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FND Ireland
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FND Ireland is the first Irish registered charity dedicated to advocating for and supporting those living with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) in Ireland. 💚🧡 www.fnd.ie
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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · 1h
Over 150 delegates registered to attend our first #FNDIreland Conference! Limited tickets, registration closes Monday 13th October. Scan QR code to book.

Our founder Eamon McPartlin will present 'FND Ireland Updates and NAI Patient Experience Survey Findings' 💚🧡

#FND @fndportal.bsky.social
Image description: A white and green poster for the FND Ireland Conference speakers. The text reads: "Meet Our Speakers: Eamon McPartlin, Founder and Chair of FND Ireland. Eamon lives with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) and another neurological condition called Dystonia. He gained experience in patient advocacy, peer support and research through his roles with other neurological support organisations before founding FND Ireland. Eamon is an active HSE patient partner and is a member of the National Neurorehabilitation Workstream Groups. He is also a member of the FND Society Patient Liaison Committee and a Neurological Alliance of Ireland board member. FND Ireland Conference 2025 Date: Saturday 18th October, Location: Maldron Hotel Tallaght, Dublin." There is a headshot photo of Eamon in the top left of the poster. He is a person with dark hair and is wearing a striped blue shirt. There is a QR code to book tickets to the conference in the bottom left of the poster.
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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · 1h
Brilliant @fndportal.bsky.social 🧡💚
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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · 1d
We had our #FNDIreland peer support meeting in Donegal at the weekend. A big THANK YOU to all those who attended and shared their experience of living with #FND.

Thanks Villa Rose Hotel for looking after us on the day. Our next Donegal #peersupport meeting will be on the 8th November.💚🧡
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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · 1d
Looking forward to our next Peer Support Meeting in Kildare. Please email us or contact us via our website to register to attend. fnd.ie/contact-us/ 💚🧡

📍 Leixlip
📅 11th October 2025
⏰ 2pm

#FND #FunctionalNeurologicalDisorder #PeerSupport
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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · 2d
Delighted to have Dr Sarah Clarke speak at our first #FNDIreland Conference on 'Neuropsychology and FND: Reflections on 10 years of Clinical Practice'.

Scan QR code to book. Registration closes 13th October! 💚🧡
@neuroscienceirl.bsky.social @hselive.bsky.social #FND #FNDConference
Image description: A white and green poster for the FND Ireland Conference speakers. The text reads: "Meet Our Speakers: Dr Sarah Clarke, Senior Clinical Neuropsychologist, Beaumont Hospital. Dr Clarke works with in-patients and out-patients attending Neurology and Neurosurgery services. Her role involves providing assessment and intervention to help address the cognitive, emotional and psychological consequences of health conditions which directly impact brain function. Her areas of particular interest include Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), epilepsy, neurosurgery and sleep disorders. She is a committee member at FND Ireland. FND Ireland Conference 2025 Date: Saturday 18th October, Location: Maldron Hotel Tallaght, Dublin." There is a headshot photo of Dr. Clarke in the top left of the poster. She is a person with brown hair and is wearing a blue scrub top with a navy lanyard. There is a QR code to book tickets to the conference in the bottom left of the poster.
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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · 4d
Looking forward to our next #FNDIreland Peer Support Meeting in Dublin. Please email us or contact us via our website to register to attend. fnd.ie/contact-us/ 💚🧡

📍 Blanchardstown
📅 11th October 2025
⏰ 11am

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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · 5d
We had our #FNDIreland peer support meeting in Galway at the weekend. A big THANK YOU to all those who attended and shared their experience of living with #FND.

Thanks to the Connacht Hotel for accommodating us. Our next peer support meeting in Galway will be on the 1st November. 💚🧡
#PeerSupport
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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · 6d
Looking forward to our next #FND Community Connect event in Leitrim. Please email us or contact us via our website to register to attend. fnd.ie/contact-us/ 💚🧡

📍 Carrick on Shannon
📅 11th October 2025
⏰ 2.15pm

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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · 7d
Wishing you a speedy recovery. 💚🧡
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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · 7d
We had our #FNDIreland peer support meeting in Cork at the weekend. A big THANK YOU to all those who attended and shared their experience of living with #FND.

