Watch Recordings – Public Research Event 2026: Brain Health & Dementia
Content
- The Science of Dementia & Brain Health: Progress and Possibility
- Sensory-Cognitive Health: Thinking about the Relationship between Hearing, Vision and Dementia
- Walking Back Through Memories: Reminiscence for Ageing and Dementia
- Living and Learning Together: The Benefits of Intergenerational Connections for Young People and People Living with Dementia
- Chase the Wind
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI), in collaboration with Dementia Research Network Ireland (DRNI), recently held a public research event dubbed ‘Brain Health and Dementia: Understanding and Connection’. Held at the Civic Theatre in Tallaght, the event brought together over 200 attendees from the local Tallaght community and beyond.
Across the programme, a diverse panel of experts shared insights from clinical practice, neuroscience and dementia care, highlighting the latest evidence in dementia research in an approachable and engaging format, to bridge the gap between science and everyday understanding.
You can watch recorded videos of the sessions through the links on this page.
The Science of Dementia & Brain Health: Progress and Possibility
In The Science of Dementia & Brain Health: Progress and Possibility, Prof. Seán Kennelly (Consultant Geriatrician, Trinity College Dublin and Tallaght University Hospital) explores advances in dementia research and what they mean for future brain health.
Sensory-Cognitive Health: Thinking about the Relationship between Hearing, Vision and Dementia
In Sensory-Cognitive Health: Thinking about the Relationship between Hearing, Vision and Dementia, Prof. Iracema Leroi (Consultant Geriatric Psychiatrist, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin) examines how sensory health impacts cognitive decline and dementia risk.
Walking Back Through Memories: Reminiscence for Ageing and Dementia
In Walking Back Through Memories: Reminiscence for Ageing and Dementia, Prof. Richard Roche (Department of Psychology, Maynooth University) discusses the role of reminiscence in supporting wellbeing in ageing and dementia.
Living and Learning Together: The Benefits of Intergenerational Connections for Young People and People Living with Dementia
In Living and Learning Together: The Benefits of Intergenerational Connections for Young People and People Living with Dementia, Dr Catherine Houghton (Associate Professor of Nursing, University of Galway) highlights how intergenerational engagement benefits both younger people and those living with dementia.
Chase the Wind
In Chase the Wind, anGie seah (Artist, Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, Global Brain Health Institute) shares an artistic perspective on brain health and lived experience through creative expression.
