Charities such as the Irish Cancer Society and Pieta House have lost millions of euro after cancelling major fundraising drives due to the coronavirus crisis.

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“We have made this decision to protect the health and wellbeing of our patients, volunteers and supporters.”

One North Dublin man bequeathed a total of €715,000 including a house worth around €525,000 to the Irish Cancer Society (ICS) last year.

Friends of a terminally-ill mum-of-two who has passed away after meeting her music idols, Take That, are pleading with the public for financial support to help with her funeral costs.

Ms Potts, has been given a 30% chance of living until Christmas as she is bravely fighting the silent female killer.

"It’ll be the last time she gets to see them but hopefully it’ll be the most memorable."

A terminally-ill mother of two who has been a life-long Take That fan is pleading with the band’s management to help her see them live in concert at the 3Arena.

Patients in Ireland could benefit from a potentially life-saving new clinical trial to treat it.

Irish women will be the first in the world to take part in a clinical trial to treat one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer.

Mother-of-two Tina Potts has urged women to get checked after she was diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer and doctors told her she had just a 30% chance of surviving to Christmas.

Helen O’Callaghan on the need to be open about serious illness.

The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar helped to launch this year's Daffodil Day, but someone wasn't happy about it.

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Patients with an aggressive form of breast cancer could be spared unnecessary chemotherapy, thanks to Irish research.

Cancer survivor, Tonia Lawlor, is one of many people to benefit from services funded by money raised on Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day.

People are being encouraged to get behind Daffodil Day and help support cancer research.

From the very start, this was about more than money. It was about public education, writes Terry Prone.

People are being urged to give what they can to help the 140,000 cancer patients and survivors in Ireland.

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With half of us heading for a cancer diagnosis, we need to support Daffodil Day, writes Arlene Harris.

With Daffodil Day just a week away, it’s that time of year again to highlight the truth about skin cancer.

Irish patients with blood cancer are the first worldwide to take part in a new drug trial to develop more effective treatment for multiple myeloma, a potentially fatal condition.

Veteran Daffodil Day volunteers Mary Donoher and Bridie Parkinson from Mountmellick, Co Laois, are alway watching out for the first flower of spring.

The Irish Cancer Society’s popular Colour Dash is coming to Sligo for the first time, it was announced today.

Retailer Argos has raised €80,000 for the Irish Cancer Society, since the launch of its two year partnership in March last year.

Cancer patients taking herbal remedies to help fight the disease or curtail treatment side-effects may unwittingly reduce the effectiveness of radiotherapy or chemotherapy.

Public condemnation of the Irish Cancer Society for scrapping a financial hardship scheme for cancer patients led Health Minister Leo Varadkar to urge people to continue supporting the charity.

Health Minister Leo Varadkar has warned gardaí are taking part in "sinister" acts which breach private citizens' rights after it emerged journalists' phones and computers have been tapped and subjected to covert surveillance by the force.

HAVING shot itself in the foot by peremptorily axing financial support for families affected by cancer, the Irish Cancer Society has risked compounding the controversy by the way it has gone about announcing its partial reversal of the contentious decision to slash hardship funding for cancer victims.

The cost of cancer is not the first thing that springs to mind on receiving a diagnosis. Your entire world is taken over by the disease and how to fight it, writes Karen Funnell

The Irish Cancer Society (ICS) has recovered from the one-day deluge that cost it more than €500,000 in 2013 to return to profit last year.

In 1994, two women raised what was then a phenomenal £360 for a Daffodil Day coffee morning.

The reported upturn in the economy may have led to a rise in the amount of donations to charities by individuals and businesses.

With almost 600 people diagnosed with cancer every week, demands for support and services are putting the Irish Cancer Society under increasing pressure.

As Daffodil Day 2015 launches today, The Irish Cancer Society say funds are needed more than ever as the demand for support and services increases.

The no-makeup phenomenon is for a good cause, but, let’s face it, women look better with lashings of cosmetics, says Darren Norris.

Dazzling daffodils held their pretty heads high in all sorts of new places for Ireland’s longest-running fundraising day. Being the month of many weathers, and after being washed out last year, the Irish Cancer Society was taking no chances.

The Irish Cancer Society is calling on members of the public to get behind Daffodil Day today.

"Good woman Mary Lou" say Facebook fans.

Unless a cure for all cancers is found, Karen Funnell won't be taking a selfie

More than €200,000 has been raised for the Irish Cancer Society in just over 24 hours thanks to the viral success of the social media trend “no make-up selfie”.

Running a rugby club in the Munster Junior League is a constant battle

Plans for this year’s Daffodil Day have been waterproofed, with many indoor activities organised in addition to the usual outdoor collections.

After its annual Daffodil Day collection turned into a washout earlier this year, the Irish Cancer Society has clawed back almost two thirds of donation losses from the event.

May Ryan has survived three brushes with cancer, and will once again be at the head of the queue today to volunteer for Daffodil Day, writes Rachel Borrill