The Irish Times

Expert tips: Advice on home changes that may help as we age

With arthritis it’s important not to put stress on joints, so use gadgets to assist you like bottle openers and cap turners

Wed Mar 16 2022 - 06:01

Making sure everyone who wants to volunteer can do so

National volunteer database brings volunteers and organisations together

Fri Jun 25 2021 - 06:01

Potential therapies for rheumatoid arthritis discovered by Irish scientists

Trinity team find new cell population that is especially troublesome in people living with the disease

Thu Nov 12 2020 - 21:19

ISPCC appoints John Church as new chief executive

Current Age Action chief executive to take up new role in August

Thu Jul 05 2018 - 16:14

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: ‘if I had cancer, I would have more support’

Misha Ffrench Molloy’s condition results in painful and restricting symptoms

Tue May 01 2018 - 08:10

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis: the invisible disease 1,200 Irish children live with

Arthritis Ireland calls for ‘long overdue’ investment in rheumatology services

Tue May 01 2018 - 06:01

Exercise and yoga event for all abilities and disabilities

Got Your Back Ireland is ideal for people with chronic health issues or those after surgery

Tue May 01 2018 - 03:01

Why are we still waiting? – the painful reality for over 15,000 arthritis sufferers

Young woman with the disease tells of her sorrow as she waits 14 months to receive care

Mon Apr 09 2018 - 06:00

In pain from her early years – the woman who made the most of it

Despite living with rheumatiod arthritis and for many years wheelchair bound, Ann Marie Healy is ‘a happy person’ and now she’s written her story

Tue Jul 04 2017 - 00:00

Power to the patient

Giving people a say in their own healthcare has many benefits

Tue May 23 2017 - 00:00

‘I’m in agony all the time, ’ says woman on waiting list for double-hip replacement

Elaine Davis is 15 months awaiting surgery

Sat May 06 2017 - 01:00

Government job scheme ‘borrowed from Tory handbook’

Finian McGrath defends Fit for Work programme against Opposition criticism

Wed May 25 2016 - 20:34

Emilie (22) started experiencing arthritis symptoms in school: ‘I could barely walk’

WhyAreWeWaiting.ie arthritis campaign highlights waiting list of 12,600 patients yet to see consultant

Fri Feb 12 2016 - 17:33

Arthritis group calls for appointment of six consultants

Sufferers gather at Leinster House to attract support from TDs and election candidates

Tue Jan 26 2016 - 17:16

My daughter’s juvenile arthritis: ‘Every time I stuck the needle in her, I knew I was poisoning her’

Elisha Dillon (10) has suffered from juvenile arthritis since she was a year old

Tue Nov 10 2015 - 01:00

Breakthrough on diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis

Researchers identify protein that regulates severity of tissue damage caused by disease

Mon Aug 31 2015 - 01:00

Lady in bread: why Rosanna Davison has the pastry police up in arms

It's all the fault of gluten, says former Miss World Rosanna Davison, as she sets out to put our diets to right

Tue Aug 25 2015 - 17:30

Design matters: A guide to who’s who in the Irish design world

Design is important but we often only notice when it isn’t working for us

Sat Jan 24 2015 - 06:00

Arthritis overview: managing the pain

Dr Muiris Houston looks at causes, signs and symptons of arthritis, as well as its prevention and treatment.

Tue Oct 28 2014 - 16:15

Resources for children with arthritis ‘inadequate’

Campaign group calls for creation of dedicated pardiatric unit to treat condition

Thu Sept 04 2014 - 13:32

Eligibility for medical cards to be extended by Coalition

Patients promised return of discretionary medical cards in Government climbdown

Fri May 30 2014 - 01:21

My Health Experience: ‘Exercise is the best way I can manage arthritis’

If I had been told I had to give up sport after being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, it would have broken me

Tue May 27 2014 - 01:00

‘Everything I did was decided by arthritis, not by me or my family’

At one point I lost all faith that I would ever be well again. I just wanted to live normally, like my friends

Tue Mar 11 2014 - 01:00

My Health Experience: New hips got me back on my feet

Getting my hips replaced in my 40s liberated me from painkillers and enabled me to take up running and get fit

Mon Sept 02 2013 - 18:54

Broccoli may trump genetics when it comes to arthritis

More than one in five Irish people have some form of the disease

Wed Aug 28 2013 - 01:00

A hopefilled story about living with rheumatoid arthritis

Kinneavy has had this chronic autoimmune disease for more than 30 years and through her work with Arthritis Ireland, she has become a source of information and comfort to those more recently diagnosed.

Tue Jun 25 2013 - 01:00

Nearly half of rheumatoid arthritis patients are forced to stop work

“People with arthritis often feel that even their friends and family do not fully understand the daily challenges"

Tue Jun 11 2013 - 01:00