This September, we will be taking a team to take on the Portuguese Camino and we want you to join us!   The Camino Portugues became an extremely popular route when the country gained its independence – way back in the 12th Century. Today, some believe it to be the route richest in cultural and
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Camino Challenge   Now that dust has settled and the blisters have hopefully healed, we wanted to say a huge thank you to our amazing group that took on our 2019 Camino to Rome walking challenge in October. Stories were shared, laughs were had and friends were made as we made our way from the
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ARE YOU READY FOR A CHALLENGE?   We would love you to join the fun and be a part of our team this year on Sunday 2nd June. Your participation in the VHI Women's Mini Marathon helps us to provide much needed comforts and additional facilities for patients throughout the hospital and it is deeply
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Join St James's Hospital Foundation this August for the challenge of a lifetime and take on the Pyrenees Cycle Challenge!   Ride from the Mediterranean town of Agde to the Atlantic town of San Sebastian. Choose to complete the regular course or extend your ride to include three famous pyrenean climbs: Col du Port, Portet
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Camino Challenge   This October, we will be taking a team to take on the last section of the Via Francigena and we would love you to join us.   From the attractive medieval town of Viterbo, with an entire district dedicated to the pilgrim, to the ancient Etruscan roads, to the Roman amphitheatre of
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On Saturday, November 10th the Foundation will host its inaugural Gala dinner in Christchurch Cathedral in aid of Lung Cancer. Over 300 guests are expected to attend on the night which will be a Black Tie evening together with a very special live performance by Anuna, Ireland`s leading acappella vocal ensemble.   Bookings for tables
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We had a great turnout for the VHI Women's Mini Marathon this year with an estimated 160 fundraising on behalf of the hospital.   It was fantastic to see so many supporters including hospital staff, patients and their families and friends make the effort to participate in the event, and fundraise for the hospital. In
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Congratulations to Dr Martin Barr, from the Thoracic Oncology Research Group at St James’s Hospital & Trinity College Dublin, who was awarded the 2018 European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) Young Scientist Award (Senior Category) at the recent 54th IACR Annual Meeting in Dublin.   From left to right: Dr Martin Barr, Andrew Binns (EACR),
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We were delighted to welcome Transition Year student Mitchell Hurley, from Sutton Park School, to work with our Target Lung Cancer team / Thoracic Oncology Research Group recently for work experience. Mitchell created a Lung Cancer Awareness survey for his peers to provide an insight into what exactly young students know about lung cancer, their opinions
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2017 was a busy and successful year for the Thoracic Oncology Research Group and our Target Lung Cancer (TLC) campaign. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their donations to TLC and for events that took place across the country. We are looking forward to working with our patients and the
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