What should people with psoriasis ask election candidates?
It’s election time! This means you’ll get all sorts of direct mail, leaflets and knocks at the door all asking for your vote. So we thought we’d suggest three important questions that everyone with psoriasis should ask their election candidates. Not a 5 point plan: just three simple questions that you can ask any candidate […]
ISF Psoriasis Council meets to discuss plans for the first time
The members of the ISF’s Psoriasis Council have met for the first time in Dublin to develop an agenda to help people with psoriasis in Ireland. The first Council members have been invited by ISF Board Members, Dr Brian Kirby and Caroline Irwin (Chair and Secretary of the Council respectively), to champion psoriasis, encourage greater […]
First HS Community Meeting – Reports from the day
On the 30th January, the Irish Skin Foundation (ISF) and the ‘Hidradenitis Suppurativa Ireland’ Facebook Support group, held the first ever Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) Community Meeting for people with the condition, their families and supporters. HS is a chronic (long term) skin condition that can cause painful, inflamed areas typically located around the armpits, groin […]
New developments in psoriasis therapy: Professor Peter van der Kerkhof
New developments in psoriasis therapy 73,000 people in Ireland have psoriasis. We have heard about exciting new treatments and how psoriasis is connected with other conditions. Prof. van de Kerkhof from the Netherlands described how psoriasis treatment has improved during his thirty years as a dermatologist specialising in the disease. He told the meeting that […]
Uncovering the Role of Genes in Eczema
Eczema is an itchy, dry-skin condition that affects around one in five children in Ireland. Genes play an important role in determining how likely individuals are to develop eczema, but the majority of the genes that cause the condition have yet to be detected. However, in the largest genetic study of eczema in the world […]
Reduce VAT on moisturisers, sun creams & extend product list available on medical card & DPS
Eczema in adults is more than an uncomfortable, itchy disease. It’s can also be a serious financial burden for the estimated 1 in 12 of Irish adults who have the most common form of the condition, atopic dermatitis. Medical cards don’t cover the full spectrum of treatments for eczema.  While aqueous cream (a soap substitute), […]
Coal tar products increasingly difficult to source
Why is this trusted mainstay treatment disappearing from pharmacy shelves? On a recent visit to dermatology clinic I met Michael, a 37 year old teacher from Carlow, who had come in ask some advice; he was looking for an alternative to the coal tar pomade he usually gets from his pharmacist every few weeks. “I […]
Burden of psoriasis: report exposes the hidden burden of skin disease
Survey reveals that more than half of people in Ireland with psoriasis have been the target of unpleasant comments about their skin. A new report has exposed the hidden burden and impact of psoriasis in Ireland. The report suggests that more than 73,000 people are affected by psoriasis in Ireland and that about 9,000 of […]
