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Brain Awareness Week 2011 March 7th -13th Calendar of Events
Brain Awareness Week is an international event organised in over 69 countries worldwide. The Neurological Alliance of Ireland is co-ordinating a series of events to mark the week in Ireland. This calendar details the events happening in your local area. For frequent updates and more events, check out our website at www.nai.ie.
The Neurological Alliance represents voluntary organisations working with people with neurological conditions in Ireland. www.nai.ie Brain Awareness Week 2011 March 7th—13th
Volunteer Stroke Scheme (VSS) Keynote Dundrum Stroke club on a tour of the National Art Gallery Conference Tuesday, March 7 th National Art Gallery
Contact: Volunteer Stroke Scheme on 01 4559036. Neurological Alliance of Ireland This group is by referral only by the VSS.
“Thinking Ahead for Neurological Care” Bri, The Acquired Brain Injury Advocacy Association Tuesday, March 8 th 5K Walkaton Monday, March 7th 9am – 1pm Starts 12pm Radisson Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8. Starting at the National Rehabilitation Hospital Featuring the launch of the Action Plan Contact: Toni Burton on 01 2355501 or [email protected] for Neurological care
Contact: Sinead Bradley on 01 The Dublin Neurological Institute 8724120 or [email protected] Drop in information centre – Official opening Monday, March 7 th 11am – 1pm The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital Dublin Contact: www.neurologicalinstitute.ie
Headway Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Afternoon tea (with Niamh from Fair City) Coffee morning/Bake for Brain Injury Sunday, March 6th Monday, March 7 th 2.30pm – 4.30pm 12pm – 2pm Aisling Hotel, Parkgate St, Dublin 8 ABI Ireland, 153 St. Mobhi Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9. Tickets €5 Contact: Karen Foley on 086 3868851 Contact: Ruth/Teresa/Ciaran on 01 8102066 or [email protected] Headway Rehab Services “The A-Z of Brain Injury” Web Book Launch The Migraine Association of Ireland Monday, March 7 th Migraine Youth Information Day 10am Sunday, March 6 th www.headway.ie 11am Contact: Deana Conaty on 01 8102081 or D4 Berkley Hotel, Ballsbridge. [email protected] Contact: 1850 200 378 or [email protected] Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Headway Rehab Services Coffee morning/Bake for Brain Injury Information Stand Monday, March 7 th Monday, March 7 th 12pm – 2pm 9am – 3pm 14 Haydens Park Way, Lucan Co Dublin. James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Blanchardstown, Contact: Catherine Lacey on 01 2024743/087 Dublin 15 2316221
Brainwave --- The Irish Epilepsy Association Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Parents Evening - Lifestyle and Quality of Life Issues Tour of Dail Eireann for ABI Ireland Dublin Community, Monday, 7th March Residential and Case Management Clients. 7.30pm Tuesday, March 8 th Bracken Court Hotel, Balbriggan 11am – 1pm ( €10 charge which includes lunch and the Contact: Ina Murphy, Community Resource Officer, 01 tour) 4557500 [email protected] Leinster House, Dail Eireann, Dublin 2. Contact: Darren Heslin on 087 9689604 Brain Awareness Week 2011 March 7th—13th
Headway Rehab Services Dublin Information Stand th Thursday, March 10 Headway Rehab Services 10am – 3pm Information Stand Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24 Tuesday, March 8 th Contact: Gillian Donovan on 01 4575666 or 10am – 3pm [email protected] The Mill Shopping Centre, Clondalkin, D22 Contact: Jenny Nealon on 01 4575666 or National Rehabilitation Hospital [email protected] “Everything you need to know about stroke prevention” Thursday, March 10 th Acquired Brain Injury Ireland 7pm General bring and buy/bake for Brain Injury National Rehabilitation Hospital Wednesday, March 9 th Contact: Valerie Twomey on 01 2355144 or 11am – 3pm [email protected] Northumberland Hall, 13 Northumberland Avenue, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin Bri, The Acquired Brain Injury Advocacy Association Contact: Tony Bissett on 01 2804164 ext 320 or 086 Education and prevention event for transition year 8206475 students Friday, March 11 th Headway Rehab Services 10.00am – 1.30pm Information Stand National Rehabilitation Hospital Wednesday, March 9 th Contact: Bri on 01 2355501 or [email protected] 10am – 5pm Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, Lucan, Brainwave --- The Irish Epilepsy Association Contact: Caitriona Ellis on 087 9436750 or Epilepsy: Clinical Update (focus on paediatric epilepsy) [email protected] Friday, 11 th March 9.15am -4.30pm Brainwave --- The Irish Epilepsy Association The Gresham Hotel, O'Connell Street, Dublin 1 Information Stand A one day conference for health professionals organised Wednesday, 9th March in association with the Royal Society of Medicine St James’s Hospital, Main entrance area (Ireland Region). Contact: Ina Murphy, Community Resource Officer, 01 Contact: Peter Murphy, Resources Manager, 01 4557500 [email protected] 4557500 or [email protected]
