• World Heart Day

    This World Heart Day, we are telling the world: Don't miss a beat Join our mission to make every heartbeat count, with better heart health and improved access to life-saving …

  • Positive Ageing Week

    Positive Ageing Week 2025 celebrates ageing and the contribution and agency of older people.  Positive Ageing Week 2025 will carry on the theme of Challenging Ageism – Reframing How We …

  • International Day of Older Persons

    On 14 December 1990, the United Nations General Assembly designated October 1 as the International Day of Older Persons (resolution 45/106). This was preceded by initiatives such as the Vienna International …

  • Liver Cancer Awareness Month

    Following their mother Marie’s death from breast cancer in 1998, the Keating family promised to provide the people of Ireland with vital information, advice and support on the signs and symptoms …

  • Prostrate Cancer Awareness Month

    About 4,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year in Ireland.* This means that 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime.

  • National Breastfeeding Week

    Advice and support on starting breastfeeding, hygiene tips and common breastfeeding questions answered.

  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month

    This October, we’re proving that Breast Cancer Isn’t Just Pink Each year in Ireland, 3,704 people are diagnosed with breast cancer. That’s 3,704 unique journeys, thousands of treatment appointments, countless conversations, emotions and experiences and …

  • World Mental Health Day

    The overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health. The Day …

  • World Homeless Day

    World Homeless Day is observed internationally on the 10th of October, Every Year. Purpose This international day serves as a platform to celebrate good works, benchmark progress, advocate for improved policies …

  • World Sight Day

    The second Thursday of October is World Sight Day, an opportunity to highlight the importance of protecting our eyes and vision, raise awareness of vision impairment and blindness, and promote …

  • World Hospice and Palliative Care Day

    World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is an annual unified day of action to celebrate and support hospice and palliative care around the world. WHPCD has been marked every year …

  • World Thrombosis Day

    World Thrombosis Day, founded by the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH), is a global initiative held annually on October 13th. Our mission is to raise awareness about thrombosis, …