THE Irish Movember campaign is back for its fifth and biggest year yet.
Across the Southside men are preparing to celebrate the month when the moustache is king as they offer their upper lip as a billboard for male health.
Irish
‘Mo Bros
‘can simply register at Movember.com and start off clean shaven then have the remainder of the month to become purveyors of fine moustaches, all in a bid to raise awareness and funds for men’s health.
All the money raised in Ireland goes directly to the Irish Cancer Society’s initiative, Action Prostate Cancer.
Movember is not just for the boys. Girls can get in on the action by taking on the role as a
‘Mo Sista’ for the month and encouraging the men in their life to grow the Mo. Remember, behind every great Mo Bro is an even greater Mo Sista.
Last year 15,500 Mo Bros and Sistas raised over e1.7 million for men’s health in Ireland while over 854,000 others across the world gathered an astonishing e92.4 million.
Among some of the men joining Irish Mo Bros on their misson are Irish rugby international players, Jamie Heaslip and Cian Healy, Italia 90 stars Ray Houghton, Packie Bonner and Tony Cascarino and GAA clubs around the country.
Speaking about Movember, Packie said:
“Who couldn’t love a month where the moustache is king and men’s health is pushed to the forefront of people’s minds.
“A total of 15,500 Irish people last year can’t be wrong. I’m looking forward to getting on board as a Mo Bro this year. Remember to register at www.movember.com, grow a Mo and show your support for men’s health.
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Once registered at movember.com each Mo Bro must begin his hairy journey on Movember 1 with a smooth, clean shaven face.
At the end of the month, Mo Bros and Mo Sistas celebrate by throwing their own Movember parties or attending one of the famous galas in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Sligo and around the world.
Over 2,500 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in Ireland each year and one in eight Irishmen will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.
Movember Ireland’s country manager, Neil Rooney said:
“Knowledge is most certainly power and over the last five years we’ve seen the number of Mo Bros, and Mos grow exponentially. As well as raising much needed funds for the Irish Cancer Society’s initiative, Action Prostate Cancer, Movember continues to create talk around the issue of Men’s Health. As a result of talk comes action and men are becoming more and more aware of their own health, in turn leading to early detection.
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