News

1. Letter writing campaign brings minister to Cork Issued 20 Jul 2010 - A group of service users in Headway Cork recently received a visit from Minister for Foreign Affairs, Michael Martin, following a recent letter-writing campaign. The users targeted local Cork TDs asking them to visit the Headway Training Centre. The Minister spent over an hour in ...
2. Lawyers' Endurance Feat Raises More than Smiles Issued 15 Jul 2010 - Employees of Law firm Malcomson Law (www.mlaw.ie) Terry Doyle and Frank Lanigan successfully completed this year's Wicklow 200 to raise a massive €3,000 for Headway. The challenging cycle covers 200km around the Garden of Ireland and reaches climbs up to a height of 500 metres. ...
3. Award-winning Sophie's sights are set on progress Issued 14 Jul 2010 - 18 year old Sophie Finucane, a client of the Rehabilitative Training service in Cork, has received a North Cork Garda Youth Award for showing extraordinary courage and determination in the face of adversity. Originally from England, Sophie sustained a gunshot wound to the head while ...
4. Ringsend Day Services join forces with the Irish Heart Foundation and Boots on Stroke awareness Issued 8 Jul 2010 - Headway Ringsend Day Service staff and clients, Boots staff, and Irish Heart Foundation staff held a FAST launch at Boots on Baggot Street on Thursday. By chatting to passers-by and Boots customers, they aimed make more people aware of the early warning signs of stroke, ...
5. In the Swing at the JP McManus Celebrity pro-am Issued 7 Jul 2010 - Clients from Headway Limerick Training centre enjoyed two days out at the celebrity pro-am golf tournament on 5th and 6th July. A fantastic time was had rubbing shoulders with Michael Flately, Padraig Harrington and Michael Douglas. The clients also joined the throng to watch Tiger ...
6. Campaign for Neurology Services Launched Issued 7 Jul 2010 - A Major new report highlighting the state of Neurology services in Ireland and proposing a National Programme for Neurolgical Care has just been released by the Neurological Alliance of Ireland. The Future for Neurological Conditions in Ireland: A Challenge for Healthcare; an Opportunity for Change ...
7. SNAP Rally wheels are now in motion Issued 7 Jul 2010 - PRESS RELEASE 08/07/10 For Immediate Release SNAP RALLY WHEELS ARE IN MOTIONToday marks the start of an intensive training regime for 50 of Limerick's top DJs and service industry personnel as they look to August 22nd 2010, which will see them take on SNAP RALLY ...
8. Lower Drink Drive Limit Legislation Welcomed Issued 1 Jul 2010 - Headway Welcomes Legislation To Lower Drink Drive LimitHeadway, the National Association for Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), has welcomed the decision by Government and the opposition parties to reduce the drink drive limit from 80mg to 50mg and to 20mg for novice and professional drivers...Download the ...
9. Making Headway Summer 2010 Out Now! Issued 24 Jun 2010 - We are delighted to announce that our latest edition of Making Headway is now available for download. Click the link or image to download in pdf format (if you can't view it, you may need to install Adobe Reader from www.adobe.com).   
10. Carers Week - A Big Success Issued 22 Jun 2010 - To mark this year's National Carers Week, seventeen family members of people with brain injury took advantage of the invitation to a
11. Cardiovascular Strategy Launched Issued 11 Jun 2010 - Minister for Health, Mary Harney recently launched the new National Cardivascular policy with includes a comprehensive plan for the management of Stroke.           Some quotes from the report: Continuing care, long-term recovery programmes and community stroke services were haphazardly organised or ...
12. Headway's First Annual Bikers' Run Issued 10 Jun 2010 - by Ciarán Nolan (this article appears in the Summer Edition of Making Headway, 2010) The country's capital was over-run on Sunday March 7th for Headway's first ever Bikers' event. The sun came out and with it, many leather-clad motor-bike enthusiasts to help launch the start ...
13. A huge THANK YOU for doing the Flora Women's Mini Marathon 7th June Issued 3 Jun 2010 - Thank you so much to the 55 fabulous women that took part in the Flora Women's Mini Marathon Dublin on Monday. We hope you all enjoyed the day despite the weather! Thank you for your support and for getting out there on a rainy bank ...
14. Golfers! Entrance caps for JPMcManus now for sale Issued 1 Jun 2010 - We are now selling entrance caps for the JP McManus Invitational Pro Am tournament in Adare Manor Hotel on 5th and 6th July. Find out more in our event listing here.
15. Carers Week! Issued 1 Jun 2010 - National Carers Week is on from Monday 14th to Sunday 20th June.This is a week to celebrate family Carers, and for Carers to take some time out for themselves.There will be lots of free events all over the country for you to enjoy. Visit www.carersweek.ie ...