Tipp's Lucy urges support for Daffodil Day
Tipperary woman and Irish Cancer Society fundraiser, Lucy Ryan, from Clonoulty, is calling on her local community to go all in against cancer for the Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day, which takes place on Friday, March 28.
Reflecting on her fundraising experience, retired teacher, Lucy, said: “For the last three years I have volunteered as a Daffodil Day co-ordinator in Cashel. There isn’t a family in Tipperary that hasn’t experienced the ups and downs that a cancer diagnosis brings to your door, but I have seen that Daffodil Day really brings out the best in people. It’s so wonderful to see people come together to give back, every euro raised on Daffodil Day is crucial and makes a real lasting difference, fuelling life changing cancer research and vital support services, I would encourage everyone to please get out there and donate on Daffodil Day, March 28, and show your support for those affected by cancer in your local community.”
The Irish Cancer Society is there to ensure that every person affected by cancer has a place to turn to, the support they need and the hope that there will come a day when no one in Ireland dies from cancer.
Thanks to the amazing generosity of the Irish public, the Irish Cancer Society invests in groundbreaking cancer research and delivers crucial free support services for people affected by cancer, throughout Tipperary.
In 2024, your generous support provided:
- Over 850 free lifts to bring Tipperary-based cancer patients to their treatment
- Over 830 free counselling sessions to people living in Tipperary
- Over 370 nights of free Night Nursing care to allow cancer patients in Tipperary to die at home surrounded by loved ones
- Our Cancer Nurses had 370 conversations with people living in Tipperary on our Support Line and in our Daffodil Centres.
Irish Cancer Society CEO, Averil Power, said: “One in two of us will hear the words ‘You’ve got cancer’ in our lifetimes. There isn’t a family in Ireland that hasn’t felt the impact of a cancer diagnosis. Right now, a child is hearing the words ‘It’s cancer’. A parent is holding on to hope for a treatment that hasn’t been discovered yet. And a researcher has an idea that could turn that hope into reality. Your support on Daffodil Day fuels life changing cancer research and vital free services and supports. We really need this year’s Daffodil Day to be the biggest yet to ensure we can be there for those who need us most in 2025. And we cannot do this without you.
“Your generosity on March 28 means patients and their families will have free supports like Counselling, Transport to treatment and Night Nursing services. Every year, communities across Tipperary show up and paint the town yellow in support of cancer patients and their families. We’re urging you to stand with cancer patients once again, by going all in against cancer and getting involved or donating this Daffodil Day. Your generous support means everyone affected by cancer in Tipperary will have access to the support they need, when they need it most.”
Where the donations go:
- €30 can help provide transport for a patient to and from their chemotherapy treatment using the Irish Cancer Society’s Transport Service.
- €50 can help provide vital clinical equipment for an Irish Cancer Society Night Nurse.
- €55 will help pay for the cost of one hour of Night Nursing, providing end of life care to a patient in their own home.
- €60 will cover the cost of a counselling session to help a person cope with a cancer diagnosis in their life.
- €455 will help cover the cost of one night of Night Nursing, providing end of life care to a patient in their own home.