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This year’s Brain Awareness Week takes place from 16th - 22nd March 2026 and the hashtag is #brainawarenessweek2026.

MS Ireland will host a public meeting this February to share updates and outline plans for its proposed Limerick Education and Wellbeing Hub — a significant new development aimed at improving neurological services across the Mid-West region.

MS Ireland is delighted to highlight an award-winning project led by MS Support & Education Nurse Sorcha Barlow, recognised by the Neurology Academy.

The AIMS-RN Symposium, held at Maynooth University on 6 June 2025, brought together researchers from across the island of Ireland to showcase high-quality multiple sclerosis (MS) research.

MS Ireland is pleased to confirm the dates for our National Conference 2026, which will take place on 16th and 17th October 2026 at the Clayton Hotel, Galway.

Further details regarding registration, programme and accommodation options will be released later in the year.

Updates will be available on the website, social media platforms, MS News magazine, our electronic newsletter eNews and through our Regional Offices nationwide.

A recently published study in the Journal of Health Psychology, written by Joan Alaboson from Maynooth University, has highlighted the significant role that social support, loneliness and peer connection play in the wellbeing of people living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in Ireland.

Minister for Mental Health Mary Butler has announced a €3 million investment in mental health research, including funding for the PROMISE Project supporting people with multiple sclerosis in Ireland.

The Dean Medal Travel Bursary is to encourage the understanding of MS among young researchers, in memory of Geoffrey Dean, MD (1918 – 2009)

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Maynooth University is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher as part of the PROMISE Project: Improving Mental Health Supports for People with Multiple Sclerosis in Ireland.