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The Marie Keating Foundation Comfort Fund
Our Comfort Fund is here to support you if you are living in and receiving treatment in the Republic of Ireland for a cancer diagnosis and finding that the financial strain is becoming unmanageable.
A cancer diagnosis can bring many unexpected costs at a time when you are already coping with treatment, side effects and emotional stress. Things like travel to appointments, increased household bills, prescriptions, childcare or simply managing day-to-day expenses can quickly add pressure when you least need it.
Our Comfort Fund provides once-off financial support ( €250 Euro) to help ease some of that burden. While it cannot eliminate the stress of a cancer diagnosis, it can help reduce immediate financial worries so you can focus on your health, your treatment and your recovery.
You are not alone and asking for support is okay.
How the Comfort Fund Can Help
The Comfort Fund may help with costs such as:
- Travel to and from hospital appointments
- Household bills or heating costs
- Prescriptions or medical expenses
- Childcare or other essential day-to-day costs
Each application is considered individually and in complete confidence.
How to Access the Comfort Fund
The Comfort Fund can only be accessed through a healthcare professional involved in your care, such as a:
- Medical Social worker or other healthcare professionals, such as
- Clinical Nurse Specialist in Oncology
- Oncology nurse
- GP
- Other healthcare professional supporting you
They can submit an application on your behalf to the Marie Keating Foundation.
For Health Care Professionals completing the from, find out more about eligibility and how to apply: Click here Comfort Fund Criteria 2026
Please see below for the majority of the information the Health Care Professional will require to complete the online application.
· Patient identifiers (name, date of birth, house and email addresses), treating hospital, type of cancer and diagnosis date
· Has the patient received a MKF Comfort Fund before (it is once in a lifetime payment)
· Patient’s employment status and their total weekly income and if relevant their partner’s employment status and their total weekly income
. Any other contributing household member/s and if so, what weekly amount is contributed
· How many children under 18 years and how much child allowance is being received
· Has patient received funding from other charities, if so which charity and has an application to Travel to Care (T2C) been submitted
· A household utility (heating or electricity) invoice or receipt that is within the previous 3 months that gets attached to the application
· Patient name on bank account
· Bank IBAN and BIC
Click here to go to the Online Comfort Fund Application Form
Hear Ciara’s Story
A powerful new testimonial video shines a light on the importance of our Comfort Fund, featuring Ciara Foskin. During her cancer treatment, Ciara turned to the Comfort Fund for support. In the video, she speaks openly about the shock of diagnosis, the emotional toll of treatment and the financial pressures that can arise at an already overwhelming time.
Her story reflects the experience of many people living with cancer – and the reassurance that support is there when it’s needed most.
Here, you can meet Ciara and hear her story in her own words.
This video was produced alongside our long-term partner Flogas Ireland.
In the meantime, if you would like to speak with one of our nurses, please contact our confidential Ask the Nurse helpline and a member of our team will be in touch.
We’re Here for You
If you are going through cancer treatment and finding things hard – emotionally, physically or financially – please know that you don’t have to face it alone.
The Marie Keating Foundation is here to support you in whatever way we can. Whether through our Comfort Fund, our community nursing team, our support groups or simply by helping you find the right information at the right time, support is available.
If you feel you may need help, we encourage you to speak with a member of your healthcare team about accessing our Comfort Fund.
Asking for support will help ease the burden during an already challenging time.
We are with you, at every step.
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