‘Yellow army’ to return for first in-person Daffodil Day since pandemic
Irish Cancer Society raised close to €7m during Daffodil Day 2021
Drop in cancer diagnoses as high as 14 per cent during pandemic, early data shows
Shortfall likely to cause ‘major challenge’ in cancer services, Irish Cancer Society says
Be careful you don’t become a victim of ‘secondary Covid’
‘Cancer crisis’ of missed diseases given difficulty in accessing non-Covid services
Childhood cancer diagnosis can add €15,300 to family expenses – report
Around 200 children are diagnosed with cancer in Ireland each year
More late-stage cancers being diagnosed after screening delays, charity says
‘Crisis’ after 250,000 fewer people screened in 2020 than 2019, Irish Cancer Society chief says
Thousands of cancers may have been missed due to Covid-19, TDs told
Oireachtas health committee hears services suffered ‘hammer blow after hammer blow’
Covid and HSE hacking are harming cancer services, TDs warned
Recent events crippling system ‘already on its knees’, Irish Cancer Society chief warns
Daffodil Day raises €6 million for Irish Cancer Society
Charity says funds will go towards expanding counselling and Night Nursing services
Waiting list for bowel cancer stretches due to Covid-19 restrictions
Irish Cancer Society calls for action as 1,300 people waiting longer than 28 days target
Cancer and Covid-19: ‘Patients are extremely concerned about coming into hospital at the moment’
But medical staff concerned over number of ‘no show’ patients who are missing treatment
Increased pressure on night nurses service for cancer patients dying at home
Irish Cancer Society experiences 20% growth in demand while suffering drop in staff
Charities more in need of a helping hand than ever as coronavirus cuts deep
As the pandemic continues, fundraising efforts severely hampered by current restrictions
More than 500 apartments approved for Howth site
Development exceeds total number of homes proposed for Howth by Fingal council
Young mother is face of Irish Cancer Society’s 2020 daffodil appeal
Shannen Joyce (25) has been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma twice
Costs of cancer: ‘I wondered could I put diesel in the car, pay for groceries’
Patients per month spend €765 and lose €1500 income due to diagnosis, report finds
Report calls for needs of 200,000 cancer survivors to be prioritised
Minister acknowledges need for resources to support growing numbers living after cancer
Government must reduce ‘huge financial strain’ on cancer patients
Irish Cancer Society says patients and families are ‘under siege’ in budget submission
Access to cancer drugs for private patients ‘incredibly unfair’
Consultant oncologist says inequity between public and private healthcare ‘very troubling’
Number of people with cancer to double by 2045 if rates continue
Report says rise could be contained to 50% if recent trends including screening continue
People urged to donate to Daffodil Day online after rain showers
Irish Cancer Society fears repeat of 2013 when snow, ice and rain hit fundraising drive
HPV campaigner Laura Brennan’s life-saving work
Uptake of HPV vaccine among teenage girls now at 70% due to advocate’s campaigning
Two out of five sunbed operators fail to ask for proof of age – survey
Mystery shopper exercise showed one in three did not refuse to book minors
Irish Cancer Society on track to spend €30m on research in a decade
Charity says more than €2.3m will be invested in 100 researchers across State this year
Irish Cancer Society calls for national screening programme
Lung cancer claims the lives of 1,800 people in Ireland every year
Miriam Lord: TDs fume over golden tickets to Varadkar’s birthday do
WhatsApp group causes commotion in Cabinet as invitations to Taoiseach’s bash prove scarce
‘There was bonkers stuff. I was told negative energy contributed to my cancer’
Bill to regulate advertisement of so-called alternative treatments introduced in Dáil
Cancer now the biggest killer of Irish people, ahead of heart disease
Cases to double in next 30 years as population ages, says National Cancer Registry
Laois woman leaves €30m windfall to five charities in her will
Property and newspaper owner Elizabeth O’Kelly(92) gives Irish Cancer Society €6m
More than 50 TDs including seven Ministers lobbied by drinks industry on alcohol Bill
Dáil row expected over ban on advertising, promotion at concerts in park venues
Two out of five people unable to afford doctor’s visit
Irish Cancer Society warns public may be missing early diagnosis by not visiting GP
Daffodil Day launch hears one person dies from cancer every hour
Irish Cancer Society says record numbers using service as it plans March fundraiser
Ex-senator Averil Power appointed Irish Cancer Society chief
Power ran unsuccessfully as an independent for a Dáil seat in last election
Former envoys call for recognition of Palestinian state
Letter to Taoiseach signed by academics and artists urges Government to act ‘without delay’
More than 50,000 adoptees to get right to birth certificates
Minister for Children Katherine Zappone secures approval for Adoption Bill
Self-defence training flourishes amid rise in reported assaults
A growing number of people are learning defence techniques due to the risk of attack
Averil Power appointed chief executive of Asthma Society
Former Fianna Fáil senator says she was hospitalised several times with condition
Taoiseach may appoint Averil Power to the Seanad
Enda Kenny can select 11 candidates for Upper House and will choose some ex-FG TDs
Noel Whelan: A colourful Seanad but hopefully the last of its ilk
The most dramatic shift in the line up of the 43 senators on the vocational panels was the Sinn Féin breakthrough
David Norris re-elected to Seanad on Trinity panel
Independent senator elected on first count after receiving 4070 votes
Novices offer independent expertise as TCD Seanad candidates
Dementia activist, barrister, entrepreneur, climate action campaigner among hopefuls
Seanad postage outlay amounts to 88% of direct election costs
Renewed calls for reform and move to online registration and voting for global electorate
Thousands of Seanad ballots for university panels undelivered
Nearly 10,000 voting papers sent back to Trinity College Dublin and 13,000 to NUI
Miriam Lord: Seanad university seats and a different independence
Tension for Labour, old dreams for Fine Gael and a sweet tweet from Lynn Boylan
Leo Varadkar backs Averil Power in Seanad elections
Former TDs Jerry Buttimer, Joe O’Reilly and Colm Keaveney among nominations
Breda O’Brien: What wisdom can we glean from the election?
‘Social issues’ do count. All politics is local. People don’t want recovery for the few.
Una Mullally: Election result is not a victory for anti-abortion lobby
Candidates who specifically positioned themselves as against choice failed miserably
Swing to left in Dublin South Central and Dublin Bay North
Bríd Smith of AAA-PBP says Labour Party deserved battering at polls over policies
Where have all the liberal TDs gone? Turned out of office
Politicians behind popular agendas rewarded with electoral pain . . . rather than gain
Do Fianna Fáil aspire to government or opposition this time around?
Party profile: Polls suggest Fianna Fáil could win up to 30 seats
Independents could hold the balance of power after election
Party profile: Independent Alliance likely to demand ministerial role
Breakthrough Manifesto for Women attracts 100 candidates
National women’s council says campaign on general election ‘to end gender inequality’
The Dáil diet: what politicians think of the food in Leinster House
Mattie McGrath, Averil Power, Ann Phelan and Billy Kelleher discuss eating on the hoof
The Dáil’s in recess. What have politicians chosen to catch up on their reading?
Joan Burton on Jane Austen, Micheál Martin on Robert Kennedy, Aengus Ó Snodaigh on Jo Nesbo, and Willie O’Dea on Thomas Piketty
Miriam Lord: Marie Louise tells Mattie the jig is up for his jibes
Senator eats McGrath alive over his ‘outrageous’ behaviour in Oireachtas restaurant
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