The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
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We are the leading support service & advocacy charity for people with dementia and their carers. Helpline 1800 341 341. Charity Reg No CHY 7868/Reg No 102700.
Ireland
Joined December 2009
➡️The ASI welcomes the appointment of @kodonnellLK as Minister of State with responsibility for Older People as we continue to work with Government to further develop support and services for people living with dementia & their family carers across Ireland. We look forward to
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Amazing advocate @rochfordbrennan tells @Tommedian that her work as an advocate, getting out in fresh air & meeting people has sustained her while living with dementia .#TommyTiernanShow .#TeamASI.#UnderstandTogether
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We are so proud of Helen for advocating for the human rights of people living with dementia. And thank you @Tommedian for giving Helen a platform .#TeamASI.#TommyTiernanShow.
Our first guest of the night joining @Tommedian is global dementia ambassador, Helen Rochford-Brennan. #TommyTiernanShow
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'You don't have to give up life just because you have dementia.' We are so proud of you Bryan #Tommytiernanshow #TeamASI.
Fair City’s Bryan Murray chats to @tommedian about being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and his journey from being an apprentice electrician to actor. #TommyTiernanShow
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Thank you @SimonHarrisTD for launching our new expanded Helpline Service! The ASI's National Helpline is now offering a new free call-back service which offers people with dementia and their carers a 1:1 session with a Dementia Nurse or DA during #Covid19.#Dementiasupports
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You see one person with Alzheimer’s you see one person with Alzheimer’s says @rochfordbrennan on @Tommedian this evening. Helen reminds us all that the disease is complex & affects people differently. #DementiaSupports.#TeamASI #TommyTiernanShow
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Oh wow! We can scarcely believe your generosity. 🙏 We do know though that people living with #dementia and their families need supports badly so thank you all so much. #DonateForDementia #FindingJackCharlton
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Who is watching @RTEOne #BrendanGrace #thanksforthememories? A truly remarkable man full of heart, love and kindness for those with #dementia & to see all the joy Brendan bought to @FMNchoir. Norah Walsh and all @FMNchoir thank you all too & @RTEOne for this tremendous programme.
Brendan Grace Thanks For The Memories. The first episode of the three part series begins tonight at 9.35pm. #BrendanGrace
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We would like to thank and support @chrishemsworth for being so candid about his recent discovery that he holds two copies of an Alzheimer’s gene ApoE4 (that affects just 2-3% of the population).
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'Una is an absolute bedrock & I don't know what I would have done this last while without her' actor and member of our @IrishDementiaWG Bryan Murray on how is wife Una Crawford-O'Brien has supported him since his dementia diagnosis @RTEOne @Tommedian #TommyTiernanShow #TeamASI.
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Congratulations to @Fiona_Kildare on her election to #SeanadEireann Fiona is a long time #dementia supporter and our organisation’s nominee from the Administrative Panel.
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⭐⭐⭐ €620,000!!!! ⭐⭐⭐.Thank you so much to everyone for your support 💜 💚 💜 💚.You can still donate by phoning 015541680 or visiting .#DonateForDementia
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“The State thinks it’s okay for me to have a right to live in a nursing home but not to have a right to live in my own home. A statutory right to home care must exist”. @rochfordbrennan at Human Rights symposium this morning.
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Here's our handy and useful card for the wallet of someone with #dementia You can get yours (free) at helpline@alzheimer.ie or 1800 341 341.
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Today we have published a new policy position paper ‘Dementia & Loneliness’ that reflects experiences of loneliness for people living with dementia, how loneliness can be attributed to a lack of supports & services & public awareness of dementia.
