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. […]
MKF beats fundraising target and raises almost €40,000 thanks to the ‘AM Fights Cancer’ appeal Ireland AM’s week-long fundraising appeal in aid of the Marie Keating Foundation has almost doubled its target and raised a staggering €39,379. ‘AM Fights Cancer’ launched on Monday 23rd July and aimed to raise €20,000 to help the Foundation’s comfort […]
The Marie Keating Foundation launches new skin cancer campaign, as research reveals Irish men have the highest mortality rate from melanoma skin cancer than anywhere in Europe Dublin, 1st August 2018: The Marie Keating Foundation has launched the latest phase of its skin cancer campaign, Skin C(h)ancer, as worrying figures reveal Ireland has the highest […]
Today is World Lung Cancer Day, when groups and organisations come together to celebrate, commemorate and support all those affected by lung cancer. In its 7th year, it is a day dedicated to promoting awareness of lung cancer and all of its causes. Lung cancer is often thought of as the smoking disease, but not […]
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 […]
TV3’s flagship programme shows its support for the Marie Keating Foundation by holding a week long ‘fundraising’ appeal TV3’s flagship morning show Ireland AM is hosting a special fundraising appeal for the Marie Keating Foundation to raise awareness about the services provided by the Foundation and to raise important funds for their Comfort Fund. The […]
The Marie Keating Foundation has welcomed a commitment from Health Minister, Simon Harris, that the Government will fund a new independent patient advocacy and support group, to assist those affected by the recent CervicalCheck controversy. Stephan Teap, whose wife Irene died of cervical cancer last year after two misread smear tests and Vicky Phelan, whose […]
The Marie Keating Foundation is urging parents to take extreme care in the current heatwave when it comes to protecting their children from the sun’s harmful rays. It follows news that Temple Street Children’s University Hospital has seen a spike in the number of children presenting with sunburn since the beginning of the heatwave. Six […]
The Marie Keating Foundation recently ran a competition with our friends at La Roche Posay, giving away a goodie bag full of sunscreen. Congratulations to the winners; Jemma Whelan, John Rigney, Deirdre O’Shea, Emer Wynne and Aneta Nowak-sajdyk. Non-melanoma skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in Ireland. There are over 7,000 skin […]
The Marie Keating Foundation is urging the public to be ‘SunSmart’ this weekend (June 22nd-24th 2018) and into next week. This comes as Met Eireann says temperatures will rise considerably from Friday, with very warm or even hot conditions developing next week. The weekend will see temperatures rise, with highs of between 19° – 24°celcius […]
