Great Daffodil Day result

Friday's Daffodil Day collecting in Kilcullen was very successful, with around €4,500 given to co-organisers Nuala Collins and Anne Brennan and their team of volunteers.

"This is a big increase on last year, and we're delighted with it," Nuala told the Diary yesterday.

She was also able to report the solving of a 'door to door' daffodil seller which she had been somewhat alarmed to hear about on the day. "It turns out that it is a man whose wife died of cancer, and he sells flowers door to door on Daffodil Day, and all of the money he raises goes to the Irish Cancer Society."

Generous Kilcullen people have given about €90,000 in Daffodil Day donations since the idea was started in 1987.