Mercy foundation appeals for €4.5m to fund cancer services

CORK people have been urged to help ensure vital frontline services for children, cancer sufferers and the elderly continue by donating a massive €4.5 million to a leading charity over the next three years.

The Mercy University Hospital (MUH) foundation has set the ambitious target as part of its three-year development plan.

Since it was set up in 2007, the group — which is separate to the Cork University Hospital (CUH) foundation, which is currently the subject of a lengthy internal HSE audit — has raised €4.7m through a series of fundraising-related projects and private donations.