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# ms - Monday 29 April, 2013
Supreme Court dismisses Marie Fleming’s ‘right to die’ appeal
Chief Justice Susan Denham said the circumstances were “very tragic” but that there was no Constitutional ‘right to die’.
# ms - Friday 12 April, 2013
Cannabis-based oral spray approved for use in Ireland
However the medicine, which would boost the quality of life of MS sufferers, can’t be made available until the government changes legislation.
# ms - Tuesday 26 February, 2013
‘Right-to-die’ appeal to be heard by Supreme Court today
Marie Fleming, who has multiple sclerosis, wants to overturn the laws which make it a criminal offence to help someone take their own life.
# ms - Wednesday 16 January, 2013
‘Right to die’ challenge to go to the Supreme Court
Marie Fleming, who has multiple sclerosis, is to take her court case to the Supreme Court after she lost a High Court case on the ban on assisted suicide.
# ms - Thursday 10 January, 2013
High Court to deliver landmark verdict on assisted suicide today
MS sufferer Marie Fleming has challenged Ireland’s ban on assisted suicide, saying she faces a long and “horrible death” if not allowed to die on her own terms.
# ms - Monday 11 June, 2012
Dublin to host international congress on Parkinson’s disease
Between 4,000 and 5,000 delegates are expected in the city this weekend.
# ms - Wednesday 30 May, 2012
Increased demand for MS services ‘reflect difficult times’
MS Ireland is calling for improved access to medication for people with MS.
# ms - Sunday 20 May, 2012
No clear timeline for approval of cannabis-based painkiller in Ireland
The oral spray Sativex is already available in the UK and preparing to launch in other EU states as a pain treatment for MS patients.
# ms - Monday 23 April, 2012
Marks & Spencer launches Irish website
Clothes and homeware for sale but no food.
# ms - Saturday 17 March, 2012
Calls for controversial MS treatment to be made available in Ireland
MS Ireland has led calls for the drug Gilenya to be made available here after a decision by regulators in the UK. But a European agency has been investigating the manufacturer after reports of the drug’s possible role in the death of 11 people.
# ms - Sunday 25 September, 2011
Poll: should cannabis-based medicines be legalised?
With the Department of Health considering the introduction of a cannabis-based medication, we’re asking what you think about the legalisation of such products…
# ms - Saturday 24 September, 2011
Government considers approval of cannabis-based drug
Calls for ‘cannabinoid’ medicine currently available in Spain and the UK to be introduced in Ireland to help alleviate the symptoms of MS.
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