The Meath Foundation is delighted to announce the winners of our 2026 Research Grant Round. We congratulate all awardees and look forward to supporting these innovative projects that will advance research and improve patient care in Tallaght University Hospital.
Professor Dominick McCabe
Associate Professor of Vascular Neurology & Clinical Professor of Neurology TCD. Consultant Neurologist Tallaght University
The Project:
Pilot phase of the TAILORED antiplatelet therapy in ischaemic CerebroVascular Disease (TAILOR-CVD) study.
Professor John. R Kelly
Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Consultant Psychiatrist in Tallaght University Hospital.
The Project:
EPIgenetic and Immune Mechanisms Underpinning Major DEPressive Disorder and Response to Novel Therapeutics, Tallaght University Hospital and Trinity College Dublin (EPII-DEP-TT).
Dr Antoinette O’Connor
Consultant Neurologist
The Project:
Bio-MinDS Neuroimmune Sub-study: T-cell Astrocyte Interactions in Alzheimer’s Disease in Down Syndrome
Ms. Stefanie Croghan
Department of Surgery, Tallaght University Hospital.
The Project:
Assessment of Cognitive Load and its Impact on Laparoscopic Surgical Performance in a Simulated Theatre Environment