Alzheimer’s Tea day in Louth

RTÉ star Dáithí Ó Sé is calling on Louth to show solidarity with people with dementia and their family carers and virtually have ‘ Tea in Every Town’ with their friends and loved ones to mark Alzheimer’s Tea Day which takes place across Ireland on Thursday, 6th May and is sponsored by Fujitsu Ireland.

It is estimated that there are 578 people living with dementia in Louth and for every one person with dementia three others are directly affected. The number of people with the condition will more than double in the next 25 years to over 150,000 by 2045.

This year The Alzheimer Society of Ireland is inviting the public to brew the most important and powerful cup of tea this year and invite your family and friends to join you online. The ASI wants people to now come together virtually to celebrate, remember and show solidarity with people with dementia, their carers and the 500,000 people who are impacted by dementia in Ireland.

Although people can’t gather in groups for Tea Day, people can still connect and reach out to friends and loved ones across their communities, around Ireland and abroad – on the phone, on screen, Skype, Zoom and any other socially-distanced way people may choose.

There are 64,000 people living with dementia in Ireland today and every day, another 30 people are diagnosed. However, there is one simple and magical thing you can do to help – put the kettle on and connect with friends online over a simple cuppa!