The Tony Fenton Foundation was founded in 2016 in memory of Ireland’s much-loved radio DJ. The most distinctive radio voice of his generation, the epitome of the dynamic music-loving jock, Tony sadly passed away on the 12th of March 2015, after a five-year battle with cancer, specifically melanoma and prostate.
The Foundation was established by Tony’s brother Paul, to continue the conversation that Tony had bravely started around men’s reluctance to share their health concerns. One of Tony’s greatest legacies was to speak out publicly about his own cancers, the fear, the sadness and the worry. In doing so, he inspired many to start their own conversations, empowering them to prevent, detect and treat illnesses of all kinds.
The Foundation, through it's Get A Grip! campaign, aims to promote men's health awareness at the workplace, education centres, sports and social clubs, medical centres, clinics and the home, through media advertising, posters and information brochures.
The Tony Fenton Foundation aims to facilitate honest, positive and straightforward conversations around men’s heath at community level, giving men the confidence to seek help without hesitation or embarrassment.
The Foundation aims to deliver key health and wellbeing messages to gatherings of men at community level across Ireland.
These gatherings will take the form of Awareness and Education Workshops focusing on the key physical and mental health issues affecting men. These workshops will be designed, developed and delivered by the Tony Fenton Foundation in collaboration with HSE health professionals. The route to delivery will be through different organisations, corporates and other groups across the country.