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It was great to see @liamcunningham1 at the Rick Higgins & Friends Block Party BBQ. Thanks so much Liam for supporting the event. @higginsbutchers #BackyardBBQ24
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Please tune in! 💜 @DIYSOSIRELAND features our colleague Laura Reid on @RTEOne this evening at 6.30pm. Laura has shown incredible strength, courage, & determination on her journey from NRH to be with her family in Dublin. #TeamASI #DIYSOSIrl .Watch:
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Today is #WorldAlzDay .If you can do one thing today, reach out. Pick up the phone to a friend, catch up over a tea with a family member, wave at a neighbour or even smile at a stranger. 💜You cannot always see dementia but that doesn't mean that it is not there💜
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How can we tackle this stigma?.Well done Nora Owen.
'I think there's still a stigma attached to it', Former Justice Minister Nora Owen talks about her husband's dementia. #RayDarcyShow
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ASI staff past & present & supporters were delighted to support our colleague, Laura, during the filming of @DIYSOSIRELAND @RTEOne last October. It was great for #TeamASI to show how much we love Laura and admire her strength & courage. 💜💜💜.#DIYSOSIrl
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The sudden passing of @MsRachelMc a valued & committed member @DCCNIRL has left us with heavy hearts. Carer for her Dad, Tony, before he passed away with dementia & recently for her grandmother. A wonderful person & advocate she will be sorely missed. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam
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As Mother's Day approaches let's celebrate all the strong women in your life. Post a picture of you and your Mum and give a gift in her name at 30,000+ Women are living with dementia in Ireland today. Pls tag us & retweet #MothersDay2020 #Dementiasupports
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This #InternationalWomensDay we want to recognise Laura Reid who's life changed dramatically last year after the birth of her baby Daniel. Laura’s strength determination & courage through her recovery has inspired us all. Thank you for all you do. From your friends at The ASI 💜
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Thank you for the memories indeed #BrendanGrace. Thank you to Brendan, Eileen and their family for their inspirational work with @FMNchoir . A true Liberties Legend.
"Neither one of them know who the other is - they just know that they should be holding hands.". Brendan Grace Thanks For The Memories continues tonight at 9.35pm. #BrendanGrace
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Are you watching #weneedtotalkaboutDad on @rte now? We really really need the government to #investinhomecare People deserve options.
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.@SimonHarrisTD joined us to chat this afternoon with @KevinQuaid3 - a person living with #dementia - & a family carer, Máire Anne. Thank you for listening and for understanding. You know we’ll continue to push and to work with you to re-open and improve #DementiaSupports
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“Dementia may strip people of cognitive function but not humanity. They are still the same people”. Suzanne Cahill at the launch of her book on human rights and #dementia tonight.
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Today, we launch our report, The Experience of Dementia in Ireland: A Snapshot in Time. This report captures the experience of living with dementia in Ireland in 2023, highlighting the multi-faceted and complex challenges facing those affected by the condition. ➡️Read the
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We are delighted to announce that Dr Michelle Kelly & Dr Caoimhe Hannigan from @NCIRL have been awarded The ASI’s Dementia Research Award 2023. Their project title is “Increasing the Availability of Cognitive Rehabilitation for People with Dementia in Ireland”. We look forward
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We are watching #BigLifeFix on @RTEOne and so proud of advocate Jacinta Dixon sharing her daily struggles. If you are affected by the issues in the show our Helpline will open tomorrow at 10am .1800 341 341
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Winner of the 2019 People's Choice Award 🏆 @bloominthepark is the #UnderstandTogether Memories Are Made Of This Garden!🥇🎉.Designed by the fantastic Robert Moore🌸.Thank you all for voting & visiting! Big congrats and thank you to our partners #understandtogether team @HSELive.
Winner of this year's People's Choice Award 🏆is the Memories Are Made Of This - Dementia Understand together Garden🥀 designed by Robert Moore and sponsored by HSE Dementia Understand Together. Thanks to everyone who voted!!!
