More than 64,000 people in Ireland are living with dementia - a figure that's increasing all the time.
More and more of us will be affected by the condition during our lives, or know someone who has it.
A dementia awareness evening is taking place tomorrow evening (Wednesday) in the Landmark Hotel in Carrick-on-Shannon.
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Eoghan Murphy has been speaking to two of the organisers - Kathleen Flanagan and firstly Jackie Cardiff, who explained what the condition is:
