Offaly Family Celebrates Irish Cancer Society's Support On Daffodil Day

Shirley and Nicole Keyes with Taoiseach Michael Martin this week

The national charity receives is sending children and their families to Barrettstown.

The Irish Cancer Society's Daffodil Day gets underway today, as the charity aims to raise €30m this year.  

44,000 people are diagnosed with cancer every year in Ireland. 

The State provides 5% of the charity's funding, with the rest coming from other sources of revenue.

Tullamore's Shirley Kees, whose daughter Nicole was diagnosed with cancer in 2023 and is coming to the end of her treatment, says support from the Irish Cancer Society was crucial during a very difficult time for the family:

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