COPD Support Ireland in partnership with Novartis are delighted to announce a very special competition Breathe Life into COPD this Christmas. Send us your high resolution image by Friday 11th November. It can be a new or existing photograph, painting, drawing or any artwork that shows what breathing life into COPD this Christmas means to … Read more
We recently partnered with Mediaplanet on the 2016 Respiratory Health campaign in The Irish Independent newspaper and online at http://www.healthnews.ie/ Read about prevention, innovative treatments options and learn more about the importance of early diagnosis when dealing with respiratory diseases.
Tipperary COPD Support Group will hold a public meeting in the Order of Malta hall Thurles On Wednesday the 27th of July at 7pm. The purpose of the meeting is to set up a support group for people suffering from copd in the Thurles area. All welcome
The Warmth and Wellbeing Scheme aims to make homes warmer and healthier to live in. It does this by providing extensive energy efficiency upgrades to those in energy poverty who are living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Asthma. The initiative is led by the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in conjunction … Read more
Following your pulmonary rehab programme, COPD Support Ireland in partnership with Siel Bleu can offer your local support group a 12 week exercise programme to help you to keep exercising. Exercising on your own can be difficult and it is easier to do it with other people.
Rising star of the silver screen, Sing Street actor Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, today joined with RTÉ Two Tube’s Bláthnaid Treacy and Stephen Byrne to launch a nationwide movie competition Lovin’ Our Lungs to highlight the importance of lung health for a full and active life. The awards, which are organised by the Irish Lung Health Alliance, … Read more
Come along to help set up a new Support Group for people living with COPD. Thursday 18th February at 6pm in the Greville Arms Hotel. Click here for more information: Poster Final COPD for public meeting (2) doc COPD x
COPD Support Ireland has 5 simple “asks” that will improve the quality of life for people living with COPD. We ask that you download and print the leaflet and give it to any candidate who calls to your door seeking your vote in the election 2016. The 5 asks are: 1. Spirometry testing to be … Read more
COPD Ireland is happy to announce our support for the A. Menarini ‘Get breathless for COPD’ charity cycle, a one-of-a-kind event which will see participants cycle from Galway to Dublin over a unique and scenic route on the 10th and 11th of June 2016. Supported by a professional crew of guides and support vehicles, the … Read more
Aoibheann McCaul and Anna Nolan tell us what they do to save their breaths