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Thank you to @Munsterrugby players and congratulations to @CJStander on his win in today's bake off
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We are calling on the Government to invest €12 million towards community supports in our Pre-Budget Submission 2019 ‘Dementia Support Across Ireland – Building Communities of Care’ which is being launched today. #DementiaSupports #WhoWeAre
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LIVE: We are delighted to welcome @MaryButlerTD 'Every single region in the country and every person with dementia will now have access to a dementia adviser. this is a great day'. #DementiaSupports
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We are calling on the Minister for Health Simon Harris to ensure that the HSE provides additional home care packages for people with dementia in 2018 - our letter received over 2,000 signatures from members of the public. #Carersincrisis.
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Ronan Smith’s approach to living with Alzheimer’s is positive and hopeful but research is so important for Alzheimer’s and dementia as no cure. #MyBrokenBrain @rte now
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The lack of support for and recognition of family carers is insulting. “I’m reaching the end of my tether” says @TeenaGates on @RadioBrendanRTE “What happens to my Dad Terry who has #dementia if something happens to me?” #COVID19
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What an amazing milestone!👏💜 .We had an incredible 10th anniversary celebration of the @IrishDementiaWG at the @_IHREC today. Thank you so much to Minister @MaryButlerTD, TV's @MiriamOCal, Bryan Murray and Una Crawford O’Brien for joining us. Thank you @_IHREC for being the
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Pioneer in dementia advocacy @rochfordbrennan is being awarded an Honorary Degree by @nuigalway today. Since her diagnosis in 2012, Helen has been a human rights & social justice campaigner for people with dementia in Ireland, Europe and internationally. Congratulations Helen!
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"People with #dementia are citizens with inherent human rights. I am not a diagnosis, I am me". @rochfordbrennan at #DAW2017 @alzscot
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⭐⭐⭐ €515,000!!!! ⭐⭐⭐.Thank you so much to everyone for your support 💜 💚 💜 💚.You can still donate by phoning 015541680 or visiting .#DonateForDementia
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Our CEO @Patmcloughlin10 was elated to accept a massive cheque from @VirginMedia_One Presenter @martinkingtv3.Money raised will be used for dementia services in Ireland. Thank you to everyone who donated and supported this fantastic campaign.#DonateForDementia #DementiaSupports
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The draw for the signed jersey from @IrishRugby international @JCooney09 will be made this Wednesday! You can enter by donating £/€ 5 using the link here: 🏉 #Dementiasupports #Rugby #IrishRugby Please RT!
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Today, on World Alzheimer’s Day, The ASI is delighted to launch guidance for community groups and healthcare professionals to enhance accessibility and inclusivity to people with young onset dementia and their families.
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Today we launch our new research report: Caring & Coping with dementia during Covid-19 .It makes for stark reading & highlights the enormous challenges faced by family carers & people living with dementia.Read here:.. #DementiaSupports #CovidImpactReport
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Huge congratulations to our @IrishDementiaWG Chair, @KevinQuaid3, on becoming Chair of the European Working Group of People Living with Dementia. We are so proud and grateful for all of Kevin's hard work. We wish him well in his new role and know he will be amazing! 💜🎉
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“Measure my empowerment not just my blood presssure! I don’t have a statutory right to home care in Ireland. I don’t want to be detained in a nursing home.” A powerful call by @rochfordbrennan speaking at #28AEC @AlzheimerEurope
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Dementia Advocates @rochfordbrennan and @CarmelGeoghegan en route to #ADI2022 supported by an @AlzDisInt bursary and the Dementia Research Advisory Team .No better women to share the lived experience of dementia 😊
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We are so grateful to @Riverdance for holding 12-hour #Riverdanceathon in front of @gaiety_theatre tomorrow in aid of The ASI. 22 groups totalling over 580 Irish dancers are taking part! If you are in Dublin City Centre tomorrow between 10am-10pm, please stop by to say hello!
