Dry January Could Improve Your Skin
The ‘Drynuary’ or ‘Dry January’ phenomenon may help detox your skin after Christmas! Every year thousands of Irish people do ‘Dry January’, abstaining from alcohol for one month in the hope of allowing the body to recover from the excesses of the Christmas holidays! We are all aware of the damaging effects of excessive alcohol […]
Practical steps to getting fit and positive for the new year with Chris Moore
Personal trainer Chris Moore starts a new series of articles to help you get fit this year. I hope the last of the selection boxes and mince pies are gone by now, it’s the New Year, and you know what that means!? New Year’s resolutions! My name is Chris Moore, and I’m a personal trainer […]
Irish researchers identify potential new treatment options for Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS)
Ussher Assistant Professor in Translational Immunology, Trinity College Dublin (TCD), explains her team’s recent HS research. Researchers focusing on the common debilitating skin disease Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), which causes deep, painful lesions and leads to a poor quality of life have identified potential new treatment options after performing a comparative analysis that showed which cells […]
A ‘Thank You’ to Paula Murphy and her supporters in memory of her Mum, Marie
Paula Murphy decided to enter the VHI Women’s Mini Marathon last March, to support her mother while she was fighting skin cancer, by running in aid of the ISF. Sadly, Marie Murphy passed away before the race in June. ‘She wasn’t just a Mum, she was a best friend to all who knew her. A […]
Pearl’s Story – Living with Psoriasis – ‘I found a new friend in the Irish Skin Foundation’
My Journey with Psoriasis When I was four, I’m 10 at the moment by the way, I first met psoriasis and I knew right away psoriasis would halt my play. We did not get on right from the start as the little bugger just broke my heart. I just could not like it as it […]
10 expert tips to help manage psoriasis
Psoriasis is a very common, non-contagious, long-term inflammatory skin disorder in which there is an increase in the rate at which skin cells are produced and shed from the skin. It affects about 100,000 people in Ireland. The red, raised scaly patches of psoriasis can affect any part of the skin surface, but most commonly […]
ISF launches “SaySomething” psoriasis campaign 2017
To mark World Psoriasis Day 2017 (October 29) the ISF is launching the SaySomething campaign, to help raise awareness, dispel myths and empower people with psoriasis to handle everyday situations that can be tricky for people living with the condition. The campaign is supported by AbbVie. This year the charity, which supports people with all […]
National Psoriasis Meet-Up goes ahead in Waterford despite storm Brian!
In the lead up to World Psoriasis Day 2017, we hosted a free National Psoriasis Meet Up in the Tower Hotel Waterford on Saturday 21 October. Despite all weather warnings we had a super turn out with people travelling from all over the country. The meeting was especially aimed at anyone with (or caring for someone […]
2017 Annual Family Fun Day at Barretstown
Each year we invite 30 families whose everyday lives are impacted by a skin condition to the magical Barretstown Castle for an exciting day full of family adventures. Travelling from all over the country, the team at Barretstown had a jam packed itinerary lined up including horse riding, archery, canoeing and high wall climbing to […]
Great turn-out for Eczema Expert 2017
As part of Eczema Awareness Week 2017 (11th-17th September), we hosted our second annual free public meeting entitled ‘Eczema Expert’ in the Red Cow Moran Hotel, Naas Road, Dublin on 16th September for those with, or caring for someone with eczema. It was a full house! People travelled from all around the country, from as […]
