Every three minutes in Ireland someone is told they have cancer, says Irish Cancer Society

(Left to right) Patient advocates Carolyn Kenny from Cork and Bernard Mahon from Kildare at  the Irish Cancer Society pre-Budget 2026 briefing where they called for a national awareness campaign on the risks linked with using sunbeds. Picture: Andres Poveda

Someone hears they have got cancer every three minutes in Ireland, the Irish Cancer Society has warned, as it called for at least €20m in new recurrent funding for the National Cancer Strategy next year.

Sunscreen dispensers should be funded for all public spaces so everyone can access this expensive but vital protection against skin cancer, it also urged.