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Anne Gildea during one of many hospital appointments after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. RTÉ

Comedian Anne Gildea lays bare cancer experience

Six-month journey of The Nualas performer through breast cancer diagnosis and treatment chronicled in RTÉ2 doc tonight.

THE EXPERIENCE OF comedian and writer Anne Gildea through a breast cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment is to be chronicled in a documentary on RTÉ2 this evening.

Gildea, a member of comedy trio The Nualas, was diagnosed with aggressive stage three breast cancer treatment last summer. The Nualas group was four months into a tour and the doc shows Gildea attempting to juggle rehearsals and tour dates with her treatment.

Shot over a six-month period, the programme – Breast Cancer: No Laughing Matter – promises to be an unflinching study of Gildea’s reaction to the diagnosis, mastectomy and chemotherapy. Gildea, 45, shared some of her experiences at the weekend with other attendees at the National Conference for Cancer Survivorship, which examined the psychological and physical impact of a cancer diagnosis and treatment, as well as coping strategies for survivors. The conference was organised by the Irish Cancer Society.

No Laughing Matter is directed by Libby McCormack and filmed and produced by Anna Rodgers, who directed and produced the recent documentary MND: The Inside Track about RTÉ broadcaster Colm Murray who is living with Motor Neurone Disease.

  • Breast Cancer: No Laughing Matter is on RTÉ2 tonight at 9.30pm.

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    Sep 7th 2014, 8:26 AM

    The last one is the new library on Broad Street Birmingham City Centre.

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    Sep 7th 2014, 8:34 AM

    You can see the parts of the world where the most ambitious building projects are happening today are not Europe or the US. Obviously connected to economics, but also national self confidence?

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    Sep 7th 2014, 9:15 AM

    Scandinavia still has a few ambitious building projects.

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    Sep 7th 2014, 10:52 AM

    Maybe one/two but bulk seem to be Australasia and emerging economies

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    Sep 7th 2014, 8:18 AM

    Is there a single modern Irish building worthy of a postcard? The only structure that comes to mind is the Harp Bridge in Dublin. The proposed new Liberty Hall / ESB head office must tie for joint last place on any awards list.

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    Sep 7th 2014, 8:31 AM

    The criminal courts on Parkgate street is a pretty class building.

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    Sep 7th 2014, 8:38 AM

    The new Dun Laoghaire library

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    Sep 7th 2014, 8:48 AM

    The new Dun Laoghaire library is not original….

    …. it is a copy oft the Norwegian Doomsday seed vault.

    http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/02/photogalleries/seedvault-pictures/

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    Sep 7th 2014, 8:53 AM

    Music and Dance building in UL Limerick!

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    Sep 7th 2014, 9:03 AM

    The Irish lights HQ in Dun Laoghaire looks great.

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    Sep 7th 2014, 10:27 AM

    My vote would go the Hong Kong, The UK space building looks like total shite.

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    Sep 7th 2014, 10:51 AM

    Would our enlightened planners allow any of these to be built? Did I just enlightened and planner, bit of an oxymoron!

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    Sep 7th 2014, 9:17 AM

    The National Lifeguard Training Centre in Tramore will be class when finished.

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    Sep 7th 2014, 10:22 AM

    Why does RTE stay quiet on the Library building in Dun Laghoire. ?? Nothing reported.

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    Sep 7th 2014, 12:49 PM

    The first building is breath taking.

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    Sep 7th 2014, 1:33 PM

    Wow there must be money in Buddhism, fab building

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    Sep 7th 2014, 1:43 PM

    Seriously…check out the Mexican house…looks a bit Frank Lloyd Wright…there’s a figure of a girl beside the road on the left, in exactly the same position as Christine Olsen in ‘Christina’s World’ by Andrew Wyeth. Might even be photoshopped in, I suppose.

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