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Rugby chiefs urged to eliminate contact training to reduce motor neurone disease risk

Rugby authorities have been told they should look to end contact training and reduce the global calendar after a study revealed evidence of considerably increased risk of motor neurone disease among former players. A study led by the University of ...

05 Oct 2022 at 10:52

Northern Ireland

Dementia charity to make giant scarf to wrap around Royal Albert Hall

Knitters have put their needles to the test in a bid to create a giant scarf to cover the Royal Albert Hall for a dementia charity, with one claiming to have a “magic ball of wool”. The Lewy Body Society intends to wrap a 244-metre scarf around ...

21 Jul 2022 at 10:01

Derry News

Derry woman completes mammoth fundraising venture raising thousands for charity

Local Derry woman, Marie Ward, has captured the hearts of the city as completed her 79th and final walk as part of a charity fundraiser for Alzheimer's Society on Friday (February 25). Marie, who sadly lost her mum Elizabeth Diamond to ...

28 Feb 2022 at 19:55

Local News

Learmount Resource Centre hosting dementia support event

A dementia health event will be held in County Derry this week. The event, which is presented by the Learmount Dementia Fund, will be held on Wednesday, May 18 in Learmount Resource Centre in Park village. The event is open to carers ...

17 May 2022 at 10:07

Derry News

One in five people with dementia in NI battle symptoms for over two years before getting a diagnosis

Foyle MLA, Sinead McLaughlin, has launched Alzheimer's Society's Dementia Action Week in Stormont with the goal of securing earlier diagnosis of the condition in the community. Ms McLaughlin said: "I am pleased to sponsor ...

17 May 2022 at 16:11

Newsletter DerryNow

Amazing Cathedral Voices choir grace festival stage

In case you missed it the first time around - October 2022: The amazing ‘Cathedral Voices’ choir has hit the road to the 10th City of Derry International Choir Festival, along with the stunning ‘Embla’ choir from Norway. ...

04 Jan 2023 at 10:30

County Derry Post

Dementia Social Club 'removing the stigma' in rural areas

In September 2015, Caroline Lynch, the manager of Learmount Community Development Group, noticed that a few of their regular members had stopped coming to classes in the centre. “A few of these people had been coming to ...

17 Nov 2021 at 14:42

DerryNow

Dementia health event to be held in County Derry this week

15 May 2022 at 21:01

Derry News

"As we know, there's no cure for dementia at the minute, but early diagnosis is vital in slowing the progression down"

Dementia Action week is set to take place next week from Monday May 16 to May 22 with the hopes of encouraging people to get an early diagnosis. Alzheimer's Society is fully supporting the movement in the hopes that ...

13 May 2022 at 20:28

Local News

Derry singing club for people with dementia hailed as a 'huge success'

St Eugene's Cathedral Hall was the venue for the 'Cathedral Voices' sessions, which has brought people together every Thursday to enjoy singing and craic. The project, overseen by the St Eugene's Cathedral Derry ...

24 Feb 2022 at 14:08

Pictures & Videos

IN PICTURES: DEEDS Dementia Conference in Derry a huge success

Group pictured at the Old Library Trust’s DEEDS Dementia Conference in the City Hotel, Derry. Group pictured at the Old Library Trust’s DEEDS Dementia Conference in the City Hotel on Tuesday afternoon last. ...

19 May 2023 at 12:14

Local News

Support pledged at Derry dementia conference

The Old Library Trust DEEDS (Dementia Engaged & empowered in Derry & Strabane) Project delivered a unique Dementia Conference in ths city this week asking people to Engage, Empower and Pledge to do more to ...

21 May 2023 at 12:13

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