MyHealth RCSI episodes
MyHealth RCSI connects expert knowledge with everyday life.
Our free programme of community events, expert talks and on-demand content, shares trusted health information for all.
In these episodes, we share stories and science to help you understand, question and explore health in ways that matter to you.
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2025 episodes
Exploring how physical activity supports brain health and empowers people living with neurological conditions
We explore how movement and physical activity can boost brain health and improve everyday life for people living with neurological conditions like epilepsy and Parkinson’s. You’ll hear powerful personal stories and learn how movement can be a source of strength, confidence, and connection. Movement isn’t just good for the body, it’s great for the brain too.
Whether you're living with a neurological condition, caring for someone who is, or simply curious about the link between movement and brain health, this episode is full of practical insights and uplifting stories.
This episode was recorded in front of a small studio audience on Wednesday, 5 November 2025.
Dr Claire Behan, Lecturer and Programme Director, School of Nursing and Midwifery, RCSI, and Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Epilepsy, St James’s Hospital, hosts the discussion. Joining Claire for this important conversation are:
- Professor Norman Delanty, Consultant Neurologist at Beaumont Hospital, Clinical Investigator with FutureNeuro, and RCSI Honorary Clinical Professor
- Dr Ailish Malone, Senior Lecturer, School of Physiotherapy and Principal Investigator and Research Programme Lead, CP-Life Research Centre, and CORU registered physiotherapist
- Ian O’Brien, husband and father living with early onset Parkinson’s disease (EOPD)
Podcast
Listen to the podcast here (or wherever you listen to your podcasts).
Useful resources
- EUR-UP-IAN – Ian O'Brien webpage
- FutureNeuro – Movement for healthy brains
- Sport Ireland – National governing bodies of sport
- Irish Wheelchair Association
- Early Onset Parkinson’s Disease Ireland
- Able Active – Accessible trails and recreation
- Identifying priorities of adolescents with a physical disability regarding participation in physical activity
- Poster: Top 10 physical activity priorities of teenagers with physical disability
- My Moving Brain
- My Moving Brain – Maynooth
- My Moving Brain – Cork
- My Moving Brain – Dublin
- My Moving Brain – Galway
- Epilepsy Ireland
- Neurological Alliance of Ireland
- Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Sports Partnership
- Cork Sports Partnership
- Kildare Sports Partnership
- Galway Sports Partnership
- FND Ireland
- MS Ireland
- Parkinson's Ireland
- TSC Ireland
- Dravet Syndrome Ireland
- CDKL5 Ireland
- Active Disability Ireland
Discover the latest thinking on asthma – what works, what’s new, and why it matters
In this episode, we share practical, everyday tips that can make a real difference for anyone affected by asthma.
You’ll hear honest, powerful stories from people living with the condition, alongside expert insights from leading voices in respiratory health. We explore how asthma care has evolved, what’s working today to manage symptoms and attacks, and the exciting changes ahead in treatment that are improving lives.
Professor Steve Kerrigan from the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences hosts the discussion. Joining Steve for this important conversation are:
- Professor Richard Costello, Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine RCSI and Consultant Respiratory Physician, Beaumont Hospital
- Joanne Walsh, Practice Nurse at Mercer's Medical Centre with special interest in asthma education and management
- Colet Murphy, asthma advocate and person living with asthma
- Caroline Madden, asthma advocate and mother to a child living with asthma
Podcast
Listen to the podcast here (or wherever you listen to your podcasts).
Useful resources
- Asthma Society of Ireland
- Free Asthma Adviceline: 1800 44 54 64
- MyHealth RCSI – Rethinking Asthma handout
Supports and stories to help you stay well while caring for someone you love
If you’re caring for someone you love, whether it’s a child, an older adult, or someone with mental or physical health challenges, this episode is for you. We hear real stories, share practical advice, and explore the supports that can help carers stay well while caring for others.
Dr Pádraic Dunne from the RCSI Centre for Positive Health Science hosts the discussion. Joining Pádraic for this important conversation are:
- Dr Trudy Meehan, Lecturer at the RCSI Centre for Positive Health Sciences
- Eoin Wilson, supporting a loved one living with dementia
- Tracy Carroll, mother to Willow and advocate for family carers
Podcast
Listen to the podcast here (or wherever you listen to your podcasts).
Useful resources
- Réalta – National resource for arts and health
- Understanding Together – National campaign reducing stigma around dementia
- DSIDC – Dementia Services Information and Development Centre
- Neurodiversity Ireland – National charity supporting neurodivergent children and families
- Citizens Information
- Family Carers Ireland
- Who Cares – The Hidden Crisis of Caregiving, and How We Solve It by Emily Kenway
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