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Galway Family Fun Day

The Emer Casey Foundation is delighted to promote ‘Simply – the Best Day in May!’, a tea dance and family fun day in aid of the Foundation to be held in the Westwood Hotel in Galway on Sunday 7th May from 3-6pm.  Just a day before World Ovarian Cancer Day, this fundraiser couldn’t be better […]

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Research Updates

Funding groundbreaking research on ovarian/uterine cancer, its causes and treatments has been a huge focus of the Emer Casey Foundation’s mission. IRELAND In this recent article, Gasch et al 2017 CSC Review, Claudia Gasch, Brendan Ffrench, John O’Leary and Michael F. Gallagher explore the importance of understanding cancer stem cell hierarchies and chemoresistance in ovarian cancer.  […]

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Youghal 5k Race Results are in!

Youghal, 6th April 2017 – on a hugely successful night in Youghal, almost 500 runners powered their way though the streets of the town centre. Many walkers had completed the course earlier and all were welcomed afterwards at the Community Centre for plentiful refreshments. Many thanks to all who participated and to those who volunteered […]

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Limbering Up for Youghal 5k!

Calling all 5k Road Runners!  Youghal is the place to be on Thursday evening, 6th April for our new-look run on a lovely flat course taking in two and a half laps of the town. Registration will take place from 6pm on the evening at Youghal Community Centre.  The 5k run will kick off at 8pm from […]

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Irish Ladies Golfing Union continues wonderful support for the Foundation

Pictured at the Annual General Meeting of the Irish Ladies Golfing Union, on 28 January 2017, are President, Valerie Hassett (right), Juliette Casey (centre) and Chairperson, Brege McCarrick (left).  The ILGU generously presented the Foundation with a cheque for €13,080.40. This brings the total donation by the ILGU to the Foundation in the last two years to […]

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New Look Youghal Road Race

New Look Youghal Road Race

The long established Emer Casey Foundation Youghal Road Race will take on a new look this year.  It will be held over a 5km course in Youghal town centre and will take place on Thursday evening, 6th April at 8pm.  Keep in touch here and on our Facebook Page (Emer Casey Foundation) and on Twitter […]

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Our 10th Anniversary Video

Huge thanks to Kevin O’Brien of VivaMedia Cork who helped us put together this wonderful video summary of the Foundation’s work over the past ten years.  The guests at our recent 10th Anniversary Lunch got a sneak preview and the response was a very warm one – we hope you like it too! We also […]

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Matheson Foundation

The Emer Casey Foundation’s relationship with Matheson Solicitors extends back to 10 years ago when Emer died from ovarian/uterine cancer at the age of 28. Emer was then a young solicitor working at Matheson, Ormsby, Prentice under the close guidance of her mentor, Paraic Madigan, who is a trustee of the Emer Casey Foundation. Matheson has supported […]

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