Volunteer drivers urgently needed by Irish Cancer Society in Dublin 

The Irish Cancer Society is urgently seeking Dublin-based Volunteer Drivers to help bring cancer patients to and from their treatments. 

Volunteer Drivers located in the county are being sought to drive patients who are undergoing cancer treatment to and from hospitals in Dublin.

The Irish Cancer Society Transport Service helps to ease the strain of travel on cancer patients, who often find it hard to get to and from hospital because of transportation costs or they might not be feeling well enough to drive themselves because of their treatment.

This vital service is completely free for patients.

Last year, the Irish Cancer Society provided just under 8,400 journeys for cancer patients in Dublin and over 22,000 journeys nationwide.

The Volunteer Driver role is weekdays only and drivers will need access to their own car and be able to commit a full two days each month to the Service.

Volunteer Drivers receive expenses from the Irish Cancer Society to pay for their fuel costs, road tolls and food while waiting for the patient.

Irish Cancer Society Volunteer Driver Paul Markey from Blackrock, Dublin said: “When I retired from working after 41 years, I wanted to do something different.

“As I am from the inner city and then Whitehall, I got to know Dublin well. Driving around the city comes easy to me.

“I thought what better way to do something you like and at the same time help out those who need to be driven to hospital for treatment.

“I would encourage anyone to sign up as a Volunteer Driver.

“You will find it very rewarding. You really get a feeling you are contributing to your community in a positive way.

“Our role as Volunteer Drivers, is to take the worry of transport away from a patient.”

More information about applying for a Volunteer Driver role can be found at http://www.cancer.ie/volunteer-driver-service or by emailing [email protected]