IGS Podcast

Author: Irish Gerontological Society

The Irish Gerontological Society (IGS) podcast is a conversational podcast of interviews each with a unique theme or topic. The podcast content is designed to be of interest to those working in the area of gerontology while also delivering information in a way that it is easily accessible by the general public. The podcast is hosted by IGS HSCP Representative Edel McDaid. The IGS Podcast welcomes all feedback, suggestions or queries to askigspodcast@gmail.com The podcast is kindly sponsored by Daiichi Sankyo.
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Understanding Alzheimer's Disease
Wednesday, 25 February, 2026

In this episode, Edel talks to Professor Sean Kennelly and Breda Comiskey. Professor Kennelly is a ConsultantPhysician in Geriatric & Stroke Medicine in Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) and leader in dementia care and memory services in Ireland. Breda is living with Alzheimher’s Disease and a strong advocate for supports and services forpeople living with this condition. Sean and Breda both feature on the recently released podcast series “Many Faces of Alzheimher’s Disease”. The podcast hosted by journalist Fionnuala McSweeney interviews different members of the multi-disciplinary team of the TUH Institute of Memory & Cognition (TIMC) as well as individuals living with Alzheimher’s Disease. They discuss the TUH podcast series, understanding the condition from both the clinical and personal perspective, stigma, disease modifying therapies, the role of memory services, brain health, risk reduction and lots more. For more information on the discussion points mentioned in this episode:Many Faces of Alzheimer’s Disease Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxvV9tjKLSM&list=PLesNMSWFzNbRIOpoXuUHU3PLt1ohwx8r7 “How prevalent are modifiable dementia risk factors in Ireland? A 12-year observational study in community-dwelling older adults” – Mc Garvey et al. 2025https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/11/e106032.longAlzheimer’s Society of Ireland https://alzheimer.ie/ Feedback, questions and suggestions are always welcome at ⁠to askigspodcast@gmail.com⁠