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Funding for implementation of new National Rare Disease Strategy must be ringfenced to support people with rare diseases in Kildare — Rare Diseases Ireland

Sustainable funding must be ringfenced to ensure the new National Rare Disease Strategy will be implemented to support people with rare diseases in Kildare. That’s according to Rare Diseases Ireland, who were marking the annual 'Rare Disease Day' ...

05 Mar 2024 at 17:01

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Only 13% of people aware of rare disease could correctly identify condition

Only 13% of people who claim to have an awareness of the term “rare disease” could correctly identify a condition, a survey has revealed. The results of the survey reveal a disparity between awareness and understanding of rare diseases in ...

07 Feb 2024 at 15:16

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Rare Hazel Dormouse found near Naas

A much lesser spotted Hazel Dormouse has been found in a busy DIY store just outside Naas. Little is known about the furry intruder - not even it’s sex. Nora Egan, who works at B&Q’s in Newhall found the mouse in a big plastic bucket in ...

24 Nov 2016 at 16:14

National News

Irish goat breed named as native and rare after extensive DNA profiling

A breed of goat has been recognised by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) as native and rare following extensive DNA profiling. The Old Irish Goat breed - which arrived in Ireland during the neolithic age and ...

09 Jun 2022 at 16:37

National News

Expansion of newborn screening scheme ‘frustratingly slow’, official says

The Health Minister was unable to provide a date for when additional rare diseases will be added to a newborn screening programme, after an advocate expressed “disappointment” with the rate of progress. Minister Jennifer Carroll ...

27 Aug 2025 at 15:57

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