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06 Sept 2025

Sun is shining for Daffodil Day today across County Leitrim

Sun is shining for Daffodil Day today across County Leitrim

A life time supporting and organising Daffodil Day in Carrick on Shannon. Micheal and Margaret O'Rourke, Hartley on duty early at Masterson's Centra on the Dublin Road

Don't forget that today is Daffodil Day and volunteers are out and about throughout Co Leitrim collecting vital funds for the Irish Cancer Society.

People are urged to support the first in-person Daffodil Day in three years.

For the first time since 2019, communities across Ireland will once again turn daffodil yellow as they take to the streets to raise funds and give hope to cancer patients and their families.

The charity’s flagship fundraiser traditionally sees thousands turn out across the country to fundraise and sell the iconic daffodil pins, but this year there will be fewer people on the streets due to the impact of the current Covid-19 situation on volunteer numbers. 

Each year almost 45,000 people in Ireland hear the words ‘you have cancer’. Over 9,000 people will lose their lives to the illness each year. Meanwhile, 200,000 cancer survivors in Ireland are living beyond cancer.

The Irish Cancer Society provides advice, support and practical help for anyone affected by cancer. None of this would be possible without the support of the Irish public on Daffodil Day. 

Please give what you can at any of the collection points.

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