
Dublin 2025 Meetup
Narcolepsy Ireland hosted a meetup in Dublin in May. Thanks to all who attended and made the afternoon so valuable.

Thank You - Scoil Chroí Naofa
Thank You - Scoil Chroí Naofa for hosting a wonderful fund raising and awareness raising day on behalf on their 5th class student with narcolepsy

EUNN - 2023
The 14th European Narcolepsy Days (END) conference took place in November 2023 in
Leiden, the Netherlands, with a wide range of participants: researchers; neurologists and other health care professionals; representatives from the pharmaceutical industry; patients with narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia (IH); their relatives and parents of children with narcolepsy.
During a patient session organised by eNAP (European Narcolepsy Alliance for Patients), the participants discussed the challenges faced by people with narcolepsy/IH at different stages of life. In addition to the participants from the conference, several Dutch narcolepsy patients and parents of children with the disease also contributed. They were divided into 10 groups, with two groups in each of the five subjects: newly diagnosed; parents of children; teenagers; young adults and adults.
Write up by Astrid Kabelmann-Jensen, M.Sc. Public Admin. (Danish narcolepsy patient) and Alan Hickey, PhD. (eNAP and Narcolepsy Ireland

NI Conference for World Narcolepsy Day 2023
Narcolepsy Ireland hosted a conference for World Narcolepsy Day

Show Your Support on World Narcolepsy Day 2021
World Narcolepsy Day (Sept. 22, 2021) is a day dedicated to raising awareness of narcolepsy on a global scale. Co-led by 26 patient advocacy organizations across six continents, World Narcolepsy Day inspires action, increase public knowledge, and elevate the voices of people living with narcolepsy worldwide.

Narcolepsy and COVID-19
Based on our current understanding of the condition, people with narcolepsy should not be at increased risk from COVID-19.

Thank you to Pixie Lane
Thanks you to Athenry based creche Pixie Lane for holding a fundraising and awareness raising day for Narcolepsy Ireland

Suddenly Sleepy Saturday 2020 – 14th March 2020
Narcolepsy Ireland and Sound Ireland are delighted to announce this year’s Suddenly Sleepy Saturday event.

Karl Wilson's fun-filled fundraising evening
Karl Wilson raised awareness anf funds for Narcolepsy Ireland to mark the first World Narcolepsy Day.

DARE and HEAR
The Disability Access Route to Education (DARE) is a third level alternative admissions scheme for school leavers whose disabilities have had a negative impact on their second level education.

World Narcolepsy Day 2020
World Narcolepsy Day (Sept. 22, 2020) is a day dedicated to raising awareness of narcolepsy on a global scale.

Thank you Armagh Motorsports Association
Thank you to Armagh Motorsports Association for supporting Narcolepsy Ireland.

Thank you to Ballycraigy Primary School
Thank you to Ballycraigy Primary School for supporting World Narcolepsy Day and for fundraising on behalf of Narcolepsy Ireland.

Tesco Supports Hidden Disabilities
From today, hidden disability Sunflower Lanyards will be available from the Customer Service Desk in Tesco Stores. The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower lanyard is designed to act as a discreet sign that somebody has a hidden disability and may need additional assistance while shopping. 🌻

Christine Donaghy shares her journey with narcolepsy with The Irish News
Struggling with tiredness is a daily battle for Co Derry girl Christine Donaghy who suffers from narcolepsy

Elaine Armstrong from Narcolepsy Ireland attending the European Narcolepsy Network convention 2019
Elaine Armstrong from Narcolepsy Ireland attending the European Narcolepsy Network convention 2019.

Cork celebrates World Narcolepsy Day
Raising awareness for World Narcolepsy Day in Cork, a day of information sharing at the Echo Cork mini Marathon

Bray celebrates World Narcolepsy Day
Sound Ireland and Narcolepsy Ireland hosted a kite flying event on Bray beach to celebrate World Narcolepsy Day

Dungannon meet up for World Narcolepsy Day
On September 22nd Narcolepsy Ireland hosted a meet up in Dungannon to mark the first World Narcolepsy Day

Raising awareness (and kites) for World Narcolepsy Day!
On Sunday 22nd September Narcolepsy Ireland and Sound Ireland held a kite flying event on Enniscrone beach to raise awareness for narcolepsy and to mark the first World Narcolepsy Day.

