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Hospital porters nicknamed ‘the 3 Johnnies’ use bottle deposit return scheme to raise €2,000 for CUH

A group of enterprising porters are using the deposit return scheme to raise thousands of euro for their hospital. John Collins, John Lenihan and John Keenan had planned to collect used bottles and cans to fund a Chinese takeaway on their final night shift of the month at Cork University Hospital. But the colleagues, [...]

Shortlisted for Charity of the Year!

Thrilled…. Proud… Ecstatic…. There aren’t enough words! CUH Charity has been shortlisted for Charity of the Year 2023 in the Cii Charity Excellence Awards. And there’s even a chance for YOU to win an Amazon Echo too… so keep reading! We are ONLY in this position because of you, our supporters. The support, the [...]

‘Game-changer’: CUH trial cuts waiting time for genetic tests for cancer from two years to just four weeks

Cancer doctors involved in a life-saving trial which has reduced the time patients must wait for genetic testing from two years to just four weeks are hoping it can secure funding to be made permanent. The trial at Cork University Hospital (CUH) has been described as a “game-changer” in the [...]