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WHO'S PUTTING THE KETTLE ON FOR THE ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF IRELAND’S TEA DAY ON THURSDAY MAY 3rd?.Join RTÉ star @daithi_ose in hosting a Tea Day of your own. To register for Alzheimer’s Tea Day fundraising pack, visit or call (01) 207 3800 today #timefortea
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There is currently no cure for dementia. But there is hope. Alzheimer’s Tea Day offers hope to people like Bryan and Una. Sign up today at and help to raise vital funds for services and supports that are invaluable to families living with dementia in
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.@SimonHarrisTD just announced TEN new Dementia Advisers. It’s a good start. We hope this specific investment for dementia supports signals an end to the cycle of neglect and the start of a cycle of developing adequate supports for people impacted by dementia. #Budget2020
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A new report has suggested the number of people living with dementia in Ireland will more than double by the year 2050. @AlzheimerEurope says 141,200 people will be living with the condition - up from an estimated 55,000 today. via @newstalkfm.
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Come see us @gaiety_theatre #riverdanceathon @Riverdance has just started 580 dancers will perform over the next 12 hrs to raise funds for #dementia Pls show your support #whoweare
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Just announced on @IrelandAMVMTV ⭐⭐⭐ €800,000!!!! ⭐⭐⭐.Thank you so much to everyone for your support 💜 💚 💜 💚You can still donate at or by calling 015541680!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU !!! #DonateForDementia
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Thank you to @KiteEnt for telling Jacintas story so sensitively, there are 55,000 people living with some form of dementia in Ireland today. If you are moved by the show reach out to your family, friends and neighbours affected by the condition. #BigLifeFix .#UnderstandTogether
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Join @daithi_ose & @alzheimersocirl celebrate 25 years of Tea Day and help raise much needed funds for our vital resources. Register for your pack here: Tea Day will take place on Thursday May 2nd. #Timefortea #TeaDay2019
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Miriam Brady on @RyanTubridyShow now telling the remarkable story of her love for theatre legend and advocate Ronan Smith and how #dementia has marked their lives not once but twice. Ronan has a wonderful new book out written with @Suejleonard that is a must read.
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"Who will we tell? We will tell everyone!" A beautiful performance by Gerry, Nuala, Carmel, Helen, Helena & Kevin 💜
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We'd amazing support for #TeaDay2021 from our colleague Laura Reid who has been recovering in the National Rehabilitation Hospital after a serious illness. Laura held Tea Days in NRH, her home in Santry & with @FFWomensNetwork & raised over €500 on Facebook! That’s incredible!
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Productive meeting with @SimonHarrisTD today. We discussed working on sustainability of #dementia services leading to development. 55,000 people with dementia and all their families are counting on you to deliver now Minister!
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Our Limerick DA SeanDonal O'Shea, Noreen Galvin ADON Dementia Care Cork Region and Stephen Muphy ADON Dementia Care Limerick at the ASI Stand today at the Ploughing #dementiacare
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Big shout out to some of our Home Care staff supporting people with dementia across our communities. You're all heroes! ❤️ Please RT and show your support! .#Dementiasupports #COVID19
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Former Minister Nora Owen @ClaireByrneLive now talks of the stigma of dementia as she cares for her husband Brian and how she finds it hard. “This is an area of health care that needs extra funding. People need to stay in their own homes and communities”, she said.
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Ireland was robustly represented in The Hague this week at #29AEC .Irish Researchers, clinicians, people living with dementia, people caring and our team shared knowledge, learned from colleagues and made connections. Thank you @AlzheimerEurope 🇮🇪
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Please text MEMORY to 50300 to donate €4 for our #dementia services. The weather was bad today so our #MemoryRibbon19 day has suffered. Thank you! Please RT too.
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The All Party Oireachtas Group on Dementia has launched their #Budget2021 proposal with Minister @MaryButlerTD They are calling for investment of €16m in infrastructure, home care & community supports to address sharp deterioration in health of people affected by dementia
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We are delighted to announce that we have been selected as the Charity partner for The @sligorovers for 2021. Former manager Billy Sinclair, who led the club to the 1977 league title, has been diagnosed with dementia and the club has decided to support The ASI in his honour.