Christine Donaghy talks to Belfast Live
Struggling to stay awake during lectures may sound like a joke amongst students, but Christine Donaghy knew there was something more sinister surrounding her tiredness.

Aoife Harte speaks to the Sligo Champion about life with narcolepsy.
22 year old Co. Sligo woman Aoife spoke to Ciara Galvin at the Sligo Champion in the lead up to the first #WorldNarcolepsyDay. She described how her life was turned upside down after being diagnosed with narcolepsy after getting a vaccination for Swine Flu.

Jody Kelly speaks with extra.ie about living with narcolepsy.
A Dublin woman has spoken about living with narcolepsy, a condition that you can’t see but it has a great effect on a person’s life, and how it is treated in Ireland.
Jodie Kelly was 13 years old when she was diagnosed with it, but doctors took a while to diagnose her as she was told it was hormonal and she was ‘becoming a teenager’.

Kristine Beck shares her story of diagnosis with Susan Keogh of Newstalk.
World Narcolepsy Day is dedicated to raising awareness for narcolepsy on a global scale. The condition is a neurological one that impairs the brain’s ability to regulate the sleep – wake cycle. Kristine Beck shares her story of diagnosis with Susan Keogh.

Bringing everyone in Northern Ireland living with the same condition together on the first ever World Narcolepsy Day.
A Co Armagh mum whose life has been devastated by a chronic sleep disorder is bringing everyone in Northern Ireland living with the same condition together on the first ever World Narcolepsy Day.

Dylan Black spoke to Cork's 96fm about living with Narcolepsy
Dylan Black spoke to Cork’s 96fm about living with narcolepsy. Dylan along with others have been raising awareness for World Narcolepsy Day this Sunday 22nd.

Tadgh Kennedy from Sound Ireland spoke to Tommy Marren on MidWest radio to raise awareness for World Narcolepsy Day
Tadgh Kennedy from Sound Ireland spoke to Tommy Marren on MidWest radio to raise awareness for World Narcolepsy Day
Kristine shared her Narcolepsy story on the Ryan Tubridy RTE one morning show.
Kristine shared her narcolepsy story on the Ryan Tubridy RTE one morning show this week.

Naomi Grant's Interview with Ryan Tubridy
Naomi Grant spoke with Ryan this morning. Naomi and Derek’s daughter Emma developed narcolepsy when she was only 5 years old. Now almost 18 months on, Naomi talks about the impact narcolepsy has had on their lives.

Narcolepsy is so misunderstood' says Cork-based sufferer
Alice Cullen and Elaine Armstrong shared their story on Echo Live this week. Alice and Elaine wanted to raise awareness about narcolepsy and to promote the events taking place to mark the first World Narcolepsy Day on September 22nd.

Join Us for World Narcolepsy Day in Enniscrone, Bray, Cork and Dungannon.
Narcolepsy Ireland is collaborating with SOUND and coming together with 24 organisations worldwide to establish #WorldNarcolepsyDay on Sunday, September 22nd, 2019, aims to raise Narcolepsy awareness on a global scale.

Thank you to Ballina Guards.
A huge thank you to Ballina Garda station for their generous donation to Narcolepsy Ireland.

Caroline’s generosity continues to raise funds for Narcolepsy Ireland.
In Narcolepsy Ireland we are so grateful to anyone that helps out in anyway. Caroline contacted us to say she would like to help raise funds for narcolepsy Ireland by selling her bespoke designed dream journals, all unique and beautiful.

Marie did the VHI ladies Mini Marathon 2019 to raise awareness and funds for Narcolepsy Ireland.
Marie.s generous contribution will support Narcolepsy Ireland in working towards these goals. On behalf of Narcolepsy Ireland we would like to thank Marie for her kind and generous donation of €305 .

Making progress at the 10th European Narcolepsy Event in Bern.
NARCOLEPSY AND ITS BORDERLAND was the topic of this years event which took place on the 18th and 19th of May in Bern University Hospital, Inselspital.

Suddenly Sleepy Saturday
We just celebrated our 7th annual Suddenly Sleepy Saturday Narcolepsy Awareness Day on Saturday March 9th. The support continues as our narcolepsy family grows larger and this was clear to see in a packed room of people with narcolepsy and their loved ones at the Red Cow Hotel.

Narcolepsy Ireland Offically Registered As Charity
We are proud to announce that Narcolepsy Ireland has now been recognised as a fully registered charity. This has taken many years of hard work to accomplish with the help of many people along the way.










































