Every three minutes someone in Ireland hears the words ‘you’ve got cancer’
Tara Doonan from Co. Cavan was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, a type of breast cancer, aged just 36.
"I remember just a deafening silence, myself and Kevin were just stunned when we heard the word 'cancer.'"
DAFFODIL DAY 2025
Tara is the Irish Cancer Society's Daffodil Day ambassador this year and is leading the campaign to say thank you to those she credits with helping her through the most difficult experience of her life.
"I was carried along on an army of people I never even met."
Every three minutes someone in Ireland hears those three life changing words ‘you’ve got cancer’. It’s predicted that 1 in 2 of us will hear that news in our lifetime.
This Daffodil Day stand with cancer patients and survivors and Go All In Against Cancer.
The Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day takes place Friday 28th March.
Turn Ireland yellow this Daffodil Day as we stand together against cancer – to bring hope, provide support and drive progress. Donate here.
WHERE DOES MY MONEY GO
By going all in you are funding:
Expert cancer nurses on the Support Line
Expert cancer nurses in Daffodil Centres
Free counselling
Lifts to treatment
Ground-breaking cancer research
Funding to families facing a childhood cancer diagnosis
Some of the vital free services and support your generosity provided last year:
- You funded more than 26,000 free lifts to bring cancer patients to and from their treatment nationwide through the Irish Cancer Society Transport Service.
- You helped fund 6,000 nights of Night Nursing care, to allow cancer patients to die at home, surrounded by their loved ones.
- You enabled more than 28,000 supportive and comforting conversations with people affected by cancer through the Irish Cancer Society Support Line and Daffodil Centres nationwide.
- You allowed over 175 families to avail of the Irish Cancer Society Children’s Fund to help with the cost of a childhood cancer diagnosis.
