Cystic Fibrosis Ireland calls Longford people to support major fundraiser 65 Roses Day

People in Longford are being urged to help Cystic Fibrosis Ireland meet its fundraising target of €300,000 on 65 Roses Day, taking place this year on Friday, 10th April 10.

Volunteers across the country will be selling purple roses to support fundraising in Dunnes Stores Longford, shopping centres and other participating outlets.

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is an inherited condition that affects multiple systems including breathing, digestion and reproduction. Ireland has the highest rate of CF per capita in the world, with many people living with the most severe forms.

There is no cure, and CF often becomes more complex over time.

Thanks to multidisciplinary care and the introduction of modulator therapies, many people with CF are now living well into adulthood. However, as people age, new challenges can emerge, including CF‑related diabetes, osteoporosis and an increased risk of colorectal cancer.

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Today, CFI is investing in research to better understand the emerging issues and provides essential supports including a dedicated information and support line offering guidance, reassurance and advice and targeted financial assistance through a range of grants that help ease the cost of living with CF.

CFI is also providing essential supports such as monthly online peer‑support groups that connect people with CF and strength the community

Rewriting Tomorrow’ exhibition

As part of 65 Roses Day 2026, Cystic Fibrosis ambassadors have penned letters to their future selves, imagining milestones and plans for futures that once felt out of reach.

Children living with CF also took part in a workshop with cartoonist Brendan Lonergan, creating self-portraits of themselves both now and as they envision their future selves.

These letters and artworks, which captures this hopeful shift through deeply personal reflections, form the foundation of a powerful new exhibition, ‘Rewriting Tomorrow’, taking place at The Copper House in Dublin city centre during 65 Roses Week 2026. The exhibition opens on Tuesday, 7th April and will run until Sunday, 12th April.

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CFI is calling on people from Longford to support its annual 65 Roses Day so that vital services for people living with CF can continue nationwide.

Public generosity enables the organisation to provide essential supports to everyone who needs them, while also driving investment in hospital facilities, clinical teams and research.

CFI remains firmly committed to advancing care and improving outcomes for people with CF — and will continue this work until the day a cure is found.

People can support Cystic Fibrosis Ireland on 65 Roses Day by purchasing a purple rose at Dunnes Stores and other participating outlets. For more information and to donate online, visit www.65roses.ie.