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The next Mayo BRI support group meeting will take place on Monday October 15 in the Le Cheile, Family Resource Centre, Tucker Street, Castlebar, between 7.30pm and 9pm.

A fashion show in aid of Quest Brain Injury Services in Galway will take place in the Clayton Hotel Galway on Thursday March 15.

More than 10,000 people in Ireland acquire a brain injury during an accident, blow to the head, a stroke, or an aneurism annually. A Brain Injury Peer Support Group meets in Castlebar every third Monday in each month.

The BRI advocacy and peer support group, for people who have experienced a trauma to the brain, will be having its monthly meeting in the Le Chéile Community and Family Resource Centre, Tucker Street, Castlebar, on Monday July 18 from 7.30pm to 9pm.

BRI is a national brain injury advocacy and support organisation, which co-ordinates support groups throughout Ireland.

Brí is the independent support and advocacy organisation for people who experience brain injury and their carers in Ireland.

Acquired Brain Injury Ireland (ABI Ireland) is calling on family carers caring for and supporting someone with an acquired brain injury (ABI) to attend a training programme which will be held in the Annebrook House Hotel, Mullingar. The training programme will commence on Tuesday February 1 and will run for six Tuesday mornings during February and March. Attendance is free but numbers are limited, so those interested in attending should register their interest with ABI Ireland early to avoid disappointment. A briefing session will be held on Tuesday January 18 between 10am and 12pm in the Annebrook House Hotel, Austin Friar Street, Mullingar. This will provide families with an opportunity to find out more about the programme before deciding to attend. The programme is for family members caring for and supporting someone with a brain injury.

Acquired Brain Injury Ireland has launched Ireland’s first comprehensive guide to acquired brain injury. With more than 13,000 people in Ireland affected by ABI every year, the publication of the guide will help individuals and their families understand the impact a brain injury will have on their lives.

A fundraising drive to raise money to help a local man who has an acquired brain injury will kick off on Sunday March 28 at 5pm at Milltown Community Centre.