Make a donation in memory this Mother’s Day Remember mothers no longer with us with a donation to Irish Hospice Foundation At Irish Hospice Foundation, we want to create a space for those who have lost their mothers or grandmothers to come together and remember them this Mother’s Day. By donating in memory, you are […]
The Gift of Connection for Christmas by Westport Men’s Shed (Mayo)
“Wishing You Were Here” – A Song from Westport Men’s Shed When we invited musician Mike Hanrahan to team-up with Westport Men’s Shed, the brief was simple: organise a few sessions with the lads to share favourite tunes and anecdotes, preferably in relation to connections with, and memories of, lost loved ones. What resulted took […]
Nurses for Night Care – Donate
Will you help families stay together until the very end? Donate to Irish Hospice Foundation’s Dying Well at Home programme 74% of people in Ireland want to die in their own home; however, only 23% do. At a time when more people than ever wish to take their final breaths in their own home, wrapped […]
‘Time-Lapse’ Touring Exhibition by Maria Noonan-McDermott
‘Time-Lapse’ exhibition is about immortality, a state of life beyond the power of death. As Emily Dickinson wrote… Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality. ‘Time-Lapse’ is an ongoing project that I had been unwittingly working on for a number of years, inspired by my own personal experiences as a caregiver for […]
17th Annual National Carers Week
We are delighted to be supporting Care Alliance Ireland (CAI) who coordinate National Carers Week which will be taking place from June 12th – 18th. The goal of National Carers Week is to highlight and celebrate the incredible, challenging, and invaluable work that carers do on a daily basis. Alongside Carers Week partners, Care Alliance Ireland […]
Eric – Humans of Dublin Day 2
It’s not nice to think about the fact that we are all going to die eventually or that we will lose loved ones. However, I think that, from time to time, it can be helpful to think about our own death. […]
The Alliance of Age Sector NGOs calls for Independent Commissioner for Older People
Today, The Alliance of Age Sector NGOs (of which IHF is a member) launches its 2023 Report, ‘Telling It Like It Is; Combatting Ageism,’ which sets out why Ireland needs to take ageism seriously and take meaningful action to counteract it. The report highlights the nature and impact of ageism in Ireland and offers several […]
Bereavement Workshops – June 2024
Bookings are now open for our 2024 series of workshops on loss and bereavement. For updates on these workshops, please join our Bereavement Education mailing list. June 2024 Workshops Mindfulness, Self-Compassion & the Journey of Grief6 June 2024 Register Pet Bereavement7 June 2024 Register Dementia & Loss13 June 2024 Register Rest in Pixels: What Is it […]
Nurses for Night Care Appeal
Think of someone you love dearly and imagine you’ve only 72 hours left with that person. Imagine how precious and fleeting every second would feel… Right now, calls from families in desperate and immediate need of a Nurse for Night Care are at an all-time high.Nurses for Night Care enables people with diseases like dementia, […]
Policy Submissions
Our policy work focuses on highlighting and informing the major issues and challenges of dying, death and bereavement, as well as providing evidence-based solutions. To be effective in this work, we engage in a range of activities by contributing to policy formulation, responding to public consultations and making submissions to Government departments, Oireachtas committees and […]