Irish Cancer Society

[1] The Society was founded on October 10, 1963 (1963-10-10), as Conquer Cancer Campaign by Austin Darragh, a general practitioner, and is 94% financed by voluntary contributions from the public.[4] The Society is governed by a board of directors composed of leading medical, scientific and business persons.[7] The first Daffodil Day in Ireland was held in 1988 and was led by President of the Irish Cancer Society, Professor Austin Daragh and the CEO, Tom Hudson.The Irish Cancer Society stated that it suffered a fall in charitable donations of €2M over the course of the pandemic, with a drop of 50% in funds raised during Daffodil Day 2020.The festival serves to raise money for the Irish Cancer Society[19] and includes events such as carrot tossing, games, red-head themed films, and markets.
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