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The Brief
Empowering at Every Step brings visitors on a journey through the cancer landscape in Ireland – raising awareness, encouraging action where possible, highlighting support, and advocating for greater access to screening.
Empowering at Every Step
Gold Medal
Bord Bia Bloom 2026
Project
Empowering at Every Step
Client
The Marie Keating Foundation
Location
Phoenix Park, Dublin
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Collaboration
At its centre, charred timber creates a powerful visual reminder of cancer’s impact across our society. Pathways reflect individual journeys, recognising that every experience is different and that small, positive steps can make a meaningful difference.
The planting scheme draws on colours associated with the five most common cancers in Ireland – yellow for skin cancer, pink for breast, blue for prostate, white for lung and green for bowel – grounding the garden in the reality of cancer and the many people affected.
A seating area offers space to pause, while a suspended net symbolises the support structures that carry people through.
Grounded in evidence and lived experience, the garden reinforces a clear truth: awareness, prevention, screening and early diagnosis save lives.
