# Irish Cancer Society

Source: https://onco.cc/institutions/irish-cancer-society/  
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## TL;DR

Ireland's national cancer charity, funding research and Cancer Trials Ireland and providing night nursing, support lines and Daffodil Centres in hospitals.

## Summary

Founded in 1963, the Irish Cancer Society is Ireland's largest voluntary funder of cancer research, supporting fellowships, research scholarships and collaborative centres, and contributing to Cancer Trials Ireland, the national academic trials organisation. Its services include the Support Line, Daffodil Centres in public hospitals, free night nursing for people dying at home, and travel and financial support. Daffodil Day is its national fundraising day. The Society advocates on the National Cancer Strategy, tobacco control, alcohol labelling and access to new medicines.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-09-09
- Also known as: ICS
- City: Dublin, IE
- Type: consortium
- Website: https://www.cancer.ie

## Sources

- Irish Cancer Society: https://www.cancer.ie

## Connected records

- fronts: [Prevention & Risk](https://onco.cc/fronts/prevention/), [Supportive Care & Survivorship](https://onco.cc/fronts/supportive-care/)
- institutions: [Cancer Research UK](https://onco.cc/institutions/cruk/), [Macmillan Cancer Support](https://onco.cc/institutions/macmillan-cancer-support/), [Trinity St James's Cancer Institute](https://onco.cc/institutions/trinity-st-jamess-cancer-institute/)
- people: [Emma Browne](https://onco.cc/people/emma-browne/), [Nikki Gallagher](https://onco.cc/people/nikki-gallagher/)
- bottlenecks: [Pain relief and palliative care are unavailable to most](https://onco.cc/bottlenecks/b-palliative/), [Trials enrol too few, too slowly](https://onco.cc/bottlenecks/b-trial-enrolment/)

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