Highland Radio CEO and Breast Cancer Survivor, Fionnuala Rabbitt is calling on the Donegal community to go all in against cancer for the Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day, which takes place on Friday, March 28.
Fionnuala was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 52 in 2023 following a routine BreastCheck appointment.
The long-time CEO of Highland Radio, originally from Galway, now living in Letterkenny, is urging the local Donegal community to turn the county yellow for Daffodil Day 2025.
Reflecting on her cancer experience, Fionnuala Rabbit said: “I was very fortunate to have caught my breast cancer when I did. I was in total shock and nothing ever prepares you to be told ‘you have cancer’.
“I had the brilliant support of my family and friends to help me through but the Irish Cancer Society website was there when I needed to get trusted and reliable information on what to expect going through my treatment.
“Every euro raised on Daffodil Day is crucial and makes a real lasting difference to patients and families like mine, fuelling life changing cancer research and vital support services. I would encourage everyone across Donegal to please get out there on Daffodil Day, March 28, and show your support for those affected by cancer in your local community.”
The Irish Cancer Society is there to ensure that every person affected by cancer has a place to turn to, the support they need and the hope that there will come a day when no one in Ireland dies from cancer.
Thanks to the amazing generosity of the Irish public the Irish Cancer Society invests in ground-breaking cancer research and delivers crucial free support services for people affected by cancer, throughout Donegal. In 2024, your generous support provided:
- 700 free lifts to bring Donegal-based cancer patients to their treatment
- Over 110 free counselling sessions to people living in Donegal
- Over 100 nights of free Night Nursing care to allow cancer patients in Donegal to die at home surrounded by loved ones
- Our Cancer Nurses had over 1,200 conversations with people from Donegal on our Support Line and in our Daffodil Centres
Irish Cancer Society CEO Averil Power said: “One in two of us will hear the words ‘You’ve got cancer’ in our lifetimes. There isn’t a family in Ireland that hasn’t felt the impact of a cancer diagnosis.
“We have to raise over €25 million every year to fund all of our essential, free services and life changing cancer research. And we cannot do this without you. Demand for some of our key services is increasing each year, so we need this year’s Daffodil Day to be the biggest yet to ensure we can continue to be there for those who need us most.
“Your generosity on March 28 means patients and their families have free supports like Counselling, Transport to treatment and Night Nursing services. Every year, communities across Donegal show up and paint the town yellow in support of cancer patients and their families.
“We’re urging you to stand with cancer patients once again, by going all in against cancer and getting involved on Daffodil Day 28 March. Your generous support means everyone affected by cancer in Donegal will have access to the support they need, when they need it most.”
Where the donations go:
- €30 can help provide transport for a patient to and from their chemotherapy treatment using the Irish Cancer Society’s Transport Service.
- €50 can help provide vital clinical equipment for an Irish Cancer Society Night Nurse.
- €55 will help pay for the cost of one hour of Night Nursing, providing end of life care to a patient in their own home.
- €60 will cover the cost of a counselling session to help a person cope with a cancer diagnosis in their life.
- €455 will help cover the cost of one night of Night Nursing, providing end of life care to a patient in their own home.
For more information about Daffodil Day visit https://www.cancer.ie/daffodilday
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