A farewell message from the ILFA Chair

our esteemed Chairman, Eddie Cassidy, will step down from his position after serving as ILFA Chair since 2018. Eddie also served as a dedicated Board member, charity Director, and as ILFA Treasurer over the years. Eddie said “It has been an honour and pleasure to serve on the Board and as Chair for this incredible organisation. I would like to sincerely thank my fellow Board members for their support, service, and dedication over the years. I am indebted to them for their expertise, talents, and guidance. Warmest thanks to the staff who have worked for ILFA, especially Gemma who was always available to help me in my various roles. Thanks to Maureen, Kelly, Anne, Denise, Lorna, and Joanne who worked for ILFA over the years and to the many stakeholders with whom I engaged. I am grateful to my family and friends who have always supported and encourged me, and to the patients whom I have met and who have become dear friends through our many encounters.

I would like to especially thank ILFA’s members and fundraisers for their warmth, kindness, loyalty, and generosity that have helped grow this incredible charity and enabled ILFA to support patients as well as deliver research, advocacy, and education. Your support has been transformationaI! I wish ILFA the very best for an even more progressive and fruitful future. Finally, I am grateful to my exceptional Vice-Chair Liam Galvin who will be the new ILFA Chair from 2026 and I wish him every success. Thank you all! Slán agus beannacht, Eddie Cassidy”

The ILFA Board is enormously grateful to Eddie for his great leadership, kindness, knowledge, humanity, and gentleness over the years. Sincere thanks and appreciation for your truely exceptional service to the lung fibrosis community