The Marie Keating Foundation provides information and awareness about many cancers to the general public throughout Ireland. As part of its ongoing development the Foundation wishes to recruit. Qualified Mobile Information Unit Drivers The mobile unit is based in Leinster, covering counties: Dublin, Monaghan, Cavan, Wicklow, Wexford, Laois, Offaly, Kildare, Kilkenny & Westmeath The successful […]
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Minister for Health opens annual BRCA Conference discussing delays in testing and treatment for those affected by genetic cancer mutation.
More than 140 men and women affected by the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene attended the sixth annual Marie Keating Foundation BRCA conference in Dublin today, at a time of uncertainty with delays in accessing genetic testing and reconstructive surgery reported. 29th April 2022: The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly has opened the Marie Keating Foundation’s […]
The Power Of Colour Is Highlighted Through A Range Of Bespoke Paint Colours Created To Reflect The Uniqueness Of A Breast Cancer Journey
The Marie Keating Foundation marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month by partnering with Fleetwood Paints and well-known designer Róisín Lafferty to showcase how ‘Breast Cancer Isn’t Just Pink’ The Marie Keating Foundation has unveiled a series of bespoke paint colours, selected by renowned interior designer Róisín Lafferty, to represent the uniqueness of a breast cancer […]
It’s Back! Concert4Cancer Returns To Our Screens
Some of the best of Irish & UK musicians come together on August 27th, Virgin Media One, to raise vital funds for cancer support services in Ireland Concert4Cancer is back, bringing together a host of Irish and UK musicians, special guest appearances and powerful patient stories, to raise vital funds for cancer support services in […]
Marie Keating Foundation reacts to IHCA reports of increased cancer deaths over the next decade as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Marie Keating Foundation reacts to IHCA reports of increased cancer deaths over the next decade as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic “It is in imperative that all that can be done is done to ensure that cancer patients do not suffer unnecessarily and that anyone who has concerns or is referred […]
Bernie Walsh, RIP
The Marie Keating Foundation is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Bernie Walsh. The impact of some losses is difficult to put into words, and losing Bernie is one of those occasions. It is hard to articulate just how amazing she was and how very much she will be missed. Bernie was someone […]
A Message from Helen Forristal, Director of Nursing Services
The year 2020 with the Marie Keating Foundation has been one like no other I could ever have imagined and Friday March 6th is a day embedded deep in my mind, never to be forgotten. That day we were learning that “the virus” was in Ireland and we were to social distance and I asked […]
Concert4Cancer: Thank You
Thank You from the Bottom of Our Hearts It is hard to believe we are a week out from Concert4Cancer, what a night it was, and we sincerely hope that you were able to tune in and that you enjoyed the great music. We have been overwhelmed by the Irish public in helping us […]
Celebrity Golf Classic sees celebrities and supporters join forces for the 21st year in the fight against cancer
The 2019 Marie Keating Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic sees celebrities and supporters join forces for the 21st year in the fight against cancer 1st August 2019: The 2019 Marie Keating Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic took place on the Palmer Course (Ryder Cup, 2006) at the K Club today, which is considered one of Europe’s finest […]
World Ovarian Cancer Day May 8th 2019
Let’s BEAT Ovarian Cancer! Do Not Ignore Abdominal Changes or Family History On World Ovarian Cancer Day, 8th May, Ireland’s foremost Ovarian Cancer Campaigners, Researchers and Patient Advocates are advising women across Ireland not to ignore the warning signs of Ovarian Cancer, a disease commonly known as the ‘silent killer’. Ovarian cancer is the 6th […]
