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Hand in Hand has announced the appointment of Mark Dwyer as Chief Executive Officer. Mark joined Hand in Hand in 2023 as Director of Services and has since played a pivotal role in strengthening the organisation’s support for families affected by childhood cancer. He brings a wealth of experience in delivering compassionate, family-centred services, alongside a deep understanding of the challenges faced by those navigating a childhood cancer diagnosis.

Construction will begin soon on a new €20 million short-stay, west of Ireland facility for children with cancer.

Children’s cancer charity, Cancer Fund for Children, has announced that the tender documents are now available for their therapeutic short break centre, Daisy Lodge, to be built on the shores of Lough Corrib in Cong.

The work of a paediatrician who worked in Galway some years ago and who went on to set up a childhood cancer charity in Tanzania will be honoured and supported by a glittering Ball to be held in the city this weekend.

Former captain of the Ireland national rugby team, Rory Best, has announced his second fundraising trek in aid of Cancer Fund for Children, walking from Dublin's Aviva Stadium to Cong, Co Mayo this May.

A Galway based senior clinical psychologist will speak next month at a west of Ireland workshop aimed at helping parents overcome the trauma of a childhood cancer diagnosis.

Stocktaking.ie, a Tuam-based company which provides an outsourced stocktaking service to some of Ireland’s greatest retail brands nationwide chose Cancer Fund for Children as their charity partner for 2022 and decided they wanted to support Daisy Lodge Cong in whatever way possible.

People affected by cancer in their lifetime face being refused products including insurance and mortgage protection cover because of their medical history, new research from the Irish Cancer Society reveals.

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