May 19th – 25th marks National Epilepsy Week – an important week in our annual calendar to raise awareness of a condition that affects over 45,000 people in Ireland today.
While International Epilepsy Day which takes place in February is our headline, public-facing awareness day of the year, National Epilepsy Week has grown in prominence in recent years and is another vital platform to raise awareness of epilepsy in Ireland.
The week is more central to the awareness raising efforts for our colleagues in the UK, and it seen as the central focus of their awareness raising initiatives for the year. However, Epilepsy Ireland always take part in the week to help raise awareness in Ireland as well.
Primarily, we use the week to share stories on our social media channels from those living with epilepsy, to help support others living with epilepsy at various stages of their journey with the condition.
Would like to be part of our activities in 2025 by sharing your story of life with epilepsy? If yes, get in touch with our Advocacy & Communications Manager, Paddy McGeoghegan, by emailing pmcgeoghegan@epilepsy.ie.
We look forward to sharing your stories across our social media channels across the week and to raising awareness of epilepsy across communities in Ireland – be sure to follow all our social channels to see what we have planned for the week!
Further information
- Look back on previous #EpielpsyWeek campaigns by visiting the ‘National Epilepsy Week’ page on our website
- If you are a member of the media and have an inquiry about National Epilepsy Week, get in touch with our Advocacy & Communications Manager, Paddy McGeoghegan, by emailing pmcgeoghegan@epilepsy.ie.
- You can look back on our campaign for #EpielpsyDay 2025, by visiting the ‘International Epilepsy Day’ page on our website