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Orla Dolan retweeted
Well done to all at @BreakthroCancer Research & Prof @graokane Grainne O'Kane @UCDMedicine awarded a €1 mil grant to a new, island-wide pancreatic cancer research programme. @ucddublin
👀📖breakthroughcancerresearch.i…
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Orla Dolan retweeted
Walk the Camino de Santiago this April and make a real difference 🚶♀️
From April 13–20, join us on the final 110km from Sarria to Santiago.
Every step helps fund vital cancer research in Ireland.
More info: bit.ly/BCRCamino26
#BreakthroughCancerResearch #MakeMoreSurvivors
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Orla Dolan retweeted
We’re proud to be a founding member of the Irish Cancer Prevention Network (ICPN).
On #WorldCancerDay (Feb 4), join our webinar “Small Steps, Big Impact: Physical Activity for Cancer Risk Reduction”. @hseNCCP
Register to watch live or on demand 👉 bit.ly/ICPNwebinar
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Orla Dolan retweeted
2 Dec 2025
Every cancer treatment we have today began in a clinical trial.
They test new, better, smarter, and kinder treatments for people with cancer - at every stage, not just late-stage.
Clinical trials give us answers, progress, and hope.
Thank you to everyone who takes part.
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Orla Dolan retweeted
27 Nov 2025
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It’s FREE, quick and done in the comfort of your own loo.
Find out more at hse.ie/bowelscreen or Freephone 1800 45 45 55
#BowelScreen #ChooseScreening @NSShse
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Orla Dolan retweeted
26 Nov 2025
Cancer Revolution: Science, Innovation and Hope Exhibition at Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre, Dublin.
Join us to explore 100 objects, myth-busting interactives and new tech in cancer care.
Book free tickets: cancerrevolution.ie
#MakeMoreSurvivors
#ThingsToDoInDublin
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Orla Dolan retweeted
18 Nov 2025
We're proud to support @maggieee202000 through our @Musgraveplc PhD Scholarship. Her #OesophagealCancer research focuses on FKBPL, a protein linked to treatment resistance, to help move towards more personalised options in the future.
Learn more👉 bit.ly/MMenonResearch
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Orla Dolan retweeted
20 Nov 2025
💜As part of our Cancer Conversations series, survivor of #PancreaticCancer Peggy Ginty joins researchers @thorpesd and @AidanODowling to share her story and discuss new research offering hope for future treatments.
Watch now 👇
youtu.be/p7cPDfIfiFk
#WPCD
#MakeMoreSurvivors
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Orla Dolan retweeted
14 Nov 2025
Announcement from Minister @lawlessj marks a big step for #IrishResearch. The @ResearchIrel programme will invest €34.5m. We’re proud to co-fund a @UCCResearch project by Dr @andrewlindsay36 on #glioblastoma aiming to understand its fast spread & guide better, kinder options.
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Orla Dolan retweeted
11 Nov 2025
👁️ Uveal melanoma is a rare eye cancer that often spreads to the liver.
Funded through @Researchirel Enterprise Partnership Scheme with @BreakthroCancer, Billy Brennan is developing new drug options to help #MakeMoreSurvivors
Read more: bit.ly/BBrennanResearch
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Orla Dolan retweeted
7 Nov 2025
Thirty years after being diagnosed with oesophageal cancer, Tim Herlihy is still sharing his story with humour and gratitude.
💬 “If it gives at least one person hope, it will have done its job.”
Watch Tim’s story and see how research saves lives.
🔗 youtu.be/Owg4zUj7G4M
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Orla Dolan retweeted
2 Nov 2025
💫 Less than 2 weeks to go!
Final call for tickets for The Breakthrough Ball - a night of elegance, live music, & lifesaving impact. ✨
Celebrate hope, discovery & progress in cancer research.
🎟 bit.ly/BreakthroughBall25👇
#MakeMoreSurvivors
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Orla Dolan retweeted
1 Nov 2025
You asked. We listened. 🩵
Due to incredible demand – and the support of the Tom Cunningham Trust, @TheIrelandFunds & @Citi Ireland – Cancer Revolution: Science, Innovation and Hope has been extended!
📍 Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre
🔗 cancerrevolution.ie
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Orla Dolan retweeted
31 Oct 2025
Good news 💙
Due to incredible demand and immense generosity of the Tom Cunningham Trust, @TheIrelandFunds and @Citi Ireland, our Cancer Revolution exhibition has been extended!
Visitors say it's ‘hopeful’, ‘eye-opening’, and ‘beautifully human’.
🔗 cancerrevolution.ie
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Orla Dolan retweeted
26 Oct 2025
👟 Best of luck to everyone at @dublinmarathon today especially those running for @BreakthroCancer Every mile helps fund research into new, better, kinder, smarter treatments & diagnostics for people with cancer 💙
#IrishLifeDublinMarathon
#TeamBreakthrough
#MakeMoreSurvivors
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Orla Dolan retweeted
23 Oct 2025
📢 This evening @BreakthroCancer received €200,879.96 from @RingOKerryCycle
Huge thanks to every cyclist, volunteer, sponsor & supporter. Every kilometre helps fund research into new, better, kinder, smarter treatments & diagnostics for people with cancer.
#MakeMoreSurvivors
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20 Oct 2025
Thrilled to see this amazing Irish research in the news. Congratulations to @aideenryan1 and her team in @uniofgalway! 👏👏👏 Delighted to be featuring this innovative Irish research and more right now in our cancerrevolution.ie Exhibition in Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre.
New research into bowel cancer has identified ways to reactivate the immune system to help tackle the spread of the condition
rte.ie/news/health/2025/1020…
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Orla Dolan retweeted
10 Oct 2025
✨ Five Weeks to go! ✨
Our Breakthrough Ball at @FotaIsland Resort, Friday 14th Nov.
With @KeithBarry & The @PatFitzOfficial Band.
Book tickets here: bit.ly/BreakthroughBall25
#TheBreakthroughBall #MakeMoreSurvivors
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Orla Dolan retweeted
9 Oct 2025
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in Ireland, often with vague early symptoms.
@RCSI_Irl student Kurdo Araz, funded through our #SummerScholars Programme, explored how AI-powered digital scribes could help GPs spot signs sooner & prompt earlier referrals. 💙
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Orla Dolan retweeted
8 Oct 2025
A major step forward for personalised cancer care in Ireland.
@BreakthroCancer is a proud partner of @PrecisionOncIre as Phase 2 (€28M) launches today - doubling investment and ambition to make research part of everyday care.
breakthroughcancerresearch.i…
#MakeMoreSurvivors
ALT Launch of Phase 2 of Ireland’s leading and largest ever cancer research programme, Precision Oncology Ireland (POI). Photo: Angela Halpin
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