Tag: Irish Cancer Society
Laois cancer patient shares experience of financial struggles as Irish Cancer...
A Laois cancer patient has come out in support of the Irish Cancer Society's calls for sustained, recurrent funding for the National Cancer Strategy.
Samantha...
Laois aunt and niece join forces to ‘get the chop’ for...
A Laois aunt and niece have joined forces to raise money for the Irish Cancer Society, Irish Wildlife Trust and The Rapunzel Foundation.
Laura Gorman...
First Irish Cancer Society ‘Daffodil Bench’ set to be introduced in...
A first Irish Cancer Society ‘Daffodil Bench’ is set to be put in place in Portlaoise this year.
The issue came before a recent meeting...
The story of the Portlaoise man who walked to Spain in...
A Portlaoise man has gone the distance to remember his beloved sister who died from stomach cancer during the pandemic, and to raise funds...
Laois tourist attraction set to be the venue for largest cancer...
Relay For Life is the biggest cancer fundraising initiative in the world and it is coming to Laois in 2022.
It sees local communities coming...
Laois singer pledges profits from new single to charity
Laois singer Emer Dunne has decided to donate all the profits from her single to a charity close to her hearts - The Irish...
Laois teenager’s fundraiser generates €2,000 for two charities
A fundraiser giveaway launched by a Laois teenager has raised €2,087 for two charities.
Child & Adult Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and the Irish Cancer...
Laois teenager’s business launches fundraiser for two charities
The way the world operates is changing all the time - and you'll struggle to find a better example of that than this Laois...
Dressed as batman, a Laois man is going to tour the...
The Covid-19 restrictions have forced the organisers of various charity events to think on their feet to continue their fundraising efforts.
Novel ideas and a...
Laois mam raises €4,000 for head shave in memory of beloved...
A Laois mother has raised more than €4,000 for the Irish Cancer Society.
Noelle Hallissey, from Mountrath, decided to shave her head in memory of...
Laois mum set to shave her head to raise funds in...
This Laois mother has decided to celebrate turning 80-years-old in a truly unique and special way.
Abbeyleix mam Gemma Bowell is going to shave her...
Former RTE newsreader calls on Laois businesses to support Daffodil Day
Former RTE newsreader Aengus MacGrianna is urging businesses in Laois to support cancer patients and their families by getting behind the Irish Cancer Society’s...
Laois youth groups urged to enter Irish Cancer Society’s X-HALE short...
The Irish Cancer Society is inviting young people from youth groups and programmes across Laois to be part of Ireland’s Tobacco-Free generation by getting...
RTÉ presenter urges people of Laois to donate to Irish Cancer...
RTÉ Weather and National Lottery presenter Nuala Carey is urging the people of Laois to support the Irish Cancer Society on Daffodil Day following...
Irish Cancer Society appeals for volunteer drivers in Laois
The Irish Cancer Society are looking for volunteer drivers in Laois to collect cancer patients from their homes. These drivers will drive patients to...
Tour of historic Ballykilcavan farm this weekend
A tour of the historic farm at Ballykilcavan near Stradbally will be given by David and Lisa Walsh-Kemmis this Sunday, April 8.
The farm has...
Young film makers in Laois invited to apply for funding to...
The Irish Cancer Society is inviting young people and youth groups in Laois to be part of Ireland’s Tobacco-Free generation and get involved in...
A Portarlington shop is holding its 14th annual Daffodil Day fundraiser...
For the 14th consecutive year, Fifty Seven Boutique in Portarlington will hold its Daffodil Day Coffee Day in aid of the Irish Cancer Society.
"We've...
Mad Hatter’s cancer fundraising to mark the late David Pratt’s 50th...
The Pratt family in Abbeyleix will remember a dearly departed family member on his 50th birthday over the weekend with a host of Mad...