Cycle Challenge 2024
Atlantic to Mediterranean
June 30 – July 6
Take on this year’s stunning 500km+ cycle in support of Irish Hospice Foundation
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Irish Hospice Foundation
Every death matters and we only have one chance to get it right. We are working to ensure the best end-of-life and bereavement care, for all. From advocacy and education, to our vital services like Nurses for Night Care and our Bereavement Support Line, we believe in the importance of dying well and grieving well wherever the place.
How we are Making a Difference
Bereavement Support Line
Our free Bereavement Support Line, in partnership with the HSE, is there if you're grieving and need comfort, connection and support right now.
Think Ahead
Our popular planning ahead tool can help you discuss and record your wishes and preferences in the event of an emergency, serious illness or after you have died.
Nurses for Night Care
We fund the Nurses for Night Care service for people dying with illnesses other than cancer, so they can receive expert nursing care and support at night in their own homes in their final days.
Arts &Creative Engagement
Our Arts and Creative Engagement programmes help people of all ages explore and articulate loss, death, dying, and grief.
Advocacy & Research
As the national charity for dying, death and bereavement, we campaign for change in these areas by advocating and influencing the development and implementation of national policy.
Bereavement Support
How we react to loss will be different for everyone and there is no right or wrong way to grieve. Our bereavement support resources provide advice, signposting and support.
We are helping Local Authorities inform and support our bereaved communities and individuals. At IHF we know dying, death and bereavement and we can help you build a supporting model for your local community
Our Impact in 2023
Nights of Nurses for Night Care
End-of-Life Coordinators in 33 hospitals
Attended training/workshops on dying, death & bereavement
Calls handled on our Bereavement Support Line
Explored dying & grief through our Arts & Cultural Engagement programmes
Think Ahead Planning Packs distributed
Families supported through Rosabel's Rooms following the loss of a child
Completed our postgraduate programmes in loss & bereavement
Thank you to our donors who make all this possible
We will send you information about our vital work for people facing end of life and bereavement. We’ll share stories with you and let you know how your support is making a difference.
Gifts in will allow us to make long-term plans in support of end-of-life and bereavement care in Ireland. By including a gift in your will to Irish Hospice Foundation you can continue to help our work beyond your lifetime.
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Latest News
Welcoming the launch of the National End of Life Survey results
We at Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) welcome the launch of the results of the first National End of Life Survey today in which bereaved people […]
Announcing Scholarships for the 2024/2025 academic year
At Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF), we place enormous value on education in relation to end-of-life care, loss and bereavement. Education is relevant to all who […]
MSc Loss and Bereavement Programmes: Applications Open
Applications are now open for our MSc Loss & Bereavement and MSc Loss & Bereavement (Clinical Practice) programmes commencing September 2024. The MSc Loss & […]
IHF Statement on the Final Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying
Irish Hospice Foundation acknowledges the work of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying and welcomes their recommendations for greater funding for palliative care. Irish Hospice […]
Exploring Creativity with Individuals at End of Life Through ‘Art by Their Side’ Project
Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) is proud to announce the release of ‘Art by Their Side’, a book highlighting the transformative effect of art on individuals […]
European Grief Conference 2024: Registration, Call for Abstracts & Speakers
We’re looking forward to hosting European Grief Conference 2024 in Dublin in November, in partnership with the Bereavement Network Europe (BNE), RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and […]