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About Lollipop Day

Lollipop Day is the Oesophageal Cancer Fund's flagship National Fundraising and Awareness event. Lollipop Day involves volunteers across the country getting involved to raise funds and promote the message of early detection and prevention of Oesophageal Cancer. Lollipop Day campaign will take place on Friday the 28th of February, and Saturday March 1st 2025.

To date Lollipop Day has raised over €2 million for Oesophageal Cancer research. Lollipop Day funding has meant that we can now catch this complex cancer at earlier, pre-cancerous stages, resulting in better patient outcomes and saving lives.

About the Oesophageal Cancer Fund

From humble beginnings, The Oesophageal Cancer Fund was founded in 2001 by Noelle Ryan and a group of friends, having witnessed their childhood friend, Lucilla Hyland, lose her hard fought battle to Oesophageal Cancer at a young age. The Oesophageal Cancer Fund is now the national charity for Oesophageal Cancer in Ireland.

The Oesophageal Cancer Fund receives no government funding and is solely reliant on public fundraising to provide this 3 pronged, desperately needed service. Public generosity to Oesophageal Cancer Fund fundraising efforts over the past two decades has helped enormously in the fight against Oesophageal Cancer. Survival rates now show a 50% improvement in Ireland, positioning us fourth internationally in terms of survivorship. However Irish Oesophageal Cancer rates remain among the highest in Europe, with over 500 new diagnoses of this aggressive cancer each year.