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Journalist & broadcaster @TeenaGates who is a full-time carer for her father, Terry, who was diagnosed with #dementia last year, is speaking @RadioBrendanRTE after 11.00am to talk about caring for a loved one during #Covid19 pandemic & life in lockdown. Please tune in!
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Our wonderful advocate @IrishDementiaWG @rochfordbrennan has been nominated by @roinnslainte as an older person who champions human rights of older people as part of International Day of Older People which is today. This is a fantastic achievement! #IDOP2018 #StandUp4HumanRights
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Congratulations Suzanne Cahill on the launch of your book Dementia and Human Rights. Go buy it!
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“We walked into the room as husband and wife and walked out as patient and carer. I’m called a patient, a service user and a sufferer. Who is this Ronan”? @IrishDementiaWG Chair Ronan Smith talks labels and pigeonholing at #UnderstandTogether event today. #I’mStillMe #Community
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The Irish Dementia Working Group & the Dementia Carers Campaign Network have launched a joint campaign to educate healthcare professionals about supports people want and need when receiving a dementia diagnosis. Here, Micheal Rowsome tells his story.
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In today’s @Independent_ie our leading dementia advocate @rochfordbrennan, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's eight years ago, speaks candidly about being refused vital HSE home help she needs to help care for her husband, Sean. #CarersWeek2019
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Today we are thrilled to attend the report launch of “Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for People with Dementia: An evaluation of facilitators and barriers to intervention delivery in Ireland”. The ASI partnered with @NCIRL researchers @MichelleE_Kelly and @hanniganCaoimhe on
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We are pleased to launch and introduce our new service, Alternative Activity Therapy for people living with Dementia and their carers. The new service provides activities, social engagement calls, and monthly activity packs which can be used at home. #Dementiasupports #HoldFirm.
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What an inspiration! Thanks to 95-year-old Terry Martin who is getting out of his wheelchair to practice walking with his daughter & full-time carer @TeenaGates & his favourite buddy #GoogleDog to support #ASIMemoryWalk .Sign Up: .#LetsWalkTogether
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Today, The ASI is proud to launch #TeamUpForDementiaResearch in collaboration with @drnire. This new service will connect people with dementia and their families with opportunities to take part in research projects across Ireland. Learn more: #TUDR
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On World Alzheimer's Day, we're overjoyed to share the video of Bríd and Vincent's Vow Renewal, Bríd - who lives with Alzheimer’s disease - and her primary carer Vincent celebrated 60 years of marriage with a ceremony at The ASI’s Curlew Road Day Care Centre in Drimnagh on
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We are asking the nation to show solidarity with people with dementia & their family carers to mark our first ever Virtual Alzheimer’s #TeaDay2020. Help us to make sure that we have #TeaInEveryHome ☕
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🎉 Huge congratulations to our @IrishDementiaWG Chair, @KevinQuaid3, for winning the Hard of Hearing Award at the #HiddenHearingHeroes23 Awards! 🏆 Your dedication and advocacy are making a meaningful impact. Well done, Kevin! 🌟#TeamASI
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Calling all #GE2020 candidates - It's time to end the crisis. You can pledge your support to Deliver on Dementia in the next Programme for Government. Go to or tag us on social media stating your support for #DementiaPledge2020 Thank you!
