The Marie Keating Foundation is delighted to be chosen as The Perfume Shop’s official charity partner for 2018. This is the first time that The Perfume Shop has chosen an Irish charity to support and they are delighted to be working with MKF. The partnership will see colleagues offered the chance to fundraise for MKF […]
As Christmas approaches, we would like to send you our heartfelt thanks for kindly supporting the Marie Keating Foundation throughout 2017 whether you came to an event, made a donation, supported a campaign or visited one of our mobile units. We would like to share with you a few highlights of what the Marie Keating […]
Uptake of the cervical cancer vaccine has increased from 50 to 61 per cent this year following a large drop in the number of young girls availing of it. In the 2014/15 school year 87 per cent of girls aged 12 to 13 received the vaccine but this fell sharply to 50 per cent last […]
Being diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer (also known as advanced breast cancer) can be an emotional time that can lead a person to have many fears, questions and moments of anger and confusion. At a time when a person needs the most support, some people with metastatic cancer can find that it is very hard […]
More people die from Lung Cancer in Ireland than any other type of Cancer. Dublin, 6th November, 2017: To coincide with International Lung Cancer Awareness Month, the Marie Keating Foundation has launched a ‘Listen To Your Lungs’ awareness campaign to alert people in Ireland about the risk of lung cancer if they have a […]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month has just passed, but efforts to promote the cancer prevention awareness is essential all year long. Knowing about the importance of avoiding risks, Blue Insurance, an award-winning home and car insurance provider, held a Pink Day in the office at the beginning of the year as part of the Think Pink […]
Public sponsor rubber ducks for Powering Pink Duck Race in aid of the Marie Keating Foundation Katherine Tarrant from Loughrea, Co. Galway owner of the winning duck who has won a luxury weekend stay in the Conrad Hotel Dublin Dublin, 29th October 2017: Thousands of pink rubber ducks raced down the River Liffey in Dublin today […]
On National Metastatic Breast Cancer (also known as advanced breast cancer) Day, the Marie Keating Foundation, the Irish Cancer Society and Europa Donna Ireland are calling for a greater focus on quality of life supports for advanced breast cancer patients. Anecdotal evidence suggests that around 700 women present with advanced breast cancer every year, and up […]
Looking to 2018, the Foundation is concerned with the increased number of applications for the Comfort Fund which provides financial assistance to cancer patients In 2016, 531 families were supported by the Marie Keating Foundation Comfort Fund, thanks to the generous personal and corporate donations from a range of companies, including myLotto24, Marks & Spencer […]
The Marie Keating Foundation will hold a free breast cancer seminar in the Albert Hall, Royal College of Surgeons, St. Stephen’s Green from 6.15pm -8.30pm, Tuesday 24th of October. Learn from experts about ways to survive & thrive during and after breast cancer treatment, which is the most common female cancer in Ireland. The event […]
