UcanACT on Irish Radio!

MEP Kathleen Funchion, who co-hosted the UcanACT final event "Cancer Prevention through Physical Activity - How Can Europe Act?", highlighted the importance of cancer prevention through physical activity in a recent interview with KCLR, Kilkenny and Carlow’s local radio station in Ireland.

 

Speaking on the day of the UcanACT event, MEP Kathleen Funchion shared a policymaker’s perspective on the project, the need for sustainable funding, and the broader challenges in supporting long-term cancer prevention initiatives.

The interview begins at 14:55 in the audio here.

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MEP Kathleen Funchion (second left) with UcanACT's partners, Janette Boran (left) and Katherine Peacock (second right) of Kilkenny County Council, and Fran Theron
of the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists, ahead of the UcanACT final event at the European Parliament on 11 June 2025.