Our photo is dedicated to the new members who joined us on the day. Thanks Cork County Council for providing our meeting space. 💚🧡
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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · 9d
With just a week to go to budget day our founder Eamon McPartlin outlines #FNDIreland key #Budget2026 asks and shares some of the stark findings from the NAI Patient Experience Survey. youtu.be/5owLzFUF-CQ
Scan QR code to download our Pre Budget Submission.💚🧡
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FND Ireland Key Asks in Budget 2026
YouTube video by FND Ireland
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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · 9d
📢 Delighted to have Emma Jane Bane speak at our first #FNDIreland Conference on 'Occupational Therapy Approaches to Management in Functional Neurological Disorder'. Scan the QR code to book.💚🧡
@sjhdublin.bsky.social @aotinews.bsky.social @fndportal.bsky.social @efna.net #FND #FNDConference
Image description: A white and green poster for the FND Ireland Conference speakers. The text reads: "Meet Our Speakers: Emma Jane Bane, Senior Occupational Therapist, St James’s Hospital. Emma Jane developed a strong interest in Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) in her previous role at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery at Queen’s Square, London. She is currently completing her Masters degree in Neurology at the RCSI which includes research in FND. Emma Jane is a committee member at FND Ireland and a member of the FND AHP Network, supporting interdisciplinary collaboration in the management of FND. FND Ireland Conference 2025 Date: Saturday 18th October, Location: Maldron Hotel Tallaght, Dublin." There is a headshot photo of Emma Jane in the top left of the poster. She is a person with dark hair and is wearing a maroon scrub top with a navy lanyard. There is a QR code to book tickets to the conference in the bottom left of the poster.
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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · 13d
We had our #FNDIreland peer support meeting in Kildare at the weekend. A big THANK YOU to all those who attended and shared their experience of living with #FND.

Thanks to LYCC for accommodating us. Our next support meeting in Kildare will be on Saturday 11th October. Please contact us to attend.💚🧡
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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · 14d
📢 Delighted to have Rachael Scanlon speak at our first #FNDIreland Conference on 'Living with Functional Neurological Disorder ( #FND), a Patient Perspective'. Scan the QR code to book. 💚🧡
@neuroscienceirl.bsky.social @efna.net @fndportal.bsky.social #FNDConference
Image description: A white and green poster for the FND Ireland Conference speakers. The text reads: "Meet Our Speakers: Rachael Scanlon, Patient Advocate and Special Needs Assistant. Rachael works as a Special Needs Assistant, is a mum of two and is a fitness and drama fanatic. She acquired sudden onset Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) in her late thirties. Rachael is interested in raising awareness of FND by sharing her experience of the challenges of living with FND and how self-advocacy is so important. FND Ireland Conference 2025 Date: Saturday 18th October, Location: Maldron Hotel Tallaght, Dublin." There is a headshot photo of Rachael in the top left of the poster. She is a person with dark hair and glasses and is wearing a black top with a patterned cardigan. In the bottom right there is a QR code to book tickets to the conference in the bottom left of the poster.
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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · 14d
Looking forward to our next #FNDIreland Peer Support Meeting in Donegal. Please email us or contact us via our website to register to attend. fnd.ie/contact-us/ 💚🧡

📍 Ballybofey, Donegal
📅 4th October 2025
⏰ 11am

#FunctionalNeurologicalDisorder #PeerSupport
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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · 15d
It was great to have so many new members join us for our #FNDIreland peer support meeting in Dublin at the weekend. A big THANK YOU to all those who attended and shared their experience of living with #FND

Thanks @fingal.ie for your support in providing our meeting space. 💚🧡
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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · 17d
Positive proposal by ILAE to move away from “PNES” which is criticized as “psychogenic” & implies mind–body dualism. “Nonepileptic” only defines the diagnosis negatively. “FDS” improves consistency in clinical practice and research. Thanks @fndportal.bsky.social for highlighting this. 💚🧡
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Alan Carson @alancarson15.bsky.social · 18d
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Functional/dissociative seizures: Proposal for a new diagnostic label and definition by the ILAE task force
The acceptability and validity of the term
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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · 20d
📢 Delighted to have Dr. Caoimhe McLoughlin speak at our
first #FNDIreland Conference on 'The Role of Neuropsychiatry in FND' and share her research on Stigma in #FND which she completed under the supervision of @jonstoneneuro.bsky.social and @alancarson15.bsky.social. 💚🧡
@fndportal.bsky.social
Image description: A white and green poster for the FND Ireland Conference speakers. The text reads: "Meet Our Speakers: Dr. Caoimhe McLoughlin, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist Dr McLoughlin trained in Ireland in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, the branch of medicine that deals with conditions at the interface of body and mind. She was awarded a European Fellowship with the ETUDE program for Functional Disorders, which she recently completed in Edinburgh, under the supervision of Professors Jon Stone and Alan Carson. Her topic of study was Stigma in Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). FND Ireland Conference 2025 Date: Saturday 18th October, Location: Maldron Hotel Tallaght, Dublin." There is a headshot photo of Dr. McLoughlin in the top left of the poster. She is a person with dark hair and is wearing a yellow cardigan and black top. There is a green and orange graphic of a person's silhouette in the bottom right and a QR code to book tickets to the conference in bottom left
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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · 21d
Our founder Eamon McPartlin had the opportunity to participate in the 'Digital Journey Begins with Patients' panel alongside Professor Richard Greene and Loretto Grogan at the @hselive.bsky.social National Patient and Public Partnership Conference 2025 today. 💚🧡
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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · 24d
📢 We are recruiting an Executive Director.

