CCN Leitrim Part Two Earlier this year, we facilitated a series of compassionate creative workshops in Leitrim in collaboration with Brendan Murray, Director of The Glens Centre in Manorhamilton, and visual artist Cróna Gallagher. This led to the commissioning of a second series. However, this time it was an artist-led collective exploration of the intersection […]
Compassionate Culture Network – Leitrim Part One
CCN Leitrim Part One As part of our expanding Compassionate Culture Network, we joined forces with the Glens Centre, Manorhamilton, Co Leitrim, inviting people to talk and explore what might be created after loss during March and April. Building from ‘Death Cafés’ which invite people to discuss dying, death, grief, and loss, Irish Hospice Foundation’s Compassionate Culture […]
Men’s Sheds
https://youtu.be/VQ6zMdWoWFM Men’s Sheds Irish Men’s Sheds Association, funded by Healthy Ireland, joined forces with Irish Hospice Foundation to explore how Sheds could support their communities navigate grief and loss in various ways — whether by creating a physical place within their local community for taking grief and loss to, or by having a location at their […]
IHF Shortlisted in Business to Arts Awards
The shortlist has been announced for this year’s Business to Arts Awards, which recognise businesses, philanthropists, artists, and arts organisations that develop “compelling creative partnerships”. […]
The Tightrope Walker (Dublin, Tallaght)
Upcoming Event Title: The Tightrope Walker About: A performance by Jenny Macdonald navigating a woman’s journey through the chaotic and profound territory of grief, illness, and recovery in a serious dignosis. This is an audience interactive theatre project inspired by Jenny’s own experience of breast cancer. Time: Thursday, November 16 and Friday, November 17 at […]
Arts & Creative Engagement Roundtable Gathering
Highlighting our raison d’être: ‘Every death matters and we only have one chance to get it right’ Jean Callanan, Chair of Irish Hospice Foundation, re-affirmed our belief in the importance of creative people addressing dying, death and bereavement at our first Arts and Creative Engagement Roundtable Gathering in Dublin on 15th June last. MC on […]
Compassion Community Across Munster
About Compassion Community Across Munster Generously supported by Rethink Ireland’s Impact Fund for Munster, we facilitated four safe spaces across Munster this year, where people had open and creative chats about loss, gently exploring how compassion connects, and shared some ‘deadly conversation’ as part of our continuously expanding Compassionate Culture Network (CCN). Between April and […]
Improving Hospital Mortuaries for Bereaved Families
In moments of reflection, we may contemplate how we use our time, reflecting on all the things we still need to do and the conversations we wished we had had. While some may ponder the thought of death, we seldom think about the place in which our relatives will say their last goodbyes. But this […]
Arts Roundtable Gathering June 2023
**This event has now taken place.**Read more Background In 2020, with the support of Creative Ireland, Irish Hospice Foundation started an Arts and Creative Engagement programme to provide people with more opportunities to discuss dying, death, and bereavement. Since then, we have explored and collaborated with numerous artists, cultural, health, community, state agencies, and educational […]
Talking About Cancer
Cancer Connect is a not-for-profit organisation with charitable status that provides free transport for persons attending Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy treatments, and other cancer treatment appointments, at County Cork hospitals. It currently has a team of 320 Voluntary drivers, many of whom have been with the organisation for ten years or more and have connected deeply […]
