Taoiseach supports Daffodil day on the day of his resignation

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was joined by Irish Cancer Society’s CEO, Averil Power, and cancer survivor, Olivia Nolan, to celebrate upcoming Daffodil Day which takes place tomorrow, Friday March 22. 

The Irish Cancer Society, which is aiming to raise €6 million to support its vital free services, is urging the public to go all in against cancer this Daffodil Day.

Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar is pictured with Traolach (5) and Conán Hand Codd (2) Picture Andres Poveda

Daffodil helpers, Traolach and Conán Hand Codd presented the Taoiseach with daffodils, to mark the countdown to Daffodil Day 2024, taking place nationwide tomorrow.

The Society says that the cost-of-living crisis has put an added strain on those impacted by cancer, causing increased demand for their services, particularly transport services and counselling.

People can get involved or donate at cancer.ie

The number of drives the Society’s Transport Service provides has increased by 30% in the past year with its drivers covering 2.3 million kilometres in 2023.

Interactions with the Society’s Support Line and Daffodil Centres have seen a 31% year-on-year increase with cancer specialist nurses having over 28,000 conversations last year with people affected by cancer.

The number of Night Nursing nights, which allow cancer patients to die at home surrounded by their loved ones, also rose in 2023 with Irish Cancer Society night nurses providing 6,800 nights of care to terminally ill cancer patients.