This important survey reports on over 4,500 bereaved people’s experiences of their loved one’s end-of-life care, and the bereavement support that they received. So much to learn from, be proud of and improve upon.
Department of Health Stephen Donnelly Mary Butler TD

It’s the Tea-seach … ☕️

Here is a throwback to when the newly appointed Taoiseach Simon Harris TD enjoyed a cuppa at our 25th Anniversary of Tea Day at The Orchard Day Care Centre in Dublin, on 2 May 2019.

It was a wonderful day with staff, branch members, volunteers, clients,…

Delighted to be reappointed Minister for Mental Health and Older People by an Táiniste Micheál Martin. Looking forward to working with new Taoiseach Simon Harris TD and continuing my work Department of Health HSE Ireland Stephen Donnelly and new Minister of State Colm Burke TD.

'30 years ago, Alzheimer's as a word wasn't known.'

This year, we mark 30 years since Barbara Scully introduced Tea Day, raising vital funds and awareness for Alzheimer's and Dementia. Let's continue the journey together by hosting #TeaDay30 .

Register for your #TeaDay2024 packs…

Join us as we embark on the third year of our TY Programme, 'Creating a Dementia Inclusive Generation.'

Over 1200 students have already participated and can't recommend it enough! Our goal is to remove the stigma associated with dementia and empower students with the knowledge…

Here’s a very special Tea Day memory. In 1995, Toyota kindly sponsored a brand new Rav4 - helping us to raise funds for Tea Day across the country. It was quickly christened The Tea-Mobile. Support #TeaDay2024 by registering at teaday.ie.

In the build-up to this year’s 30th anniversary Tea Day, we are going to be sharing some special memories and some fun quiz questions. 30 years of Tea Day. 30 special memories. 30 years of love and kindness.
Sign up to support #TeaDay30 at teaday.ie.

Congratulations to The Alzheimer Society of Ireland for the 30th anniversary of Tea Day!
#TeaDay2024 #TeaDay30
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Minister Mary Butler TD convened the first meeting of the new Commission on Care for Older People. The Commission will focus on how best Ireland’s health and social care services can meet the needs of our older population and support positive aging. gov.ie/en/press-relea…

A whirlwind of two days for #ARUKConf24 ! It has been fascinating to hear from all the experts, those with the lived experience and the incredible work that is ongoing across the UK and further. A highlight today was Prof Jeffrey Cummings and the Alzheimer’s disease drug…

Fantastic to have our colleagues from The Alzheimer Society of Ireland at our European Parliament reception, where Barry Andrews MEP signed the #DementiaPledge2024

Thank you Deirdre Clune for hosting our European Parliament Reception and signing the Dementia Pledge!

Other MEPs and candidates standing in the #EUElections2024 please sign it too. See: bit.ly/DementiaPledge… or tweet your support for #DementiaPledge2024

#DementiaNeedsEU !

Thank you to the Alzheimer Europe team for a wonderful 2 days of Public Affairs meetings in Brussels 🇪🇺
Informative motivating & brilliantly organised!
Great to reconnect with colleagues across Europe & work on #DementiaPledge2024 #HelsinkiManifesto & #DementiaNeedsEU campaigns.

It’s vital that we change perceptions, policy and practices to improve the lives of people affected by dementia.

Delighted to have the opportunity to do so by signing Alzheimer Europe’s European Dementia Pledge today: alzheimer-europe.org/policy/campaig…

We are thrilled to be virtually attending the Alzheimer's Research UK Research Conference 2024.

Day 1 will kick off shortly and we look forward to hearing from experts in the field working across the UK on a broad range of topics. These will include diagnostics and biomarkers,…

Thank you Barry Andrews MEP for signing the #DementiaPledge2024 at the Alzheimer Europe event at European Parliament this evening.

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland CEO Andy Heffernan was delighted to speak about the importance of dementia as a European health priority.

Campaigning activities in Ireland are now being presented by Clodagh Whelan of The Alzheimer Society of Ireland who is focusing on politics, policy and ableism. We love our Public Affairs meeting, as they are such a great opportunity to catch up with our members on all their vital and varied work

Physical activity is important for brain health and has been shown to reduce the risk of dementia. It’s never too early, or too late to get active. Adults should aim for 150mins of exercise a week, this equates to a brisk 30min walk, 5 days a week #BrainAwarenesssWeek2024

Really enjoyed this interview with our wonderful The Alzheimer Society of Ireland ambassadors Bryan Murray & Una Crawford O’Brien & Samantha Taylor on Pat Kenny Newstalk
#TeaDay2024

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