RCSI Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience RCSI Neuroscience Symposium (Featuring a panel of “The Wandering Mind” Lecture by Prof Ian Robertson leading international and Irish specialists in the Friday, March 11 th neurosciences) 1pm – 2pm Thursday, March 10 th Science Gallery, Trinity College Places are strictly limited and pre registration is essential Event is open to the public. RCSI Dublin. Contact: [email protected] or see Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience www.rcsi-neuroscience.ie “Memory” Exhibition – Exhibition will explore cognitive function through a variety of interactive experiments. Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Opens to the public from Friday March 11 th Information stand in conjunction with Headway Ireland Science Gallery Trinity College Thursday, March 10 th 1pm – 4pm Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Beaumont Hospital Coffee morning/bake for Brain injury Contact: Karen Foley of Acquired Brain Injury Ireland on Friday, March 11 th 086 3868851 11am – 3pm Richard Stables of Headway Ireland on 01 8102066 ABI Ireland, 69 Adelaide Road, Glengarry Road, Dun Ciara Rowan of Beaumont Hospital on 01 8093000 Laoghaire, Co. Dublin Contact: David Buxonat on 086 8206583 Brain Awareness Week 2011 March 7th—13th
Volunteer Stroke SchemeScheme————CrumlinCrumlin Stroke Club Dublin Support Meeting Michelle O Brien from Osteoporosis Society Of Ireland Acquired Brain Injury Ireland will be giving a talk. Coffee morning/bake for brain injury Thursday 10 th March Friday, March 11 th 11am 11am – 1pm St Bernadette’s Chuch, Clogher Road, Crumlin 223 Rochestown Avenue, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. Contact: Volunteer Stroke Scheme on 01 4559036. Contact: Catherine Lacey on 01 2024743/ 087 This group is by referral only by the VSS. 2316221
Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Information stand Friday, March 11 th CORK Science gallery, Trinity College at the exhibition of Memory experiments. Huntington’s Disease Association of Ireland Contact: Karen Foley on 086 3868851 Support meeting Saturday, March 5 th Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Association 11am – 1pm PSP Lecture Contact: HDAI on 01 8721303 or [email protected] Friday, March 11 th Our Ladys Hospice, Harolds Cross. The Migraine Association of Ireland Contact: Sandra Campbell on 0044 2871358499 or Migraine Information Stand [email protected] Saturday, March 5 th 10am – 4pm The Migraine Association of Ireland Wilton Shopping Centre, Cork. Migraine Information Stand Contact: 1850 200 378 or [email protected] Friday, March 12 th – Sunday, March 14 th Mind, Body and Spirit festival, RDS, Dublin. Headway Contact; 1850 200 378 or [email protected] Information stand March 7 th , 8th and 9 th 10am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm Dystonia Ireland Cork University Hospital, Cork. Dystonia Ireland Conference Contact: Paula Larkin on 021 4347625 or Saturday, March 26 th [email protected] Red Cow Hotel, Naas Road. Contact: Maria Hickey on 01 4922514 or Brainwave --- The Irish Epilepsy Association [email protected] Information Stand March 7 th , 8 th , 9th Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Association Mercy Hospital Support Meeting Contact Niamh Jones/ Mary Lawlor at 021 4274774 or Tuesday, March 29 th [email protected] Centre for Nurse Education, Eccles Street. Dublin Contact: Sandra Campbell on 0044 2871358499 or The Migraine Association of Ireland [email protected] Migraine Information Stand Tuesday, March 8 th Tallaght Stroke Support Group Headache/Migraine clinic at Cork University Hospital Support meeting Contact: 1850 200 378 or [email protected] Wednesday, March 30 th 11am – 1pm Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Killinarden Community Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24 Bake sale and coffee morning Contact: Niamh Barrett on 01 4626260 Tuesday, March 8 th 10am - 2pm “Siopin”Fr Ryan Hall, Macroom, Cork.
