Cork cancer support charity launches urgent fundraiser to save its 'home away from home'

Iris House Cork Cancer Support seeks community support to buy its building and continue offering vital cancer care services

Meet and greet room at Iris House Cork Cancer Support. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

A Cork charity which provides comprehensive care and essential services to individuals and families affected by cancer has launched an "urgent fundraising campaign" to purchase the building from which it operates, as it has been put up for sale.

Iris House Cork Cancer Support says that its current premises at 26 St Paul's Avenue, off Lavitt’s Quay in Cork City, serves as its official meeting point and a "home away from home," where it provides vital support to all those touched by cancer and their families, including free counselling, as well as offering a range of complementary therapies and a drop-in centre during the day.