THE announcement by Angelina Jolie that she had preventative mastectomies after genetic testing revealed she has a gene which gives her an 87% lifetime risk of developing breast cancer, has highlighted the significance of this situation for many Irish women.

People are being urged to host a table quiz this month to help raise funds to upgrade children’s cancer wards at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin.

Ten men, nine counties, five days and more than 600km — all in aid of research into childhood cancer.

During his athletics career, he was known as the Chairman of the Boards. But Eamonn Coghlan was only too delighted to be surrounded by a fleet of real board chairmen in New York last night.

A brave little boy who battled liver cancer while the country went bust is to share his story for charity.

A TEAM of three Irish and 11 British rowers last night smashed the world record for the fastest journey in a boat across the Atlantic.

TWO visually impaired Irish canoeists will take part in the Irish Sea Kayaking Challenge 2006 and brave the Irish Sea for charity.