23/11/2017 Younger stroke supports. Pictured is Newstalk presenter Dr Ciara Kelly (centre) with stroke survivors Paul Keogan, Karen Donohue, as a new national support network for working age stroke survivors was launched by Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Denis Naughten last night (Wednesday November 22nd) at Facebookâs International headquarters in response to a major upsurge in younger stroke in Ireland. The Irish Heart Foundation has established the network after research revealed that the stroke rate among people of working age in Ireland soared by over a quarter in just seven years. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov / Photocall Ireland