In December, The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (The ASI) attended the Health Research Charities Ireland (HRCI) Joint Funding Scheme celebration event which reflected on this year’s funding scheme successes and learnings. ASI Board Member Ann Twomey presented the HRCI Research Impact Award 2024 to Prof. Mary McCarron from the Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability - an international and multi-disciplinary research centre at Trinity College, Dublin (Ireland). This Award recognises the impact of research under the scheme which has made a positive difference to people’s lives. In 2020, The ASI co-funded this project led by Prof. McCarron and the team at Trinity Centre for Ageing and ID, which focused on producing Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support Guidelines for People with Intellectual Disability. The ASI sincerely congratulates Prof. McCarron and all the team involved in this piece of work. The project was funded through the HRB/HRCI Joint Funding Scheme. You can read these Guidelines here:
https://www.tcd.ie/tcaid/assets/pdf/postdiagnosticguidelines.pdf
Pictured (left to right): Avril Kennan, CEO of Health Research Charities Ireland; Prof Mary McCarron from the Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability; ASI Board Member Ann Twomey