Due to Covid-19, some cafés are remaining online, however we are thrilled that many have now returned face to face. Details of each can be found in the table below, and we will endeavour to keep this as up to date as possible.
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| County | Name Of Cafe | Cafe Co-Ordinator | Phone Number | Venue | Date and Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavan | Forget-me-not Cafe | Carole Beattie | 0852669542 | carolebeattie@msn.com | Community Centre Castlemanor Nursing Home Cavan | 11 am till 12.30 pm on the last Monday of every month. | |
| Cork | Kanturk/ Newmarket Dementia Cafe | Margaret McEntee Sheena Cadoo | 0860255205 | sheena.cadoo@hse.ie | Culturlann Building, Newmarket, Co. Cork. P51D854 | 10.30 am - 12.30 pm on the first Thursday of each month. Launch date 6 October 2022 | |
| Cork | Youghal Social Cafe | Nicola Lucey | 086 4668484 | nicola.lucey2@hse.ie | Holy Family Church Hall, Youghal, Cork | 11 am - 1 pm the last Friday of every month. | |
| Cork | Knocknaheeny Memory Cafe | Paula Casey | 086 0762452 021 4300135 | paula@nicheonline.ie | St. Mary's Senior Citizens Hall, Foyle Ave. Knocknaheeny, Cork | 11 am - 1 pm on the second Monday of each month. | |
| Cork | Bantry Memory Cafe | Juliette O'Donoghue | 087 9103036 | juliette@locallinkcork.ie | Maritime Hotel, Bantry, Co. Cork | 11 am - 1 pm first Wednesday of each month | |
| Donegal | Ballybofey Alzheimer Cafe | Patricia McMonagle | 087 3586714 | patricia.mcmonagle@alzheimer.ie | Villa Rose Hotel, Ballybofey, Co. Donegal | 11 am - 1 pm First Friday of each month | |
| Dublin | Cupán Tae Memory Café | Regina Lafferty | 083 014 5869 | CupanTae@alzheimer.ie | Naomh Barróg GAA Club, Kilbarrack | 2 pm - 4 pm on the second Wednesday of every month. | |
| Dublin | Dementia Cafe Donnybrook | Niamh Bruce | 089 4712393 | info@alzheimercafe.ie | Avila Carmelite Centre Bloomfield Avenue, Donnybrook, Dublin 4. | 7pm - 9pm on the Second Thursday of every month starting April 13 2023 | |
| Dublin | St Josephs Shankill Virtual Dementia Cafe | Nicola Yau | 01 2823000 | Nicola.yau@sjog.ie | St Josephs Shankill Virtual Dementia Cafe | 2 pm - 3.30 pm on the first Tuesday of every month Virtual Cafe. | |
| Dublin | South County Dublin Alzheimer Café | Frances Redmond | 0867926766 | frances.redmond@alzheimer.ie | Balally Parish Pastoral Centre, Cedar Road, Balally, Dublin 16. D16 K7C3 | 7 pm - 9 pm on the second Wednesday of the month. | |
| Dublin | Skerries Forget Me Not Cafe | Miriam Carroll | skerriesforgetmenotcafe@gmail.com | Skerries Harps GAA, Dublin Road, Skerries K34 HC89 | 11 am - 12.30 pm on the second Wednesday of each month. | ||
| Dublin | Swords Memory Cafe | Sinead Warren | 086-8463273 | sinead.warren@fingallians.com | Fingallians GAA Club Seatown West Swords Co. Dublin | 10.30 am - 12.30 pm third Thursday of every month. | |
| Dublin | Virtual Dementia Cafe | Danielle Keogh | 0852691025 | dkeogh@engagingdementia.ie | Virtual Cafe | 11 am - 1 pm First Friday of each month | |
| Galway | Galway Alzheimer Cafe | Maureen Mannion | 086 8211540 | maureen.mannion@alzheimer.ie | Menlo Park Hotel Galway | 2 pm - 4 pm on the first Friday of every month. | |
| Kildare | Kildare Dementia Cafe | Mary Roach | Virtual | ||||
| Kerry | The Kingdom Dementia Cafe. | Catherine Murphy | 086 7809989 | catherine@bailemhuire.ie | The Rose Hotel, Tralee, Co. Kerry Virtual Cafe | 11am - 12.30 pm on the first Thursday of every month. | |
| Leitrim | Leitrim Memory Cafe | Sharon Richardson | 087-1784391 | sharon.richardson@hse.ie | Café Paradiso, Carrick Cineplex, Sligo Road, Carrick on Shannon, County Roscommon | Last Tuesday of the month 11.00am - 1.00 pm (apart from July and August) | |
