Post Tagged with: "Irish Cancer Society"

THE Irish Cancer Society has announced that it will be offering free health checks in Manor West Shopping Centre, Tralee this week. As part of the ‘Your Health Matters’ Early Detection Roadshow, nurses will administer health checks to the public from 9am – 6pm on Thursday, August 18 and Friday, August 19, […]

THE Irish Cancer Society are appealing for online donations after their Pink Ribbon sales in Kerry, which raise funds for services for people affected by breast cancer, have been cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions. The Irish Cancer Society are asking for online donations to help address the shortfall as a […]

THE Irish Cancer Society is encouraging people across Kerry to get active and clock up a Marathon in a Month this June to help support people affected by cancer. The effects of the coronavirus pandemic are far-reaching for the cancer community and the Irish Cancer Society has expanded its services […]

A LOCAL man has already raised thousands of euro from a charity initiative where he is encouraging people to walk or run 5k, on their own, to raise funds for the Irish Cancer Society. Shane Kenny from Churchill, who now works in Cork City, came up with the idea after […]

THE Irish Cancer Society is asking its supporters in Kerry and across Ireland to bring up the issue of cancer on the doorsteps during the election campaign to improve the experiences of patients and save lives. The Society is contacting 100,000 of its supporters nationwide about its #CancerMatters campaign and […]

A LOCAL pharmacy raised hundreds of euro last month in aid of the Irish Cancer Society. O’Sullivan’s Pharmacy’s ‘Cups Against Cancer’ Coffee Morning back on Friday, October 11, saw visitors to the business at the Centrepoint building on Edward Street treated to cakes, pastries and a beverage, all for a […]

THE IT Tralee Events Society held a charity event entitled “Strictly Come Waxing”, last March in aid of the Irish Cancer Society. The society recently presented Irish Cancer Society with a cheque for €1,800, the proceeds from the event which took place in the now closed Fabrik nightclub. On the […]

PEOPLE of Kerry are urged to take on a ‘Marathon in a Month’ and reduce cancer risk while raising funds to support cancer patients The Irish Cancer Society has launched Ireland’s first virtual marathon campaign, which aims to get people moving while raising vital funds to support people affected by […]

SHANAKILL Family Resource Centre is hosting a Cancer Awareness Coffee morning on Thursday, March 23. The event is being held in conjunction with Kerry Travellers Health and Community Development Project, Rahoonane Community Centre and The Marie Keating Foundation This coffee morning aims to raise awareness around a wide range of cancers […]

KIRBY’S Brogue Inn was even busier than usual on Friday morning as the local branch of the Irish Cancer Society held a fundraising coffee morning. “We always have it before Daffodil Day and there’s a great crowd here today. All the money goes to research and training ‘daffodil’ nurses,” said […]

UNIVERSITY Hospital Kerry has been congratulated by the Irish Cancer Society for its car parking scheme for cancer patients. Unlike most of the hospitals around the country, UHK allows cancer patients going through treatment to park free of charge. The hospital is highlighted in the Irish Cancer Society’s ‘Park the […]

THE Irish Cancer Society volunteers in Tralee have launched the ‘Paint it Pink’ breast cancer awareness month, which will run throughout the month Local members held a coffee morning in Kirbys Brogue Inn on Friday morning which included prizes along with plenty of chat for a vital cause. The charity group are appealing for […]

THE Irish Cancer Society is urgently looking for more drivers for its Volunteer Driver Service in Kerry, to drive cancer patients to their chemotherapy appointments in University Hospital Kerry, Cork University Hospital and The Mercy Hospital Cork. The service is free to both the hospital and the patient with volunteers being paid […]

A TABLE quiz with a difference will be held next week where the family of a Ballymac woman who died from cancer will be remembered. The daughters of Marian McCarthy, who passed away in January, will host a Harry Potter-themed quiz to raise funds for the Irish Cancer Society. The quiz […]

THE Irish Cancer Society has called on the Kerry public to volunteer as support on Daffodil Day is needed more than ever. The event, which takes place on March 11, raises money for the  Irish Cancer Society’s free nationwide services for those with, and affected by, cancer in Ireland. Daffodil Day […]

TRALEE is getting ready to host a very special fundraising event later this month when the ‘Paint it Pink 5k Walk’ takes place from outside Greyhound Bar on Sunday, October 25 at 5pm. The event is being organised as part of the ‘Paint it Pink’ campaign that is being run […]

  THE Irish Cancer Society is calling on women all around Kerry to sign up in the name of the society for one or more the mini-marathons that will soon be taking place all around Munster. Those who are participating in one of the upcoming mini-marathons can join the society’s […]

  MEMBERS of the Tralee branch of the Irish Cancer Society are asking the public and businesses to support Daffodil Day by buying merchandise or by holding a coffee morning  on Friday, March 27. In 2014 Daffodil Day raised an amazing €3.4m nationally, this year the Society needs to raise their […]

A MOTHER and daughter will be chopping their locks in aid of the Irish Cancer Society in a ‘Share Your Hair for Cancer’ night at The Brogue Inn, this Friday at 9pm. After they’ve cut the hair, mother Brenda Griffin and daughter Danielle will be donating it to be made into wigs for cancer sufferers. […]

  BUSINESSES in Kerry are being asked to play a part in this year’s upcoming Daffodil Day which this year is set to take place on Friday, March 27. The Irish Cancer Society along with Dell Ireland are hoping that more businesses in Kerry and members of the public around the […]

  THE Irish Cancer Society is calling on Kerry women of all ages to sign up to join their team ahead of the VHI Mini Marathon 2015 so the Society can continue its work of providing vital cancer services. The event, which takes place on Monday, June 1, will see over […]

NINETEEN people in Kerry diagnosed with cancer every week, according to the Irish Cancer Society, as they launched this year’s Daffodil Day. Daffodil Day, supported by Dell, will take place in Kerry on Friday March 27. This year marks the 28th Daffodil Day, Ireland’s longest running and biggest fundraising day. The […]

  WHILE most people right now are looking for extra layers to put onto our heads, there’s one man in town who’s gone and done the opposite! Denis ‘Den’ McCarthy, originally from Tipperary, but now living in Ballyrickard,  bravely took the decision to have his head fully shaved for ‘Today […]

BALLYSEEDY Garden Centre is always a colourful spot, but none more so than on Saturday morning, where people gathered for the ‘Splash of Pink’ coffee morning in aid of the Irish Cancer Society. Ladies and gents sported some element of pink clothing and the event went down a storm for all […]

THE annual ‘Splash of Pink’ coffee morning in aid of the Irish Cancer Society will take place in Ballyseedy Home and Garden Centre, on Saturday October 4 from 10am to 12 noon. “It’s a serious issue, but the morning is a fun way of raising funds and awareness, we want […]