Brain Awareness Week 2011 March 7th—13th
MS Southern Region CORK Young People with MS th Friday, March 11 Headway The River Lee Hotel, Cork. “Walk a mile in my shoes” Contact: Gillian Deasy on 021 4300001 or Wednesday, March 9 th [email protected] 10am – 11am Ballincollig Village, Cork. Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Contact: Paula Larkin on 021 4871303 or Bake sale [email protected] Saturday, March 12 th 11am - 2pm The Migraine Association of Ireland The Country Market Fair, The Town Square, Macroom. Migraine Information Evening Series – Launch Contact: Lisa Spogler on 086 1720744 Wednesday, March 9 th 7pm The Migraine Association of Ireland Imperial Hotel, Cork. Migraine Information Stand Contact: 1850 200 378 or [email protected] Saturday, March 13 th 10am – 4pm Brainwave --- The Irish Epilepsy Association Wilton Shopping Centre, Cork Parents Support Group, Cork Contact: 1850 200 378 or [email protected] Wednesday, 9th March 7.30pm Headway Bishopstown GAA Club, Cork Information stand For further information, contact Niamh Jones at 021 Tuesday, March 29 th 4274774 or [email protected] 10am – 4pm Mercy University Hospital, Cork. Brainwave --- The Irish Epilepsy Association Contact: Marienne Walsh on 021 4347625 or Support Group for people with epilepsy [email protected] Wednesday, 9th March 2.30pm Brainwave --- The Irish Epilepsy Association Brainwave Cork Office, 35 Washington Street Information Day in Carrigaline Public Library For further information, contact Mary Lawlor, 021 Tuesday, 29th March 4274774 or [email protected] 10am - 1pm & 2pm - 5pm Contact Niamh Jones, 021 4274774 or [email protected] Headway
Day of celebration and hope
Wednesday, March 9 th
11am – 3pm Ballincollig Shopping Centre, Cork. GALWAY Contact: Paula Larkin on 021 4871303 or [email protected] Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Headway Coffee afternoon th Coffee morning Tuesday, March 8 Thursday, March 10 th 2.30pm – 4.30pm 10am – 1pm Westwood Hotel, Newcastle Road, Galway. Tougher Community Centre, Cork. Contact: Imelda Walsh on 091 700210/087 7840192 Contact: Marcia Ward on 021 4871303 or [email protected] Galway Stroke support group th Tuesday 8 March Headway and ABI 2.30pm – 4.30pm Presentation on Headway and ABI Westwood Hotel, Dangan Upper, Newcastle, Galway Friday, March 11 th , 10am – 11am Contact: Catherine Flynn on 091 546010 or Catriona Nursing department, UCC Conroy on 091 775567 Contact: Marienne Walsh on 021 4347625 or [email protected] Brain Awareness Week 2011 March 7th—13th
Headway GALWAY Client Music Production Tuesday, March 8 th Acquired Brain Injury Ireland 1pm – 3pm Coffee morning/bake for brain injury Headway training centre, Jutland hall, Steamboat Quay, Wednesday, March 9 th Dock road, Limerick. 10.30am – 12.30pm Contact: Denis Mangan/Michelle Murphy on 061 Acquired Brain Injury Ireland, Calbro House, Tuam 469395/6 or [email protected] or Road, Galway [email protected] Contact: Imelda Walsh on 091 700210/087 7840192 Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Brainwave --- The Irish Epilepsy Association Coffee morning/bake for brain injury "Epilepsy and its Effects on Young People” - Youth Wednesday, March 9 th Seminar (17 – 25yrs) 11am – 1pm Saturday March 12th ABI Ireland Resource Centre, O Meara House, 10am - 4.30pm Ballinacurra Road, Limerick. Harbour Hotel, New Dock Rd, Galway Contact: Alan O Connell on 061 307073/086 Contact: Evelyn Monson-Kirby, Community Resource 1720757 Officer, 091 568180 or [email protected] Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Information stand Wednesday, March 9 th 10am – 4pm Crescent Shopping Centre, Limerick LImerick Contact: Alan O Connell on 061 307073/ 086 1720757 Headway Launch of Headway Limerick Art exhibition Headway Friday, March 4 th Headway Brain Injury Information Stand From 3pm Wednesday, March 9 th Hunt Museum, Limerick. 10am – 4pm Contact: Denis Mangan on 061 469305/6 or Crescent Shopping Centre, Limerick. [email protected] Contact: Denis Mangan/Rebecca Barry on 061 469305/6 or [email protected] or Headway [email protected] Acquired Brain Injury Lecture Monday, March 7 th Headway 6pm – 8pm Limerick Lions Club/Headway Pub Quiz Headway training centre, Jutland hall, Steamboat quay, Thursday, March 10 th Dock road, Limerick. 8pm Contact: Denis Mangan/Michelle Murphy on 061 Collins Pub, Dooradoyle, Limerick 469305/6 or [email protected] or Contact: Denis Mangan/Rebecca Barry on 061 [email protected] 469305/6 or [email protected] or [email protected]
