The figure was raised across 2018, through a variety of KBC initiatives and fundraising activities including the ASI’s national denim day for dementia which took place on March 8th.

The announcement comes as KBC Bank Ireland extends its partnership with the ASI for 2019.

Pictured: Wim Verbraeken, Chief Executive at KBC Bank Ireland, with Pat McLoughlin, Chief Executive of The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI), at KBC Headquarters on Sandwith Street Upper, Dublin