ISAD In-Person Celebration

ISA In-Person Celebration – Everyone Welcome

Join us for our annual in-person celebration of International Stammering Awareness Day!

Date: Sunday 18th October

Time: 10.00am - approx 3.00pm

Venue: Hilton Hotel, Kilmainham

Cost: Free

The Irish Stammering Association in-person celebration for ISAD 2026 is open to people who stammer of all ages, parents, Speech and Language Therapists, allies, and anyone interested in stammering.

What's On?

A chat over a tea/coffee when you arrive followed by a welcome from the Chair, David Heney.

Recent participants from the Public Speaking programme will make short presentations to practice their new skills in what we know will be with a warm and welcoming audience.

There will be two breakout sessions: one for adults who stammer and a second group for parents.

Children and teens will enjoy a chat with time for games at 10am and then the drama workshop led by Charlie Hughes begins at 11.

After a light lunch, we have two wonderful speakers! Conor Foran and Louise Kiernan will each discuss their creative practice and how their experience of stammering influenced their art.

Timetable

Morning Session

• Tea/coffee
• Welcome and Chairperson's address
• Presentations from Public Speaking programme participants
• Breakout Groups: Adults who stammer | Parents | Youth Drama Workshop with Charlie Hughes

Light Lunch

Afternoon Session:

• Speaker - Conor Fornan
• Speaker - Louise Kiernan
• Mini-Show from ISAYiT! Drama Workshop – A short, informal sharing of the group’s work

Please note: we run on stammer time, so the timetable may be shift a little!

We hope you can join us for the day!

This is a free event but please register to let us know you are joining us.

If you have any questions , oease get in touch with us: info@stammeringireland.ie

This event is part of a week-long series of events to celebrate International Stammering Awareness Day - check out all our events here: stammeringireland.ie/#events