The retired postman says the event is a community effort rather than a solo one as everyone does what they can, donating baked goods and cups and plates.
“It brings all ages together – we have some guests who can’t yet walk and plenty of elderly people as well, in fact, two years ago, our oldest visitor was 100.” Ahead of Friday’s fundraising events, the Irish Cancer Society revealed that Irish women will be he first in the world to take part in a clinical trial to treat one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer.
More than 250 people are diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer each year. It is often aggressive, difficult to treat and tends to be more common in younger women.