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Double the celebration!🌟 #TeamASI also won a special recognition award at @HiddenHearingIE's #HiddenHearingHeroes23 awards! Well done team! 👏 #TeamWorkTriumphs
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Thank you so much to everyone for your support during our #DonateForDementia week @virginmedia helping to raise €800,000 for vital dementia supports! This is absolutely incredible! Our staff, advocates, ambassadors, supporters & volunteers want to say Thank You! @VirginMedia_One
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Please tune in! @DIYSOSIRELAND features our colleague Laura Reid on @RTEOne on Sunday at 6.30pm. Laura has shown incredible strength, courage, & determination on her journey from NRH to be with her family in Dublin. #TeamASI #DIYSOSIrl Watch:
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11,000 people will receive a dementia diagnosis this year. Each year. This year, we need your support more than ever. Text TEA to 50300 to donate €4, show support for 55,000 people living with dementia in Ireland. #Teaineveryhome #TeaDay2020
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The day has arrived! It's the launch of the national #dementia #understandtogether campaign. @HSElive @genio
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On #internationalwomensday2018 we think of our amazing women living with dementia who inspire & advocate, we honour our female carers & former carers, celebrate our volunteers & acknowledge our staff; the women who ensure noone goes through #dementia alone
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We are delighted to launch Alzheimer’s Tea Day 2021, proudly sponsored by @fujitsu_ie . @daithi_ose is calling on the nation to support people with dementia by virtually sharing a cuppa on Thurs May 6th. Register today at !. #TeaInEveryTown #TeaDay2021
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Dementia is a #ForgottenCrisis People are suffering more than ever in this pandemic with community supports closed. On behalf of the 64,000 people living with #dementia we are asking the Government to invest €20m in urgent infrastructure & community supports in #Budget2021
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Our Irish Dementia Working Group meeting today for the last time in 2017 - we informed the research & policy manager about how the group would like to be involved in research plans in the future and made lots of plans for 2018!
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It is with deep sadness that we heard of the passing of Ronan Smith, a leading dementia advocate and former member of our @IrishDementiaWG Steering Committee, and ASI Board of Directors. Our thoughts and prayers are with Ronan’s family, especially Miriam, Hannah, and Loughlin.
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The Alzheimer Society of Ireland welcomes the top-line clinical trial results of the anti-amyloid drug Donanemab reported by Eli Lilly today. Our Research & Policy Manager @lauraoph commented; 'We are very encouraged by these results reported today. There have been countless
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Meet the Experts by Experience is taking place at 430pm in the Long Room today at #ADI2022 A Q&A with people affected by dementia and their experience of shaping research as PPI contributors and members of the DRAT @rochfordbrennan @CarmelGeoghegan @helenaquaid1 @KevinQuaid3
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We are so proud of Marguerite & Blathnaid for telling their story on We Need To Talk About Dementia 💜💜 you can’t donate at #donatefordementia.ie #DonateForDementia.
I felt like a burden & I’d be better off if I wasn’t here’.The pain of dementia diagnosis laid bare by Marguerite Keating but she gives us all hope as she tries to live as well as possible .Thank you Marguerite we are in awe of you 💜.@alzheimersocirl .#WeNeedToTalkAboutDementia
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We’ve said a fond farewell to one of our best as @avdooley moved on to pastures new after over 12 years with #TeamASI! We'll miss her energy, keen mind &.knowledge she brought to our advocacy and campaigning. Thanks Avril and we wish.you all the best at @IrishHospice
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At #ADI2022 our advocate Helen Rochford Brennan tells those present to seek out the voiceless & raise them up, she asks us to find people with dementia in our countries & support their involvement.
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A sea of colour as #TeamASI join thousands of people to march in @DublinPride earlier today 🌈.No matter who you are or who you love, The ASI is here for you. For #DementiaSupports contact our Helpline at 1800 341 341. #Pride #PrideMonth #ASIPride
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Today is Alzheimer's Memory Ribbon - across the country we have hundreds of volunteers supporting our Flag Day collection. Please support the 55,000 people living with dementia in Ireland by purchasing your Memory Ribbon today. #MemoryRibbon
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#TeamASI is at the National Ploughing Championships and ready to meet you! 🚜 Come meet us at our Mobile Information Unit and learn more about the support available for those living with dementia. #TeamASI #Ploughing2023 #DementiaSupports @NPAIE 🌾🧑🌾
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We are delighted and excited to announce that we are teaming up with @VirginMediaIE Television for a special ‘Donate For Dementia’ week of activity from 22nd-28th March to raise much-needed awareness and vital funds to support people living with dementia and their families.
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