ME Support Groups in Ireland

kangaroo

A group is starting up in Gorey (North County Wexford):

The co-ordinator is: Karen
She can be contacted at:
Tel: 0876900529
E-mail: cfsmegorey@gmail.com

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The Irish ME Trust had a meeting in Wexford town on Oct 31st and is considering holding other meetings there. For further details, contact: Irish ME Trust - Lo-Call 1890 200 912 or Marie at 053 9234091.

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The Ballinasloe/Athlone ME/CFS Support Group had a meeting on Wednesday.

With regard to contact details, they say:

http://www.meresearch.org.uk/support/group.html We can be contacted through the Irish ME/CFS Support Group, PO Box 3075, Dublin 2. Tel: 01-2350965 E-mail: info@irishmecfs.org

kangaroo

kangaroo wrote: »

A group is starting up in Gorey (North County Wexford):

The co-ordinator is: Karen
She can be contacted at:
Tel: 0876900529
E-mail: cfsmegorey@gmail.com

Karen was in touch with me today to say she was pleased with how the first meeting went yesterday. She said there were 10-12 at it.

kangaroo

The Irish ME Trust have organised a meeting for Waterford for Sat 6th Feb - see: http://www.imet.ie/imet_website/meetings_events/waterford_metting.html .

People could meet others at such a meeting of course (tea and coffee will be provided).

[I am not connected with the Irish ME Trust and do not have further details].

kangaroo

The Irish ME Trust have actually recently posted a range of events around the country.

See:
http://www.imet.ie/imet_website/meetings_events/me_therapy_week.html

Meeting / Events

ME THERAPY WEEK
ME WRITERS GROUP
DUBLIN
DUBLIN
BALLINASLOE
GALWAY
LIMERICK
TRALEE
WATERFORD

[Again, I am not connected with the Irish ME Trust]

aran edmonds

Could anyone tell me if there are any support groups active in the county of Wexford?

kangaroo

aran edmonds wrote: »

Could anyone tell me if there are any support groups active in the county of Wexford?

See http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=63211633&postcount=33 . I don’t think Karen has held any other meetings since then but it could still be useful to contact her.

Marie Coffey 053-9234091 organised two meetings in Wexford in the last 6 months or so. I’m not sure if any more are planned.

I’m a volunteer with the Irish ME/CFS Association and was in touch with the Irish ME Trust recently (we were doing our newsletter) and they didn’t know of any local groups meetings planned in the coming months. Groups often wait to advertise meetings in our newsletter, the next won’t be now till end of August or September.

In the meantime, people who contact us for a free info pack, are sent a contact list with the first names and numbers for over 100 people around Ireland. There are three people from Wexford on the current list. If people join, there is a different list where people can give descriptions of themselves for the telephone network list as well as a list of people who say if they are interested in local groups in their area (they can give a radius).

There have been lots of groups around the country that have come and gone over the years.

aran edmonds

Many thanks for your reply, and the contact no. will make a call. aran

kangaroo

kangaroo wrote: »

See http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=63211633&postcount=33 . I don’t think Karen has held any other meetings since then but it could still be useful to contact her.

Marie Coffey 053-9234091 organised two meetings in Wexford in the last 6 months or so. I’m not sure if any more are planned.

I’m a volunteer with the Irish ME/CFS Association and was in touch with the Irish ME Trust recently (we were doing our newsletter) and they didn’t know of any local groups meetings planned in the coming months. Groups often wait to advertise meetings in our newsletter, the next won’t be now till end of August or September.

In the meantime, people who contact us for a free info pack, are sent a contact list with the first names and numbers for over 100 people around Ireland. There are three people from Wexford on the current list. If people join, there is a different list where people can give descriptions of themselves for the telephone network list as well as a list of people who say if they are interested in local groups in their area (they can give a radius).

There have been lots of groups around the country that have come and gone over the years.

I don't know if I deleted it or a moderator did but I meant to include Marie's number. It was on the Irish ME Trust website in connection with these meetings - it isn't secret information (I have plenty of numbers that of course I wouldn't release). Anyway, if somebody wants it, PM me.

kangaroo

The Galway ME/CFS Support Group is organising the Galway talk by Dr. Weir with the Irish ME/CFS Association on May 30 - see
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055906088 for further info. Dr. Weir is also speaking in Dublin on May 29.