The Republic of Ireland Women’s National Team have renewed their support for Breast Cancer Awareness.

This is the fourth successive year that the squad have used their profile to help make Breast Cancer Awareness more widely discussed as one in seven Irish women will be diagnosed with it in their lifetime.

There are 3,700 new cases diagnosed each year, with 23% of women between the ages of 20-50 years affected. So it is vital that more women become aware of the eight signs and symptoms of Breast Cancer.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the WNT squad wore Breast Cancer Awareness t-shirts at a Media Day in FAI HQ as part of their preparation for two UEFA EURO 2025 Qualifying Play-Off games against Georgia.

“It is so important that women learn all about the eight signs and symptoms of breast cancer,” said team captain Katie McCabe.

“This affects families all around the country, so we would encourage women to take the time to be aware of what to watch out for.”

“As a squad – along with our support staff – we want to do what we can to raise more awareness because survival rates are increasing due to early detection, so the more women who know about it, the more women are not affected by it.”

“We would like to encourage all women, from age 20 upwards, to visit www.breastcancerireland.com for more information.”

The Republic of Ireland play away in Georgia on Friday night in the first leg of the Qualifier Round Semi-Final for Euro 2025.

Northern Ireland play away against Croatia at the same stage, also on Friday evening.

 

 

 

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