Pfizer in Newbridge helps raise almost €500,000 for cancer society
Pfizer colleagues and friends presented the Irish Cancer Society with a cheque for over €425k following extensive colleague-led fundraising efforts as part of the 2025 Pfizer Move for Cancer initiative. Pictured were (L-R): Pfizer’s John Sourke; Grange Castle Site Lead, Marius McNicholas; Watermarque Site Lead, Aoife Allen; Newbridge Site Lead Donnchadh Murphy; Country Manager, Miriam Adamson, along with Irish Cancer Society’s Averil Power, CEO and Glenda Ryan, director of fundraising Photo: Conor McCabe Photography
PFIZER staff and friends from Newbridge have presented the Irish Cancer Society with a cheque for €425,355 following extensive colleague-led fundraising efforts as part of the 2025 Pfizer ‘Move for Cancer’ initiative.
‘Move for Cancer’ involved a programme of activities – including runs, walks, swimathons, sport competitions, music gigs, and bake sales – at Pfizer sites across Ireland, aimed at raising awareness of the impact of cancer on patients and their loved ones.
The initiative culminated in the 2025 Pfizer Cycle which saw 250 colleagues and friends pedal with a purpose in the name of cancer, as they cycled almost 300km across the country from Grange Castle to Newbridge, and onto Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork.
“We are so grateful to Pfizer in Ireland and its employees for their unwavering support and ongoing generosity,” said Averil Power from The Irish Cancer Society.
“One in two of us will hear the words ‘you’ve got cancer’ in our lifetimes.
“There isn’t a family in Ireland that hasn’t felt the impact of a cancer diagnosis.
"Pfizer Ireland’s incredible “Move for Cancer” initiative helps ensure cancer patients and their families have access to vital free services and supports like counselling, transport to treatment and night nursing.
“Your generous donations will also fund ground-breaking cancer research, bringing us closer to our vision of a future where no one dies from the disease. None of this vital work would be possible without you, we cannot thank you enough.”
John Sourke, VP, Sterile Injectables and Biotech Operations also addressed the event, saying: "Cancer is a devastating disease that touches far too many lives, so this initiative is a deeply personal one to many of those involved".
"The roots of ‘Move for Cancer’ trace back to 2019, when Liam Ryan, a Pfizer colleague who passed away from cancer, envisioned a cycle event to raise money in support of The Irish Cancer Society’s programming.
"His legacy has lived on in every kilometer cycled and euro raised since our first event. 2025 is the fourth year of the cycle and this year we have raised almost as much as the three previous years combined so we are incredibly proud to be able to hand over such a significant sum, today, bringing the total raised since the first Pfizer Cycle to €871,806."
