Creative Brainwaves Talks: Dublin | October 1, 3 & 8

Creative Brainwaves returns for a third series of talks and workshops, exploring how our engagement in various creative arts can benefit our brain health. The sessions include brain health specialists, therapists, people living with and working with those affected by acquired brain injury, and a range of artists, musicians and writers. 

This series is curated and facilitated by Mike Hanrahan, Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin.

Tea and coffee will be provided from 30 minutes prior to each talk. 

Talks & Speakers

Tuesday, October 1 | 11:00am-1:00pm UTC+1 

Amplifying Voices and Memories Through Music and Storytelling in Care Homes 

• Gráinne Hope: professional cellist, founder and Artistic Director of Music & Health Ireland, Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at GBHI and Chair with the Arts and Health Coordinators Ireland
• David Hope: professional musician, songwriter, recording artist, and music and health practitioner
• Fiona McAuley: Activity Coordinator, Hollybrook Lodge Residential Care Unit, Dublin 
• Brian Lawlor: Professor of Old Age Psychiatry and Site Director of the Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity College Dublin.

Thursday, October 3 | 6.00-8.00pm UTC+1 

Dance and Creative Writing for Wellbeing 

• Laura Sarah Dowdall: international facilitator on creative health, wellness and inclusion, holistic practitioner and professional dancer
• Veronica Casey: poet and short story writer with a combined passion for education and health
• Mike Hanrahan: writer, musician and Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at GBHI 

Tuesday, October 8  | 11:00am-1:00pm UTC+1 

Innovative Arts in Acquired Brain Injury 

• Alanna O’Connor: speech and language therapist working in CreATe Assistive Technology Service
• Liam Lynch: artist and acquired brain injury survivor
• Gráinne McGettrick: Director of Policy and Research with Acquired Brain Injury Ireland and Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at GBHI 
• Kathleen Brennan: recently retired from her role at Acquired Brain Injury Ireland actively supporting families affected by brain injury.

Venue

dlr Lexicon Library, Moran Park, Dun Laoghaire, A96 H283. All events take place in the Studio Theatre, Ground Floor