b'THE IRISH DEMENTIA WORKING GROUP2019 5X5 PARTICIPANTSA group supporting and advocating for people living with dementia. Group members are early in their dementia and campaign for a human rights-based approach to the condition to make life better for the 55,000 people living with dementia in Ireland.TAILTIU THEATRE COMMUNITYA group helping participants to find creative ways to explore their identities including working with people living in Direct Provision Centres (locations across Ireland where asylum-seekers and refugees live while their cases are reviewed).SOLOSIRENSA group of women living in Tallaght, one of the largest suburbs in Dublin with a diverse migrant population and vibrant cultural life. They come together as a womens collective to share and present stories that are rarely told.LISTEN UP!A group working with children on the autistic spectrum. During their devel-opment week, the team collaborated with a group of children on the autistic spectrum to create an interactive multi-sensory musical performance piece.RUN OF THE MILL THEATREA community-based theatre collective supporting people with intellectual disabilities.Duringtheirdevelopmentweek,theydevised,createdand developed Making a Mark with the support of a team of creative designers culminating in a rehearsed reading of the piece. Making a Mark went on to premiere at the 2019 Dublin Fringe Festival.WHATS NEXT IN 2020? Five new groups will be participating in 2020. The communities represented include working class Irish women from Dublin City Centre, LGBT+ Irish speakers, blind and visually impaired people, those living in Direct Provision, and a mens shed based in Co. Louth. This strong group of participants for the second cycle of the project looks set to build upon the already strong results of 2019.VIDEO: Watch each of the 2019 5x5 participant groups share their experience.connect 202041'