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Lions Clubs of Ireland #GoGold

Lions Clubs of Ireland #GoGold

This year, Childhood Cancer Ireland and Lions Clubs of Ireland will ‘Light It Up Gold’ to raise awareness of childhood, adolescent and young adult cancer. In 2023, Lions Clubs in Ireland complemented their fifteen existing District projects with a new...

Top 5 tips for starting secondary school

Top 5 tips for starting secondary school

Starting secondary school is a big move for any child (and parent!), but particularly so for a young person who is affected by childhood cancer.   Your child may be a survivor but experiencing long term or late effects from their treatment that could have...

Marlay ICA offer bags of support for children with cancer

Marlay ICA offer bags of support for children with cancer

The women of the Marlay Guild ICA craft group have felt the impact of lockdown during Covid-19, like everyone else. Separation from children, grandchildren and friends has been isolating and lonely. But even without their weekly meetings, they have...

A Classic 4 Kids Cancer

A Classic 4 Kids Cancer

In October 2020, three TY students from Strokestown, Co. Roscommon, took on a huge project as part of their transition year enterprise programme. They decided to restore a vintage tractor and raffle it off in aid of Childhood Cancer Foundation Ireland in...

How Light it up Gold Started

How Light it up Gold Started

By Mary-Claire Rennick, Director and founding member of Childhood Cancer Foundation Ireland Light it up Gold began in September 2013 with 20 or so buildings lighting up gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness. This was before Childhood Cancer Ireland was...

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