Public asked to dig deep for Daffodil Day

Cancer sufferers have urged the public to dig deep this Daffodil Day to help ensure services are in place for the 43,000 more people expected to be diagnosed with the condition over the next eight years.

Speaking ahead of the 25th anniversary of the annual fundraising event, which takes place today, Irish Cancer Society chief executive John McCormack said despite the dire economic situation, the public should still try to donate what they can.

Cancer sufferers, he said, need the vital support now just as badly as during the Celtic Tiger years. Cancer did not stop just because the country was facing tougher financial times, he said.