Hospice funds aim to grow by €1m

A BLOOMING success is on the cards for the Irish Hospice Foundation, with their Sunflower Days expected to raise more than €1 million next month.

RTÉ’s Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh, launching the two-day fundraising event in Dublin yesterday, urged people to come out and support their local hospice.

All money raised locally from the sale of sunflower pins and sunflower seeds for €2 each, stays locally. The Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) co-ordinates the event for the hospice movement.