speakers!
😱Only ONE week left until the abstract deadline!
⌛️If you want to present your research at DRNI's ECR Day in @universityofgalway.bsky.social 09/04, submission deadline is 27th February.
➡️To submit your abstract or register to attend: dementianetwork.ie/news-item/dr...
😊We hope to see you there!
🫵Have you registered for DRNI's Early Career Researcher Day?
⌛️Time is ticking - deadline for abstracts Fri, 27th Feb!
🤝Taking place in @universityofgalway.bsky.social 09 April this is one not to miss!
ℹ️To submit an abstract, or to register to attend, go to: dementianetwork.ie/news-item/dr...
🎊 Don't miss the first-ever @alzheimersresearchuk.org–NI collaborative hackathon!
➡️Project MenoCog will explore the intersection of menopause, cognition & ageing using data from NICOLA and takes place 20-22 April in @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
ℹ️For more info: dementianetwork.ie/news-item/pr...
Christine & Matt Hurley share a powerful patient/family perspective on Lewy Body Dementia - the most common disease nobody knows about.
Their message: compassionate care starts with listening.
#NOCA2026
@drni.bsky.social @alzheimersocirl.bsky.social
🧑⚕️ @TCDGerontology are advertising a vacancy for a Lecturer Registrar in Global Brain Health, to support clinical and educational activities of @GBHI_Fellows in @tcddublin.bsky.social & @stjamesdublin.
⌛️Closing date: 18 February
ℹ️ More info: jobs.tcd.ie (search: Brain Health)
🧠The EMERALD-Lewy project in @tcddublin.bsky.social is looking for participants for a pilot peer support group for people living with Lewy-body dementia & their care partners.
➡️If you have Lewy Body disease or care for someone who does, please see below for how to get involved!
🧑🎓Looking for a PhD opportunity?
➡️@QUBelfast have a funded PhD position exploring how the interaction between age-related visual decline and cognitive decline impacts driving in older adults in Northern Ireland.
ℹ️To find out more, go to: tinyurl.com/2ry2tndp
Our new report “The Prevalence of Dementia in Europe 2025” provides updated figures for the number of people living with dementia both for Europe as a whole (EU and non-EU), as well as each of the countries within.
#DementiaPrevalence #DementiaInEurope
www.alzheimer-europe.org/news/new-alz...
🧠EMERALD-Lewy invites you to a Open Day in honour of World Lewy Body Dementia Day! This event aims to create awareness about LBD through interactive activities.
🗓️Wed 28/01
⌚️15.30
📍UNIT 18 - Trinity in the Community (Pearse St &Macken St intersection)
✨All are welcome!
📢 There are ➡️ 5️⃣ ⬅️ weeks left to submit your abstract to DRNI's Early Career Researcher Day!
ℹ️Taking place 09/04 in @uniofgalway, the abstract submission deadline is 27th February. For info or to register to attend: dementianetwork.ie/news-item/dr...
🤝We hope to see you there!
Interested in clinical trials and trial developments? Then why not join @hrb-tmrn.bsky.social & others for the Trialist Lunch & Learn series!
🗓️The first session is taking place Thursday, 15th January at the University of Galway.
ℹ️More info and registration link: tinyurl.com/4yszvzn3
🌊DRNI's Trasna na dTonnta first 🔦Spotlight of 2026 is Dr Aoife Cosgrave!
🧠A PhD in neuroscience, Aoife works as science communication officer at @AlzResearchUK. To learn more about Aoife's research and work, go to: dementianetwork.ie/trasna-na-dt...
📢Tallaght University Hospital's Institute of Memory& Cognition today launched their new podcast "The Many Faces of Alzheimer's". This 12-part series will hear from a wide variety of speakers, incl DRNI's own Sean Kennelly.
🎧Available where you get your podcasts, or: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
💪🔎looking for a new challenge?
Tallaght University Hospital are hiring a ➡️Dementia Clinical Research Project Manager⬅️ in the at the Tallaght Institute for Memory and Cognition (TIMC).
⏱️Deadline extended until 12/01 - to find out more, go to tinyurl.com/4sed42nc
📚DRNI were delighted to attend the launch of "Human Rights in Dementia Care: A Good Practice Guide" last week in @tcddublin.bsky.social.
🖊️Written by Suzanne Cahill, Fiona Kelly & Helen Rochford Brennan, this book outlines how to apply a human rights approach in dementia care.
The Naci Lab was delighted to present at the European Parliament event on Dementia Prevention & Brain Health in Women, hosted by @drni.bsky.social. Thanks to Nina Carberry, MEP @ninacarberrymep.bsky.social, for her commitment to dementia research! Thanks to all attendees! @lorinanaci.bsky.social
📢DRNI & the @alzheimersocirl.bsky.social present "Brain Health & Dementia: Understanding&Connection", an event designed to provide practical information about brain health & dementia!
🗓️Wednesday, 25 February
⏰10.00-15.30
🗺️Civic Theatre, Tallaght
➡️To register: tinyurl.com/y5huxztw
🤝Yesterday @ninacarberrymep.bsky.social MEP & DRNI hosted an event focusing on dementia & brain health in women.
✨Sincere thanks to Nina Carberry for her strong commitment to dementia research & support! Thanks also to our fantastic speakers, & all those attending in person and online.
✨Only 1️⃣ day left! To register for our event "Dementia and Brain Health in Women - Barriers and Opportunities", please see details below⬇️
👉 GBHI & @tlrhub.bsky.social are hosting "A Conversation about Human Rights & Dementia: Unpacking the Essentials" on 10 December at 13.00-14.30.
🤝The event is an open conversation of persons with lived experience of dementia & human rights lawyers.
ℹ️ For info and to register: tinyurl.com/bddxc7b8
🇮🇪🇪🇺Join DRNI & @ninacarberrymep.bsky.social for our event "Dementia & Brain Health in Women - Barriers and Opportunities" on Tuesday, 09 December in Brussels & online! Full programme available below ⬇️
👉To register go to: forms.gle/Tp8c8gW2PxPY...
🧠Did you know that women are more likely than men to develop Alzheimer's Disease over their lifetime, and that longevity alone does not explain this?
To find out more about dementia and women, why not join DRNI and @ninacarberry on 09/12!
To register: forms.gle/Tp8c8gW2PxPY...
✨DRNI's annual ECR Day is back!
🤝Join what is a great opportunity for ECRs to present their research & network with peers!
🗓️DRNI ECR Day 2026 takes place 09 April 2026, in @universityofgalway.bsky.social
ℹ️ For info re abstract submission & to register, go to: forms.office.com/e/7y89Ywbuuh.
👉Have you registered for DRNI and @ninacarberry "Dementia and Brain Health in Women - Barriers and Opportunities"?
See below for details and how to register⬇️
🎨🎶🎸🎭🩰💃DRNI were delighted to attend the Creative Brainwaves event on Friday, which featured fascinating, interesting and thought-provoking talks and some great creative input!
👏Congratulations to all involved and we are already looking forward to the next one!
🤔 Unsure whether the Race Against Dementia: Data Challenge II is for you?
Learn more about the challenge and how to take part with our fantastic team members, Sara Benesova and Terry Quinn! 👏
📅 Deadline for applications: 31st January 2026
➡️ Find out more: www.brainhealtharc.com/data-challen...