Headway Launch of Easter Egg project Monday, March 7 th 6pm – 8pm Headway training centre, Jutland hall, Steamboat quay, Dock road, Limerick Contact: Denis Mangan/Rebecca Barry on 061 469305/6 or [email protected] or [email protected] Brain Awareness Week 2011 March 7th—13th
Acquired Brain Injury Ireland KILKENNY Coffee morning/bake for Brain Injury th Thursday, March 10 Brainwave / Headway 11am Coffee Morning, Kilkenny Cheshire Homes, John’s Hill, Waterford. Monday, 7th March Contact: Rob Martin on 086 8582899 10.30 – 12 noon Pembroke Hotel, Patrick Street Hosted jointly by Headway and Brainwave Contact: Joan Ryan, Community Resource Officer, 056
7784496 or [email protected] OFFALY
Brainwave --- The Irish Epilepsy Association WATERFORD Parents Group - Epilepsy Awareness Presentation Wednesday, 9th March
Arden View Resource Centre, Tullamore The Migraine Association of Ireland The Migraine Association of Ireland Contact Margaret Bassett, Community Resource Officer Migraine Information Stand at 057 9346790 [email protected] Saturday, March 5 th
10am – 4pm Brainwave --- The Irish Epilepsy Association City Square Shopping Centre, Waterford. Parents Support Group Meeting Contact: 1850 200 378 Thursday, 10th March
OCIL Clonminch Rd Tullamore Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Contact Margaret Bassett, Community Resource Officer A tour of “The Waterford Museums of Treasures” at 057 9346790 [email protected] Wednesday, March 9 th
Waterford Museum of Treasures, the Granary, The Migraine Association of Ireland Merchants Quay, Waterford. Migraine Self Help Group Contact: Rob Martin on 086 8582899 March 10 th & every Thur in March (Except March 17 th )
7pm Waterford Stroke Support Group Waterford Stroke Support Group Tullamore Court Hotel Launch ad Information afternoon for a new Waterford Contact: 1850 200 378 or [email protected] Stroke Support Group (supported by the Irish Heart Foundation) Thursday 10 th March Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Social Group 2pm – 4.30pm st Woodlands Hotel, Dunmore Road, Waterford. Thursday, March 21 Contact: Breda Jones on 051 848984/087 2794711 11am – 12.15pm or [email protected] or just turn up on the day Heritage Centre, Bury Quay, Tullamore. Contact: Sinead Thornton on 086 8582898
Brainwave --- The Irish Epilepsy Association Information and Epilepsy Awareness Stand Thursday, 10th March 10 – 4pm Waterford Institute of Technology campus CLARE Contact: Joan Ryan, Community Resource Officer, 056 7784496 or [email protected] Brainwave --- The Irish Epilepsy Association Brainwave --- The Irish Epilepsy Association Outreach Service, Ennis Waterford Support Group Meeting and presentation by Monday, 7th March a pharmacist 10.30am – 4pm Thursday, 10th March Ennis CIC, Bindon Lane, Bank Place, Ennis, Co. Clare 7.30pm - 9pm Appointment needed. Contact: Anna Kelly, Community Cheshire Home, John's Hill, Waterford Resource Officer, 061 – 313773 or Contact: Joan Ryan, Community Resource Officer, 056 [email protected] 7784496 or [email protected] Brain Awareness Week 2011 March 7th—13th
SLIGO CAVAN
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Association Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Support meeting Health promotion and wellbeing of carers Monday, March 7 th Wednesday, March 9 th 2pm – 4pm Contact: Una Kinane on 01 2804164 ext 207 Sligo Regional Hospital Contact: Sandra Campbell on 0044 2871 358499 or Brainwave --- The Irish Epilepsy Association [email protected] “Putting Epilepsy in its Place” - Youth Conference 2011 Saturday, 12th March Acquired Brain Injury Ireland 10am -4pm Brain awareness and information stand Cavan Crystal Hotel, Dublin Road, Cavan Thursday, March 10 th Organised in conjunction with Brainwave’s North East 11am – 2pm Office. Contact: Agnes Mooney, 074 9168725 or Sligo General Hospital [email protected] / Noreen O’Donnell, Contact: Teresa O Boyle on 071 9153472/087 042 9337585 [email protected] 2601827
Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Brain awareness and information stand Friday, March 11 th , 11am – 2pm WESTMEATH th Saturday, March 12 , 12pm – 5pm Tesco Arcade, Carrick on Shannon Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Contact: Teresa O Boyle on 071 9153472/087 “Living with Acquired Brain Injury” 2601827 Tuesday, March 8 th 9.30am – 1pm Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. Contact: Una Kinane on 01 2804164 ext 207
Acquired Brain Injury Ireland DONEGAL Health and Welfare week Monday, March 14 th Acquired Brain Injury Ireland & BRI 10am – 3pm Coffee morning and information session Athlone Institute of Technology, Athlone. Thursday, March 10 th 10am – 1pm Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Station House (previously Ramada Hotel) Letterkenny. Social group Contact: Frankie Doherty on 087 6775403, Tina Friday, March 22 nd Doogan on 087 1348941 or Marie Bradley on 074 2.30pm – 3.30pm 9177005 Springfield Centre, St. Lowman’s Campus, Delvin Road, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath Contact: Sinead Thornton on 086 8582898
MONAGHAN
Acquired Brain Injury Ireland and BRI Bake for brain injury Thursday, March 3 rd 11am – 1pm IONTSAS Centre, Castleblaney. Contact: Kathleen Brennan (ABII) on 087 2659566 or Michael Downey (BRI) on 087 2316139 Brain Awareness Week 2011 March 7th—13th
MAYO WEXFORD
Mayo Stroke Support Group Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Support meeting Coffee evening Thursday, March 10th Thursday, March 10 th 2pm – 4pm “The Baked Potato “in Enniscorthy. Newman Institute, (Cathedral Grounds), Ballina, Contact: A.B.I.I. staff at Wexford on 053 9177673 Contact: Barbara Ginley on 096 24554 Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Huntington’s Disease Association of Ireland Afternoon tea party Support Meeting Sunday, March 13 th Saturday, March 12 th 2pm – 6pm 11am – 1pm Grancore House, Ballymurn. Contact: HDAI on 01 8721303 or [email protected] Contact: A.B.I.I. staff at Wexford on 053 9177673
NAI members KERRY Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Alzheimer Society of Ireland The Migraine Association of Ireland Aware Migraine Information Stand Brainwave—The Irish Epilepsy Association Saturday, March 5 th Brí Cheshire Ireland 10am – 4pm Chronic Pain Ireland Manor West Retail Park, Tralee. Dystonia Ireland Contact: 1850 200 378 or [email protected] Enable Ireland Epilepsy Care Foundation Friedrich’s Ataxia Ireland Brainwave --- The Irish Epilepsy Association Headway Outreach Service, Kerry General Hospital Huntington’s Disease Association of Ireland Monday 7th March Irish Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus 9am - 1pm Irish Heart Foundation Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association Neurology Clinic, Kerry General Hospital Meningitis Research Foundation Contact: Kathryn Foley, Community Resource Officer at Migraine Association of Ireland 064 6630301 or [email protected] Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland Muscular Dystrophy Ireland Neurofibromatosis Association of Ireland Brainwave --- The Irish Epilepsy Association North West MS therapy centre Ladies Support Group Parkinson’s Association of Ireland Wednesday, 9th March Post Polio Support Group 11am – 1pm Syringomyelia Support Group of Ireland Spinal Injuries Ireland Brainwave office, Killarney The Rehab Group Contact: Kathryn Foley, Community Resource Officer at The Meningitis Trust 064 6630301 or [email protected] Volunteer Stroke Scheme
Associate Members Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Irish Society of Physicians in Geriatric Medicine Coffee morning and baking competition Myasthenia Gravis Association of Ireland Sunday, March 13 th Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Association 11am – 5pm Irish Institute of Clinical Neurosciences Hermann’s Continental Coffee Shop, Glebe Lane, For updates and more events, Killarney. Contact: Lisa Spogler on 086 1720744 please check our website at NAI.IE
Kerry Stroke support group Wednesday, March 30 th 7.30pm St. Brendan’s Pastoral Centre, Tralee, Kerry Contact: Mary Carmody on 087 7927289