| Limerick | Carebright Dementia Cafe | Valerie Clancy | 087 1035054 | dementiacafe@carebright.ie | Yarn Cafe, Carebright Ardykeohane, Bruff, Co. Limerick V94 NV32 | Third Thursday of every month | |
| Louth | Drogheda Memory Cafe | Helen Barron/ Ann Shortt | 0872893698 / 0860633752 | helen.barron@alzheimer.ie louthmonaghanvirtualcafe@alzheimer.ie | Five good things' Laurence Street, Drogheda | 6.30 pm - 8.00 pm on the second Tuesday of every month. | |
| Louth | Louth/Monaghan Alzheimer Cafe | Maeve Montgomery | 087 7489258 | mmontgomery@alzheimer.ie | Virtual Cafe | Third Wednesday of each month | |
| Meath | Meath Alzheimer's Cafe | John Kelly | 087-8213075 | johngpkelly@gmail.com | Pastoral Centre, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath | 7 pm - 9 pm First Wednesday of each month | |
| Offaly | Offaly Dementia Cafe | Claire Dolan | 087 7151323 | claire.dolan@alzheimer.ie | Bridge House Hotel, Tullamore, Offaly | 10 am - 11.30 am on the first Monday of each month. | |
| Roscommon | Roscommon Dementia Alliance Cafe | Ciaran Mullooly | 086 0836720 | ciaranmullooly@ridc.ie | In person and online cafe at Lough Key Forest Park and other locations, Boyle, Co. Roscommon. | 2.30 pm - 3.30 pm on the second Wednesday of each month. | |
| Tipperary | Ballina /Killaloe Dementia Café | Aifric Devane | 0871098716 | ballinakillaloe.dementiacafe@gmail.com | Killaloe Ballina Family Resource Centre, Molua Centre Killaloe V94 W7X6 (currently online) | 7 pm - 8.30 pm on the third Thursday of every month. | |
| Tipperary | Nenagh Dementia Café | Noelle Clancy | 0830178006 | noelle.clancy@silverarchfrc.ie | Silver Arch Family Resource Centre Nenagh Co Tipperary (currently online) | 10.00 am - 11.00 am on the second Tuesday of the month. | |
| Tipperary | Roscrea Dementia Cafe | Anne Keevey | 0505 22 550 | annekeevey@hotmail.com | Court House Roscrea | 11.00 am - 12.30 pm on the last Friday of the month. | |
| Tipperary | Tipperary Town Dementia Cafe | Gemma O’Donnell | 087 3910840 | gemma.odonnell@alzheimer.ie | Knockanrawley FRC, Co. Tipperary. | 11 am – 12.30 pm on the last Friday of each month. | |
| Tipperary | Thurles Memory Cafe | Jennifer Manning Ursula Paine | 086 1952310 086 8381818 | upaine@gmail.com | Bookworm, Liberty Square, Thurles, Co. Tipperary | 11 am - 12.30 pm on the first Wednesday of each month. | |
| Tipperary | The Rosemary Cafe | Alice Teehan | 0831014313 | eldercare@mfrc.ie | Millennium Family Resource Centre, Thurles, Co. Tipperary | 11.30 - 1.00 pm first Tuesday of each month | |
| Tipperary | Let's Talk | Anne Quinn or Mary Ryan | 0870550050 | livingwellwithdementia@hse.ie | Hidden Cafe, Place 4U, Morton St, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary | The Café is for people with early diagnosis/stages of dementia who can get to and from the café independently. The group is not for family members, to help introduce the group they can attend on the first day but typically the group is for people who are doing well and looking for social connections. We ask anyone interested in attending to contact the nurse first to ensure the group is suitable. | |
| Virtual | Rainbow Virtual Cafe | Danielle Keogh | 0852691025 | dkeogh@engagingdementia.ie | Virtual Cafe | 11 am - 12.30 pm on the last Friday of each month. No cafe held in August. | |
| Wexford | Wexford Dementia Cafe | Laura Rowe | 051389509 | stlouisdaycarecentre@gmail.com | St Louis Day Care Centre Ramsgrange, Co. Wexford Y34H283 | 2pm - 4pm Second Thursday of each month | |
| International | Bougainvillea City Dementia Cafe - Associate Member | Pak Peter | pakpeter47@gmail.com | 1 Lasam, Greentown, Ipoh Malaysia | 9.30 am - 12 noon. Every Third Tuesday of each month. |
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