ILFA Ireland

Warmest congratulations to Liam Galvin, @ilfa_ireland Chair, on being awarded the Lifetime Advocacy Award by the @euipff on the occasion of their 10-year anniversary. What a wonderful honour and well-deserved accolade for Liam @IPFthurles

@ILFA_Ireland and @HSELive will deliver a 9-month virtual pulmonary rebab study for interstitial lung disease patients. Healthcare professionals can refer suitable patients via ilfa.ie/virtual-pulmon… For more information see ilfa.ie/blog/referral-… or email VPR@ilfa.ie

@ILFA_Ireland and @HSELive will deliver a 9-month virtual pulmonary rehabilitation programme for interstitial lung disease patients. Healthcare professionals can refer suitable patients via ilfa.ie/virtual-pulmon… For more details email VPR@ilfa.ie or see ilfa.ie/blog/referral-…

The next @ilfa_ireland Online Support Group meeting will take place on Tuesday 14th April 2026 at 2pm. For further information, please call Gemma on 086 057 0310 or email gemma@ilfa.ie

The next online @ilfa_ireland Lung Transplant Support Group meeting will take place tonight, Monday 13th April 2026 at 7pm. For more information, please contact Gemma by calling 086 057 0310 or emailing gemma@ilfa.ie.

Our guest speakers include - Professor Aidan O'Brien, Respiratory Consultant, Limerick University Hospital - Professor Peter Riddell, Lung Transplant Physician @MaterTrauma - Elaine Craven, Respiratory Advanced Nurse Practitioner @ConnollyNursing - Gerry Healy, patient speaker

The next online ILFA Patient Information Day will take place on Tuesday, 31st March at 2pm. Please register via the link below. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Congratulations to Dr Deirdre McDermott, Cork University Hospital, who was awarded the Terence Moran Memorial Award for best case presentation at the Irish Thoracic Society and Irish Lung Fibrosis Association's Interstitial Lung Disease Education Day in February

The 2026 Fergus Goodbody Lecture was delivered by Dr Steven Nathan, Schar Chair of the Advanced Lung Disease and Lung Transplant Program, Inova Fairfax Hospital, USA. "Pulmonary Hypertension in ILD-lurking in the shadows" was a masterclass in research & developments in the field

Congratulations to Dr Deirdre McDermott, @CUH_Cork who was awarded the Terence Moran Memorial Award for the best case presentation at the joint Irish Thoracic Society and @ILFA_Ireland Interstitial Lung Disease Education Day today.

@ILFA_Ireland is delighted to partner with the Irish Thoracic Society for the annual Interstitial Lung Disease Multi-disciplinary Team and Clinical Update event on Friday, February 13th, 2026. For more information please see the link below. irishthoracicsociety.com/events-list/#

📣We're hiring! The Irish Lung Fibrosis Association is looking to appoint a Fundraising and Communications Officer. More details about the role and the application process are available via the link below. activelink.ie/vacancies/comm…

@ILFA_Ireland is delighted to once again partner with the Irish Thoracic Society for the 2026 annual Interstitial Lung Disease Multi-disciplinary Team and Clinical Update event online on Friday, February 13th, 2026. irishthoracicsociety.com/ild-education-…

@ILFA_Ireland will host our final set of virtual Mindfulness classes starting on Thursday 15th January at 10am. The classes will be led by John Douglas and will run for 6-weeks up until 19th February. Please email info@ilfa.ie for more informaton and to register

@ILFA_Ireland is seeking a research partner to conduct a virtual pulmonary rehabilitation (VPR) pilot for lung fibrosis patients in partnership with @HSELive Submissions must be received by 9th January The Expression of Interest call is at the link below. ilfa.ie/.../12/VPR-Exp…

On January 6th, the twelfth day of Chrisitmas, we celebrate Nollaig na mBan and honour the special women in our lives; our mothers, grandmothers, sisters, and friends. "Nollaig na mBan Shona Daoibh!" "Happy Women's Christmas!"

@ILFA_Ireland in conjunction with @HSELive will deliver a virtual pulmonary rehabilitation pilot for lung fibrosis patients in 2026. We’re looking for a study partner for a feasability study. The link to the Expression of Interest call is⬇️ ilfa.ie/.../12/VPR-Exp…

@ILFA_Ireland is delighted to be informed that we've received a generous community grant from @MACEIreland ! The Irish Lung Fibrosis Association is one of 50 winners who will each receive a Community Grant prize of €1,000. Thank you MACE 🙏mace.ie/mace-community…

@ILFA_Ireland is delighted to be one 50 winners who will each receive a Community Grant prize of €1,000 from @MACEIreland 🥰 Thank you to everyone who nominated the Irish Lung Fibrosis Association for this award earlier this year 🙏 mace.ie/mace-community…

@ILFA_Ireland is grateful to the amazing team at Hayes Solicitors who went carolling on Grafton Street to raise funds for us. Deirdre Burke kindly proposed ILFA as the beneficiary this year and an incredible amount of €750 was raised for ILFA by Deirdre and her colleagues 🙏