Relay For Life
Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back.

Congratulations and thanks to Adam Houlihan!

At 14 years of age, Adam Houlihan from Dungarvan, Co. Waterford cycled 50km in the Sean Kelly Tour on Sunday, 29th August and raised a staggering €875 in memory of his mother Bernie who passed away from breast cancer in early August 2010. The Irish Cancer Society would like to thank Adam and his supporters for this outstanding contribution and wish his family much success in the future.
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National Breast Cancer Conference - "Living with Breast Cancer"

The full conference programme and online bookings are now available for our annual conference for breast cancer patients and anyone with an interest in breast cancer. Attendence is free.
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Stephen Redmond has completed the world's toughest channel swim

Stephen has completed a swim of the North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland, a much greater challenge than the English Channel.
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Siúlóid Leighis / Walk for the Cure 2010 on Mount Brandon

The ninth Siúlóid Leighis/Walk for the Cure will take place on Saturday, September 25th, 2010 on Mount Brandon, County Kerry. To date the event has raised over € 234,000 in aid of the Irish Cancer Society’s cancer research programme.
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"At Five In The Afternoon" - a concert reading

At 8pm on Wednesday, 29th September, “At Five in the Afternoon – A Concert Reading” will be given in the National Concert Hall by Michael Murphy and his friends, Eileen Dunne (RTE), Eamonn Lawlor (Lyric FM) and Emer O’Kelly (Sunday Independent). The J.S. Bach music from the book will be sung by the Goethe Institut Choir, accompanied by the Orchestra of St. Cecilia, under the direction of John Dexter. This Concert Reading will benefit the Irish Cancer Society.
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Pink Ribbon Walks launched

Pippa O’Connor and Bryan Dobson launch the 2010 Pink Ribbon Walks in aid of Action Breast Cancer, a programme of the Irish Cancer Society, as organisers hope to establish national Pink Ribbon Walk Day. The Kells Pink Ribbon Walk takes place on Saturday, September 11th, 2010.
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Do you have some extra time on your hands and want to do something for a worthwhile cause?

The Irish Cancer Society is appealing for Church Gate collection volunteers in specific locations as demand for free patient services continues to grow.
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Volunteer opportunities for working with patients and families

The Irish Cancer Society would like to hear from people interested in volunteering to work with cancer patients and their families.
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Would you like to share your cancer story?

A major part of the work of the Irish Cancer Society is to educate people on cancer prevention, risk factors for developing cancer, signs and symptoms, and the importance of early detection. If you have gone through a cancer journey, we would really appreciate if you could tell us what it was like for you.
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