PPI IGNITE NETWORK
About the All-Island PPI Festival
The All-Island PPI Festival is a month-long celebration of Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in research, bringing people together to connect, exchange ideas, share learning and strengthen PPI across the island of Ireland.
We are excited to see the range of Festival events now featured on the Events Calendar, showcasing activities taking place across the Network during this new phase of the All-Island PPI Ignite Network. Stay tuned for more updates as Festival events take place throughout October.
FESTIVAL 2026
Festival 2026
The fifth annual PPI Festival launched on 1 October 2026 with an in-person event at RCSI. Co-ordinated by the All-Island PPI Ignite Network Central Office, the Launch brought together PPI contributors, researchers, partner organisations and members of the wider Network, and introduced the 2026 Festival programme and the All-Island PPI Ignite Network Seed Funding Programme.
NATIONAL PPI FESTIVAL
#PPIFestival25 Highlights and Resources
Resources, recordings and behind-the-scenes from the National PPI
Festival 2025.
PODCAST / VIDEO
Not Just Patients
Viveka Guzman, Cliodhna Ni Bhroin and Fergal O’Brien discuss being more than just patients, live from the Festival launch.
RECORDING
On the PPI Journey
Reflecting on the evolving role of PPI, including the Network’s Public Advisory Board who were centrally involved in planning and delivering the event.
INFOGRAPHIC
Breaking through the Pain Barrier
Audience insights on research priorities for pain in IBS and IBD, and the facilitators and barriers to involvement.
RECORDING
PPI and Lived Experience Work
Jessica Catchpole, lived experience researcher and PPI lead at City St George’s University, London, and peer reviewer for Lancet Psychiatry.
RECORDING
Network Launch (Part 1)
Professor Fergal O’Brien opens the Festival launch, followed by Sean Dinneen and Network members
reflecting on the work of recent years.
RECORDING
Network Launch (Part 2)
Three research projects showing the essence of PPI Power, how co-authoring enhances research, and learning from each other.
RECORDING
Network Launch (Part 3)
Editors and a lived experience
researcher on how personal and
professional knowledge inform the
writing and reviewing of papers.
PAST FESTIVALS
Previous years
Read about highlights, outputs and snapshots from each Festival.
Hear when the Festival opens
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