Amyloidosis Ireland

Campaigns

From our first conference in Donegal to a landmark book and national awareness days, every campaign has brought amyloidosis further into the light.

Conference · 2025

Moving Forward

Our 2025 international conference brought together leading clinicians, researchers, patient advocates and families for a weekend of talks, panel discussions and connection in Derry.

See the 2025 programme — Moving Forward conference

Conference · 2022

Emerging from the Shadows

Ireland's first amyloidosis conference — held in Gweedore, Donegal — brought clinicians, patients and advocates together for a historic day of shared knowledge and hope. A short documentary, starring Daniel O'Donnell, was filmed on the day.

Open 2022 conference — Emerging from the Shadows

Book · 2022

Donegal Amy

Written by Rosaline Callaghan, Donegal Amy is a mix of memoir, geography, history and science covering forty years of living in the shadows of hereditary ATTR amyloidosis Thr60Ala — a rare disease with deep roots in north-west Donegal.

About the book — Donegal Amy

Awareness day · 2021

World Amy Day 2021

On World Amyloidosis Day 2021, well-known Irish figures — including Daniel O'Donnell, Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Pearse Doherty — lent their voices to help raise awareness of amyloidosis across Ireland and beyond.

See World Amy Day 2021 photo gallery