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During this session at our BIG Weekend, we had the privilege of hosting an annual research update from Professor Veronica Kinsler, world leading specialist in CMN.

It’s a long way to Tipperary!  Or is it? As we were planning our annual support event for Dublin Zoo in October this year, we had a brainwave to host another gathering somewhere else in the country. Ireland’s not that big and with our positive “sure it’ll be grand!” attitude, we embarked on hosting two…

On Saturday, September 10, we were delighted to welcome our families from all over Ireland to Tayto Park to celebrate of the 25th birthday of Caring Matters Now UK and the 1st birthday of Caring Matters Now Ireland.

Back by popular demand! We are gearing up to restart our Online Community groups throughout the autumn and winter months.

On Saturday 2nd October, we were delighted to host the first in person Ireland regional gathering since the start of the pandemic. We planned the event early in the year for Dublin Zoo as it was an outside venue, optimistically hoping that any restrictions would be a thing of the past by October, but alas, it was not to be. (Another time, Dublin Zoo!)

In conjunction with Rare Disease Day 2022, Caring Matters Now Ireland is partnering with CMN patient support groups across the world to raise global awareness of Congenital Melanocytic Naevus.

It’s hard to believe that Caring Matters Now Ireland is now 1 year old!  The charity was registered in December 2020 and was launched virtually in March 2021 on St Patrick’s Day. The charity owes huge gratitude to Caring Matters Now UK who have been instrumental in their support to date in getting Caring Matters Now…

If you or your friends are thinking of participating in this years VHI Mini Marathon, why not consider Caring Matters Now Ireland as your charity of choice. We will send you out a free Caring Matters Now Ireland t-shirt to wear on the day and some goodies for taking part. https://www.vhiwomensminimarathon.ie/

We are thrilled to announce the establishment of Caring Matters Now Ireland. Over the past 24 months, the Caring Matters Now Board of Trustees have been working towards establishing a sister charity in Ireland.

We are thrilled to announce Veronica Kinsler has been awarded an NIHR Professorship to continue to research targeted therapies for CMN and melanoma.