Daffodil Day is back in clover

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.

According to the society’s 2014 annual report, last year it generated €3.43m from its annual daffodil day fundraiser — €700,000 more than the rain-soaked collection in 2013 that contributed to the ICS recording a €1.2m loss that year.

The recovery of the Daffodil Day monies resulted in the Irish Cancer Society recording a profit of €359,000 for 2014 — a positive swing of €1.59m on the €1.23m loss in 2013.