Useful Contact and Links relating to Arthritis
Irish Contacts & Links
- Age & opportunity
- Marino Institute of Education, Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9
- e. info@olderinireland.ie
- t. 01 8057709
- Ankylosing Spondylitis Association of Ireland
- Carmichael Centre, North Brunswick Street, Dublin 2
- e. info@ankylosing-spondylitis.ie
- t. 01 831 6678 / 01 837 6614
- Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland
- Ground Floor Office, Bow Bridge House, Bow Lane, Kilmainham, Dublin 8
- e. aoti@eircom.net
- t. 01 6337222
- Citizens Information Board
- Ground Floor, George’s Quay House, 43 Townsend St, Dublin 2
- e. info@ciboard.ie
- t. 01 6059000 / LoCall: 1890 777 121
- Irish Association of Older People
- 4 Sussex Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
- e. iaop@oceanfree.net
- t. 01 214 7055
- Irish Chronic Pain Association
- Coleraine House, Coleraine Street, Dublin 7
- e. info@chronicpainireland.org
- t. 01 8047567
- Irish Osteoporosis Society
- 33 Pearse Street, Dublin 2
- e. info@irishosteoporosis.ie
- t. LoCall 1890 252 751
- Irish Raynauds and Scleroderma Society
- PO Box 2958, Foxrock, Dublin 18
- e. info@irishraynauds.com
- t. Helpline: 01 848 1143
- Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists
- College of Surgeons, 123 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2
- e. info@iscp.ie
- t. 01 4022148
- Irish Wheelchair Association - National Mobility Centre
- Aras Chúchulainn, Blackheath Drive, Clontarf, Dublin 3
- e. info@iwa.ie
- t. 01 8186400
- Lifewise
- www.lifewise.ie
- e. info@lifewise.ie
- t. 01 6624170
- Patient Focus
- Sky Business Centre, Damastown, Co. Dublin
- e. support@patientfocus.ie
- t. 01 8851611
- People with Disabilities in Ireland
- 4th Floor Jervis House, Jervis Street, Dublin 1
- e. info@pwdi.ie
- t. 01 872 1744
- Samaritans
- 4-5 Usher’s Court, Usher’s Quay, Dublin 8
- e. jo@samaritans.org
- t. Callsave 1850 60 90 90
- The Carers Association
- National Office, Market Square, Tullamore, Co. Offaly
- e. info@carersireland.com
- t. 057 9322920 HSE Information Line Callsave 1850 241 850
AIDS AND APPLIANCES
Raised toilet seats, wheelchairs and shoehorns etc. are available from these outlets.
- Assist Ireland
- Citizens Information Board, George’s Quay House, 43 Townsend St, Dublin 2
- e. support@assistireland.ie
- t. LoCall: 1890 277 478
SHOES/FOOTWEAR
Orthopaedic and "made to measure" shoes are available from:
- IASBH Footwear and Calliper Centre Ltd
- Old Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22
- e. info@iasbah.ie
- t. 01 4572329
- Opcare Ltd
- Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15
- e. info@opcare.ie
- t. 01 8210600
- Orthocare
- Unit 5 Cedar Estate, Killarney Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow
- e. orthocare@eircom.net
- t. 01 2762270
- Tutty’s Handmade Shoes
- Riverhouse, Millbrook, Naas, Co. Kildare
- e. tuttyhandmadeshoes@eircom.net
- t. 045 876879
CAR ADAPTATION/DRIVING RELATED ASSISTANCE.
- Disabled Drivers Association of Ireland
- Ballindine, Claremorris, Co.Mayo
- e. info@ddai.ie
- t. 094 9364054/094 9364266
- Irish Wheelchair Association - National Mobility Centre
- Ballinagappa Road, Clane, Co. Kildare
- e. maats@iwa.ie
- t. 045 893094/5
- Motability Ireland
- The Irish Mobility Centre, Unit 21, Ashbourne Industrial Park, Ashbourne, Co. Meath
- e. info@motabilityireland.com
- t. 01 8359173
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE AREAS
- HSE Information Line
- e. info@hse.ie
- t. Callsave 1850 241850
Hospitals
International Contacts & Links
- arc - Arthritis Research Campaign (UK)
- Copeman House, St Mary’s Court, St Mary’s Gate, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S41 7TD, England
- e. info@arc.org.uk
- t. +44 124 655 8033
- Arthritis Care (UK)
- 18 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD, England
- e. info@arthritiscare.org.uk
- t. +44 207 380 6500
- Children’s Chronic Arthritis Association (UK)
- Ground Floor Office, Amber Gate, City Walls Road, Worcester WR1 2AH, England
- e. info@ccaa.org.uk
- t. +44 199 574 5595
- National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society (UK)
- Unit 0.2, One Victoria Villas, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 2GW, England
- e. nass@nass.co.uk
- t. +44 208 948 9117
- National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (UK)
- Unit B4 Westacott Business Centre, Westacott Way, Littlewick Green, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 3RT, England
- e. enquiries@rheumatoid.org.uk
- t. +44 845 458 3969
- Pain Concern (UK)
- PO Box 13256, Haddington, Edinburgh, EH41 4YD, Scotland
- e. info@painconcern.org.uk
- t. +44 162 082 2572