Seán Kennelly
Professor Seán Kennelly is a prominent Irish geriatrician and a consultant physician in geriatric medicine at Tallaght University Hospital. He also serves as a clinical associate professor of gerontology at Trinity College Dublin. Recently, he has been in the news advocating for the inclusion of the shingles vaccine in Ireland's national adult immunisation programme, highlighting a study that shows a 20% reduction in dementia risk for older adults who receive the vaccine.
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Recent news mentions
Prof Seán Kennelly, director of the Tallaght Institute for Memory and Cognition and clinical associate professor in medical gerontology at TCD, said the study quantifies the opportunity lost for thousands of people in Ireland in the last decade to optimise their brain health and minimise their risk for developing dementia in later life.
Tackling issues such as hearing loss and obesity could prevent 100,000 dementia cases here – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-11-13
Professor Seán Kennelly has called for the addition of the shingles vaccine to the national adult immunisation programme.
‘We are able to say much more confidently that the shingles vaccine causes a reduction in dementia risk’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-13
