Breakthrough Cancer Research opened a pop-up shop in Dublin city centre this afternoon with all of the goods on sale produced by cancer survivors or those living with cancer.
'The Shop That Nearly Wasn't' was opened in Temple Bar on World Cancer Day to raise funds and awareness for cancer research.
Dancer Michael Flatley, Senator David Norris, writer Emma Hourican, director Stephen Bradley and RTÉ Super Garden winner Gráinne Walsh are among those lending their talents to the initiative.
Art, photography, and clothing are just some of the goods that will be sold.
Designer Gráinne Walsh will be contributing her bespoke dog beds to the shop.
"I'd become involved in anything that highlights the need to draw attention to needing to do research," Ms Walsh said.
"’Make more survivors’ is Breakthrough Cancer Research’s motto. We need to make more survivors, I’m a survivor but we need more to make it through and survive."
Ms Walsh was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016 and underwent a mastectomy. Her treatment then involved chemotherapy, which caused her to lose her hair.
Shortly before her diagnosis, both of her parents had completed treatment for cancer.
Ms Walsh highlighted how prevalent cancer is by noting that three out of the five people in her immediate family were diagnosed with some form of it.
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