Marie Keating Foundation welcomes Dr Scally’s CervicalCheck review as a way to “improve the screening service and lead to a better health system for women in Ireland” CEO Liz Yeates, describes the results of the audit as disturbing and shocking The Marie Keating Foundation welcomes Dr Gabriel Scally’s thorough and comprehensive review into the CervicalCheck debacle. […]
Uncategorized
20th M&S Ireland and MKF Celebrity Golf Classic
The 2018 Marks & Spencer Ireland Marie Keating Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic sees celebrities join forces for the 20th year in the fight against cancer The 2018 Marks & Spencer Ireland Marie Keating Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic took place on the Palmer Course at the K Club today, which is considered one of Europe’s finest […]
HPV vaccine uptake increases following information campaign
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 […]
Marie Keating Foundation, Irish Cancer Society and Europa Donna Ireland join together to call for more targeted supports for those living with advanced (metastatic) breast cancer in Ireland
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 […]
Marie Keating Foundation Comfort Fund financially supports more than 500 families thanks to private donations from individuals and corporates
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 to hold free Breast Cancer Seminar in Dublin as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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 […]
Bb’s Café’s get ‘In the Pink’ to support Marie Keating Foundation this October
In time honoured tradition, bb’s are once again launching a special edition ‘In The Pink’ muffin in support of the Marie Keating Foundation. This delicious recipe of Raspberry and White Chocolate was developed by their craft bakers and will be baked in every store fresh each morning through October, Breast Cancer Awareness month. Every muffin […]
Skechers go pink with a purpose this October in aid of the Marie Keating Foundation
Dublin, 19th September 2017: This October, Skechers is going pink with a purpose by becoming a Pink Patron for the Marie Keating Foundation to help raise funds for the Marie Keating Foundation’s fight against breast cancer. Glenda Gilson stepped forward to show her support for the Marie Keating Foundation in Dublin this week, visiting Skechers on Henry […]
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Ireland donates a second Caddy in support of the Marie Keating Foundation
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has continued their support of the Marie Keating Foundation for the last 4 years, first announcing their support in 2013. This year, in support of the Marie Keating Foundation and in an act of kindness of their own, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles have upped their sponsorship with the Foundation. They have provided a […]
Everything from muffins and bras to shoes and rubber ducks go pink with a purpose this October as the Pink Patrons Unite
Dublin, 1st September 2017: This October, generous companies are going pink with a purpose by becoming Pink Patrons for the Marie Keating Foundation. Marks & Spencer, bb’s bakers + barristas, Pigsback, Skechers, Stella & Dot, V Claire Natural Cosmetics, Pledge Watches and Bellamianta Tan are all helping to raise funds for the Marie Keating […]