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Boots Ireland Launches This Year’s Boots Night Walk in Aid of the Irish Cancer Society

Boots Ireland has partnered with Breast Cancer Survivor and Founder of the Good Glow Podcast Georgie Crawford to launch this year’s Boots Night Walk in aid of the Irish Cancer Society Night Nursing service which provides end-of-life care for people ...

12 Aug 2023 at 16:00

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Leitrim survivors called on to have their say

Planning is underway for a National Centre for Research and Remembrance, to honour survivors and former residents of institutions, such as Industrial Schools, Magdalen Laundries, Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions, and Reformatories. The ...

27 Aug 2023 at 14:00

National News

Taoiseach to issue long-awaited State apology to families of Stardust victims today

Plans will be drawn up to commemorate the Stardust disaster, as Taoiseach Simon Harris will today issue a State apology at 2pm to the families of the Stardust fire tragedy. Over 40 years after the blaze that ripped through the nightclub in north ...

23 Apr 2024 at 11:05

National News

Cancer Survivor Smart Card aims to alleviate challenges faced by patients

The European Commission is currently in the process of creating a 'Cancer Survivor Smart Card' that will come in the form of a portable eCard or app which will allow patients to connect with health professionals including the survivor’s general ...

09 Nov 2021 at 10:58

Arts & Entertainment

BBC seeks applications for 2023 reboot of popular reality competition

The BBC reboot of Survivor is calling for applications for the 2023 show which will see the winner receive a £100,000 cash prize. The popular reality competition, which last appeared on UK screens in 2002 on ITV, sees members of the public ...

24 Nov 2022 at 12:22

National News

'We care for one another': Breast cancer survivors find camaraderie and wellness through dragon boat paddling

ALONG the River Shannon, breast cancer survivors have found camaraderie and fitness as they paddle out on a dragon boat. On the water, Aileen Murphy and Amanda Jordan have found a “safe space” with the Limerick Dragons - one where breast ...

12 Apr 2024 at 09:20

National News

New support services launched to help survivors of NI mother and baby homes

Survivors of historical institutions for women in Northern Ireland are to get access to mental health support and family tracing services. Thousands of women and girls in Northern Ireland spent time in mother and baby homes, Magdalene ...

30 Sept 2022 at 11:03

Northern Ireland

International awareness drive launched on help for institutional abuse survivors

Awareness campaigns have been launched for a compensation fund for survivors of abuse at historical institutions in Northern Ireland. Support and compensation were among the recommendations of the Historical Institutional Abuse ...

13 Mar 2023 at 00:01

National News

Pope Francis’ visit to Ireland provided ‘powerful moment’ for abuse survivors

Pope Francis’ visit to Ireland six years ago was said to have offered a “powerful” opportunity for survivors of clerical abuse to gather in solidarity and highlight scandals. Despite being praised for an “important” letter to ...

21 Apr 2025 at 09:22

Northern Ireland

Call for records about mother and baby institutions and Magdalen Laundries

A call has been made for records relating to former mother and baby institutions, Magdalen Laundries and workhouses in Northern Ireland. It comes as part of a Truth Recovery Programme to investigate what happened at those ...

11 Feb 2025 at 10:41

Northern Ireland

Survey says 75% would support scheme for Troubles victims in Republic of Ireland

Around one in 10 people in the Republic of Ireland could define themselves a victim of the Troubles, a report carried out on behalf of the Commission for Victims and Survivors in Northern Ireland (CVSNI) has found. The ...

18 Sept 2023 at 14:20

Northern Ireland

Victims’ Commissioner addresses those affected by the Troubles in Ireland

The Victims’ Commissioner has addressed families of victims of the Troubles from the Republic of Ireland. Ian Jeffers, the commissioner for the Commission for Victims and Survivors, addressed victims’ families at the ...

12 Oct 2023 at 19:24

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