Posted by: Catherine
on Jul 30, 2010
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Enclosed is an inspirational interview which was broadcasted on our national airwaves. The piece highlights John Reidy's personal experience with MND. Increasing awareness of MND and the importance of research is invaluable to us so a big Go raibh míle maith agat goes out to John.
FYI: John’s interview starts at 26 minutes into the program.
http://www.tv3.ie/shows.php?request=themorningshow&tv3_preview&video=25380
Posted by: Catherine
on Jul 30, 2010
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Guess what? A well known Irish restaurateur called Roly Saul has agreed to shave off his beard in support MND research and he did it LIVE on national radio!! The ‘event’ will take place in his brand new restaurant located in Dundrum, Dublin. Check in again as we will be updating you with a date etc.....
http://www.rolydundrum.ie/
Posted by: Catherine
on Jul 28, 2010
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We're delighted to announce the trade up of our ‘VIP HOT AIR BALLOON RIDE’ to a PLASMA SCREEN TV. Now’s your chance to get your hands on the newest technology. Remember there's one more slot available for August - plenty of time to arrange a fundraiser to fund a trade or maybe you are in a position to provide a service, or have an unused antique in the attic? We would love to see all counties getting involved.
http://www.mnd.ie/pledge-for-mnd-campaign
Posted by: Catherine
on Jul 27, 2010
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The 8th European ALS Young Investigator Meeting is being held July 28 - 30, 2010 in London, England. It has been organised by an international scientific committee of
world class researchers from the field of ALS/MND research. Members
from the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Research Team will be in attendance
to present ...their various research projects. Abstracts will be available post the meeting. Good luck guys!
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/research/alsyim
Posted by: Catherine
on Jul 21, 2010
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Posted by: Catherine
on Jul 21, 2010
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We would like to say a “Big Thank You” to a group of ex Aer Lingus staff members, who kindly participated as healthy controls in the Magnetic Resonance Brain Imaging (MRI) research project of the Irish Motor Neuron Disease Research Foundation – Research Motor Neuron.
Posted by: Catherine
on Jul 18, 2010
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Prof. Orla Hardiman highlighted current controversial issues surrounding stem cell research in Ireland. The manipulation of neurones is mentioned several times which directly relates to the significance of stem cell research in the field of MND. Interview relates to 'Wide angle', Sunday the 18th of July podcast and is available in the archives tab. The interview can be found at the beginning of Podcast number 2.
Posted by: Catherine
on Jul 08, 2010
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The 8th European ALS Young Investigator Meeting is being held July 28 - 30, 2010 in London, England. It has been organised by an international scientific committee of world class researchers from the field of ALS/MND research. Members from the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Research Team will be in attendance to present ...their various research projects. Abstracts will be available post the meeting.
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/research/alsyim
Posted by: Catherine
on Jul 06, 2010
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Niall O Loughlin one of Ireland's most talented cartoonist has kindly agreed to part donate a novel service to the Pledge for MND Campaign. Should any of you have an upcoming family party -including weddings or indeed if you are organising an event specially in support of our campaign, Niall will attend your event -subject to availability to bring fun to all. Call us for more details.
http://www.caricatures.ie/index.php
Posted by: Catherine
on Jul 05, 2010
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