National Rehabilitation Hospital Ireland

National Rehabilitation Hospital Ireland The NRH provides Specialist Rehabilitation services to patients who have acquired a physical or cognitive disability due to an accident, illness or injury.

Registered Charity Number: 20204875

Congratulations to Dr James Burns on winning the Young Professional Award from the World Federation of Music Therapy at ...
15/07/2026

Congratulations to Dr James Burns on winning the Young Professional Award from the World Federation of Music Therapy at the recent World Congress of Music Therapy. This award recognises early-career music therapy professionals (within their first five years of practice) who have demonstrated exceptional promise and commitment to the profession.

James's work and commitment are of enormous benefit to patients at the NRH. We look forward to his continued contributions to the NRH Creative Arts Therapy Service and wish him every success in his future career.

The NRH was recently awarded the bronze Smarter Travel Mark by the National Transport Authority. This award recognises t...
10/07/2026

The NRH was recently awarded the bronze Smarter Travel Mark by the National Transport Authority. This award recognises the Hospital’s commitment to encouraging sustainable travel for staff by promoting and supporting alternative options such as walking, cycling, public transport use and carpooling.

Well done to the NRH Green Team for their commitment towards achieving the Smarter Travel Mark and their ongoing work in promoting and actively supporting sustainability and energy saving initiatives across the NRH.


We are delighted to announce that the NRH Rehabilitative Training Unit (RTU) won Best Physical Activity Initiative at th...
07/07/2026

We are delighted to announce that the NRH Rehabilitative Training Unit (RTU) won Best Physical Activity Initiative at the recent Active Disability Services Awards. These awards celebrate and recognise disability services across Ireland that promote inclusion and physical activity through the Active Healthy Me Programme.

The award recognises the NRH RTU as an outstanding initiative encouraging active lifestyles for service users. This dedicated NRH service delivers the Next Stage Programme which assists people living with an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) to enhance existing skills and develop new ones, increase independence, and participate socially and in the community. The programme also provides educational support and assists people living with an ABI to identify future training, vocational, educational or work options.

Congratulations to everyone involved.

Well done to the NRH Speech and Language Therapy Team for their achievements in increasing awareness about Aphasia among...
03/07/2026

Well done to the NRH Speech and Language Therapy Team for their achievements in increasing awareness about Aphasia among NRH colleagues and patients, to mark International Aphasia Awareness Month. The SLT Team developed a series of resources and hosted an Aphasia Awareness information stand to share the message across the Hospital. Among the resources circulated were a wide range of helpful strategies to support the communication access needs of people with aphasia, as well as tailored information to assist children and young people who are affected.

Aphasia is an acquired language and communication disorder which may be caused as a result of a stroke, brain injury (traumatic or non-traumatic) or other neurological illness - these conditions can happen to people of all ages, and therefore Aphasia can affect adults, young people and children also. People with aphasia may have difficulty with one or more of the following: speaking, understanding, reading, writing or using numbers.



Held, OT Manager and Aisling Weyham, Senior Occupational Therapist at the NRH represented the NRH at the Inclusive Mobi...
02/07/2026

Held, OT Manager and Aisling Weyham, Senior Occupational Therapist at the NRH represented the NRH at the Inclusive Mobility Summer School 2026, hosted by Ghent University and organised as part of BOPALiM (Building Opportunities for Participation and Mobility) COST Action. The focus of the event was on enhancing mobility, accessibility, and social participation for older adults and people with disabilities across Europe and beyond.
Invited experts from practice and the public sector work with academic staff to explore medical fitness-to-drive assessment and intervention across countries and examined how health, context and regulatory frameworks shape practice, with cross-country discussion on legislation and guidelines.
Lisa and Aisling contributed to WG1 (Working Group 1 – Fitness to Drive) which plans to define standardised, uniform, evidence-based measures of off- and on-road driving evaluation criteria and assessments by developing clear criteria for determining fitness to drive based on functional ability (rather than impairments or diagnosis) that can be implemented by different health care professionals or motor vehicle licensing boards. This implies a shift from the medical fitness to drive assessment to a more functional and individual approach, based on actual performance in driving, appreciation of the driving environment (for example, rural versus urban), and the process of functional changes over time.
Thanks to Lisa and Aisling for your participation at this event, providing an opportunity to strengthen NRH connections with international colleagues, share knowledge and experience, suggestions for next steps and further resources.

ACTION BOPALiM


NRH Chief Executive, June Stanley presented at the recent European Association of Hospital Managers (EAHM) Congress - on...
19/06/2026

NRH Chief Executive, June Stanley presented at the recent European Association of Hospital Managers (EAHM) Congress - one of the leading international forums for hospital managers and healthcare professionals, driving forward innovation, efficiency, and best practices in the global healthcare sector.

Under the section ‘Global Transformation in Hospital Management’, June presented ‘An explorative study into how hospital leaders can best support staff to transition during a relocation’ – a subject she has particular expertise in, having led with great proficiency and success, the relocation and transition into Phase One of the new world class, purpose-designed National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, while planning ahead for the next phases of the major capital redevelopment at the NRH.





We were delighted to welcome Dr Áine O’Dea to the NRH this week. Presenting to our OT colleagues on ‘Occupational Thera...
18/06/2026

We were delighted to welcome Dr Áine O’Dea to the NRH this week. Presenting to our OT colleagues on ‘Occupational Therapy – a Multi-Systems Approach defining and describing the complexity of practice post head injury’, Áine shared her dynamic career journey from being an Occupational Therapist in the UK and Ireland, to finding the resilience required in adapting to a new career following a life-changing head injury. A serious car accident changed her career trajectory, leading her to pursue a PhD in Population Health Research through the SPHeRE Programme—funded by the Health Research Board. She was the first Occupational Therapist in Ireland to earn a place on this programme.

Áine discussed the impact of her injury and ensuing challenges, and how she pivoted to a new career which involves helping professionals in leadership across Occupational Therapy and other HSCP Professions to translate knowledge into practice, supporting continuous professional development, policy implementation, and evidence-based clinical practice.

Sincere thanks from the NRH Occupational Therapy Department to Áine for sharing her experience as an OT as well as her lived experience of head injury, which she presented with an inspiring directness.



At the NRH, family members and carers travel with patients on their rehabilitation journeys, participating in education,...
11/06/2026

At the NRH, family members and carers travel with patients on their rehabilitation journeys, participating in education, advocating for patients, liaising with rehabilitation teams and offering encouragement when it is needed most.

We recognise the vital role you all play in bringing hope, kindness and compassion. Thank you!


To mark International Aphasia Awareness Month, the NRH Speech & Language Therapy (SLT) Team is providing a series of edu...
05/06/2026

To mark International Aphasia Awareness Month, the NRH Speech & Language Therapy (SLT) Team is providing a series of educational events and resources to support all staff, clinical and non-clinical, in meeting the communication access requirements of people with Aphasia, throughout the month of June.

Aphasia impacts language, not intellect – the thoughts are there, the challenge lies in finding the words.

Aphasia is a language and communication disorder which may be caused as a result of a stroke, head injury, brain tumour or other neurological illness. People with aphasia may have difficulty with one or more of the following: speaking, understanding, reading, writing or using numbers.

The NRH SLT Team will provide information for all staff about communication support strategies that can help provide greater accessibility when working or interacting with people with aphasia.

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