# UK charity to fundraise in the Irish Republic

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/03/18/uk-charity-fundraise-irish-republic/
- Published: 2009-03-18T15:00:18+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

UK charity Breast Cancer Campaign will begin fundraising in the Republic of Ireland
later this year. Recently the charity awarded its first research grants in the Republic.

The funding of three projects in Ireland has been described as a ‘groundbreaking
move’ for the charity which until now has concentrated its resources on funding 
research in the UK.

Professor Rosemary O’Connor, University College Cork, who recently joined the charity’s
advisory board, has been awarded over £180,000 to study the spread of cancer around
the body, Dr Marie McIlroy, Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin has received almost
£190,000 to identify which patients will develop resistance to breast cancer treatments
and Dr Adrienne Gorman, National University of Ireland, Galway, has received over
£90,000 to study the chemotherapy treatments.

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Dr Jimmy Devins Minister for Science Technology and Innovation in Ireland has welcomed
the announcement of Breast Cancer Campaign’s research grants for projects in Ireland.

Pamela Goldberg, Chief Executive, Breast Cancer Campaign said, “The decision to 
extend funding to researchers in Ireland represents a major development for the 
charity and is hugely important to the future of breast cancer research.

Currently Breast Cancer Campaign receives fundraising income from Northern Ireland
but before this year had not expanded its fundraising activities to the Irish Republic.
In 2008 the charity raised over £10 million, with events raising £5 million and 
corporate partnerships raising £2.5 million. Major corporate partners include Hallmark
and Debenhams.

www.breastcancercampaign.org

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