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Daffodil Day committees in Mayo launched Daffodil Day 2017 this week, to support the growing number of people being diagnosed with cancer in Ireland. Friday, March 24 is the 30th anniversary of Daffodil Day and volunteers in Mayo will be out in force once again to raise crucial funds to help those affected by cancer.

The Irish Cancer Society’s volunteer driver service has said that 356 journeys totalling a travel distance of 50,525km were covered by 46 Irish Cancer Society volunteer drivers in Mayo last year. This is a free transport service and is available to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatments in Mayo University Hospital and University Hospital Galway.

Leading Irish businessman Bobby Kerr, who is now one year cancer free, is urging corporates to play a part in supporting the thousands of Irish people affected by cancer in communities across Ireland.

Galway’s Frank Byrnes Autobody Repairs, based in Oranmore, features in the top three autobody shops nationally, following the announcement in Dublin this week, of the finalists in the (SIMI) The Society of Irish Motor Industry Awards 2017 which are sponsored by Bank of Ireland Finance. Having a great track record, the Oranmore business is a previous winner of this competition in 2012 and 2014, and features annually in the top three shortlist. Last year, Byrnes was awarded the ‘SIMI Outstanding Achievement’ for his involvement in organising ‘Climb4Cancer’ with industry colleagues and raised €63,000 for The Irish Cancer Society. Frank Byrnes Autobody Repairs was established in 2003 and provides specialist accident and crash repairs on all types of vehicles using innovative techniques including the latest technologies to get the job completed. All work comes with a lifetime guarantee.

Businesses from Castlebar have been finding out about the latest ways to cut their energy costs at a special energy efficiency briefing held by competitive energy provider Energia. The meeting was hosted by Castlebar Tidy Towns Committee, Castlebar Chamber of Commerce, and Mayo County Council.

Bank of Ireland staff raised more than €41,000 for charitable causes in Galway in 2016 through the bank’s flagship charity and community initiative, Give Together.

A horde of miniature marching musical monsters take to the streets of Galway tomorrow morning, but do not be alarmed, as it is only the pupils of the Claddagh School band, who will be in fancy dress and raising funds for the Irish Cancer Society.

A new report entitled A Story Half Told, which looks at the extent of misconceptions around metastatic breast cancer (mBC), has been launched by a group of leading experts. Survey results outlined in the report reveal that 95 per cent of women in Ireland believe breast cancer can be cured if it’s caught and treated early.

A Galway woman was crowned queen-bee at the annual Irish Redhead Convention last weekend.

The talk, entitled The HPV Vaccine: Warts and All will take place in the Clayton Hotel, Ballybrit, on tomorrow August 23 from 6.30pm to 7.30pm.