Irish Cancer Society has €8.4m cash reserves

The under-fire Irish Cancer Society, which partially reversed its decision to scrap its hardship fund, is sitting on cash reserves of €8.4m, the Irish Examiner can reveal.

The charity is the subject of much criticism despite partly reversing its decision to stop its hardship grants for cancer patients.

It said it will maintain the grants for the families of children suffering the disease — a move which it has said will cost it around €200,000 a year.