News 2025
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Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability (TCAID) Year in Review 2025
The Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability (TCAID) Year in Review 2025 highlights a year of meaningful progress and impact across our research, practice, and policy work
19 Dec 2025
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Mei Lin Yap receives honorary doctoral degree from Trinity College Dublin
We are delighted to celebrate Mei Lin Yap, honoured as the first person in Ireland with an intellectual disability to receive an honorary doctorate from Trinity College Dublin
28 Nov 2025
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REIN-ID Visit to St Joseph’s Liskennett Farm
Student Riley Berg & supervisors Dr Martin McMahon & Dr Darren McCausland visited St Joseph’s Liskennett Farm to learn how it delivers large-scale, person-centred equine-assisted services for people with intellectual disabilities
26 Nov 2025
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May TCAID: InFocus - Breaking Barriers: Enhancing Cancer Care for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
May TCAID: InFocus - Breaking Barriers: Enhancing Cancer Care for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
14 May 2025
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March TCAID: InFocus - World Oral Health Day 2025 Feature #WOHD25
March TCAID: InFocus - World Oral Health Day 2025 Feature #WOHD25
02 Mar 2025
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IDS-TILDA Health Fair: Advancing Health Insights Through Objective Measurement
The IDS-TILDA Health Fair, led by Professor Eilish Burke and her team, has entered a new phase with full appointments now underway and running until mid-2026.
26 Nov 2025
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Facing Dementia Together – Practical Videos for People with Intellectual Disabilities
TCAID and Avista have launched a series of practical videos from the Avista Memory Clinic to raise awareness about dementia and brain health in people with intellectual disabilities.
19 Sep 2025
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Roscommon LEADER Partnership Launches ‘Easy Read Roscommon’ to Promote Inclusive Communication
Easy Read Roscommon was officially launched on August 13, 2025, by Minister Hildegarde Naughton
31 Aug 2025
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World Oral Health Day 2025 Feature #WOHD25
To mark World Oral Health Day 2025, we’re proud to highlight the work of the oral health research team at TCAID.
20 Mar 2025
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Psychotropic use in the management of mental and behavioural disorders in people with intellectual disability, insights from Dr. Vilma Maria Vera Pezo
A recent study led by Dr. Vilma Maria Vera Pezo utilizing data from the Intellectual Disability Supplement to IDS-TILDA, sheds light on the use of psychotropic medications in adults with intellectual disabilities.
14 Feb 2025
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