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As a member of the Disability Federation Of Ireland (DFI),  Epilepsy Ireland are supporting the recommendations made by DFI to sitting and prospective TDs concering the rights of the 600,000 people living in Ireland today - many of whom are living with epilepsy.

DFI work to ensure that people with disabilities are treated equally in Irish society. As part of their General Election campaign, DFI are asking candidates to commit to:

Futureneuro have announced University College Cork as their newest academic partner.

Initially, UCC’s collaboration with Futureneuro will come in the form of Dr. Danny Costello of Cork University Hospital & UCC who will join Futureneuro as a funded investigator.

As a member of the Neurological Alliance of Ireland (NAI), Epilepsy Ireland are supporting the calls made in the NAI pre-election manifesto. 

There are over 800,000 people living in Ireland with a neurological condition; approximately 40,000 of these have epilepsy. Improvements in neurological care and service must be a priority for the next Government and indeed, all elected members of the 33rd Dáíl. 

A new study which looked at the working relationship between HSE Epilepsy Nurse Specialists and Epilepsy Ireland’s Community Resource Officers in delivering patient-centred care for people with epilepsy in Ireland has recently been published in the Journal of Interprofessional Care.