This is an exciting opportunity to provide operational leadership in developing and sustainably growing the charity to deliver our mission.

Scan QR code for job description. To apply please submit CV & cover letter to [email protected] by 5pm, 6th October 2025.
Image description: A white and green poster for FND Ireland recruiting an executive director. The text reads: We're Hiring FND Ireland are hiring for the role of Executive Director This is a four day week position with flexible hybrid working. Salary negotiable commensurate with experience. Closing Date 5pm Monday 6th October FND Ireland is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. To apply, please submit CV and cover letter to info@fnd.ie There is a loudspeaker to the right of the poster and a QR code to scan for job description in the bottom left of the poster.
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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · 27d
Looking forward to our next #FNDIreland Peer Support Meeting in Galway. Please email us or contact us via our website to register to attend. fnd.ie/contact-us/ 💚🧡

📍 Galway City
📅 27th September 2025
⏰ 3pm

#FND #FunctionalNeurologicalDisorder #PeerSupport @galwayneuroscience.bsky.social
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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · 28d
📢 We are delighted to have Dr Owen Killian chair our first #FNDIreland Conference.

Join us on the 18th October for this in person event on #FND. Scan the QR code to view the Agenda and book your ticket.💚🧡
@neuroscienceirl.bsky.social @fndportal.bsky.social @rcsi.bsky.social @svuh.bsky.social
Image description: A white and green poster for the FND Ireland Conference speakers. The text reads: "Meet Our Speakers: Dr. Owen Killian, Neurology SpR and ICAT fellow, St. Vincent‘s University Hospital. Dr Killian has a special interest in movement disorders. His research focuses on uncovering he mechanisms underlying brain network disorders that affect motor control, including Dystonia and Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). Dr Kilian has been passionate about FND education for many years having delivered practical courses and lectures for medical students and psychology students on FND. He volunteers with FND Ireland as Education Liaison. FND Ireland Conference 2025 Date: Saturday 18th October, Location: Maldron Hotel Tallaght, Dublin." There is a headshot photo of Dr. Killian in the top left of the poster. He is a person with dark hair and glasses and is wearing a navy shirt. There is a QR code to book tickets to the conference in the bottom left of the poster.
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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · Sep 9
Looking forward to our next #FNDIreland Peer Support Meeting in Dublin. Please email us or contact us via our website to register to attend. fnd.ie/contact-us/ 💚🧡

📍 Blanchardstown
📅 20th September 2025
⏰ 11am

#FND #FunctionalNeurologicalDisorder #PeerSupport @neuroscienceirl.bsky.social
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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · Sep 8
📢 Meet our Speakers at our #FNDIreland Conference!

Roisin Vance, Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in Neurology will present 'Physiotherapy Approaches to Management in FND'. Join us on October 18th for this in person event on #FND. Scan to book.💚🧡
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Image description: A white and green poster for the FND Ireland Conference speakers. The text reads: "Meet Our Speakers: Roisin Vance, Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in Neurology in Beaumont Hospital. Roisin specialises in movement disorders with a special interest in Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). She is an honorary lecturer in RSCI school of physiotherapy and lectures at both undergraduate and postgraduate level in FND, Spasticity and Parkinson’s Disease. Roisin is an active committee member at FND Ireland and has research projects underway aimed at improving service provision to those with FND and improving FND education. FND Ireland Conference 2025 Date: Saturday 18th October, Location: Maldron Hotel Tallaght, Dublin." There is a headshot photo of Roisin in the top left of the poster. She is a person with brown hair and is wearing a white top with a blue lanyard. There is a QR code to book tickets to the conference in the bottom left of the poster.
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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · Sep 6
At last we appear to be making some progress but should such 'diagnostic labelling' be led by a ILAE task force? 💚🧡
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