Quilter Geraldine O’Keefe is one of Creative Brain Week’s artists-in-residence. She will be creating two quilts and chatting with attendees during the Living Labs creative programme […]
The Glens Centre is creating a beautiful and creative space for those suffering a spectrum of losses. All impactful. None too big or too small to be marked. […]
The first in a series of special public screenings of this film exploring motor bikers in Irish rural communities and bereavements endured on the road starts next week […]
We recently announced funding for 16 Seed Grant projects to support creative explorations of dying, death, and bereavement generously supported by Creative Ireland. A prime example is Elaine Mears ‘Memories’ exhibition returning to the Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo, on Tuesday 24th until Saturday 28th January. Elaine and fellow textile artist Marie Murray are […]
The arts and creative engagement in all their forms help people of all ages explore and articulate loss, death, dying, and grief. They always have. Since 2020, with the generous support of the Creative Ireland Programme, we have explored and collaborated with numerous artists and cultural organisations to guide and inform our strategy and responses. A […]
Funding has been awarded for 16 Seed Grant projects to support creative explorations of dying, death, and bereavement. The grantees are an extraordinary creative reflection on grief and loss across all communities in Ireland supported by the Creative Ireland Programme. In October of this year, following a callout for applications, we received 140 submissions for […]
Pictured: Deirdre Mortell, CEO of Rethink Ireland; Eileen Dukes from Kerry Parents and Friends Association; Dominic Campbell, Arts & Creative Engagement Officer, IHF; Mireya Gines, Fundraising Officer, IHF We are thrilled to be announced as an Awardee of the Impact Fund for Munster! We are very grateful to Rethink Ireland and the Department of Rural and […]
Our book of poetry, ‘Poems for When You Can’t Find the Words’, edited by Mary Shine Thompson, will be published by Gill Books this autumn. This collection provides the gift of words at a time when words can be hard to find and is designed to speak to the fears and concerns that illness and […]
Blankets of Hope, an IHF Seed Grant project in conjunction with the Déise Women’s Shed in Dungarvan, Waterford came second in the ‘Community Wellbeing Initiative’ category of the 2021 National ‘Pride of Place’ Awards for providing a great resource for women in the locality and providing a sense of belonging to its members. The 2021 […]
With the support of the Creative Ireland Programme, we are offering commissions for artists to develop new creative work in support of the health and wellbeing of healthcare staff in the HSE. The pandemic brought many things to people’s attention including the value creative practice plays in people’s lives, and the crucial roles of care staff. IHF’s Arts & […]
No-one has to grieve alone. Our Bereavement Support Line is here to provide comfort and support. If you are grieving or worried about someone else who is, call Freefone 1800 80 70 77, available Monday to Friday 10am to 1pm.
1800 80 70 77
The Information and Support Line provides signposting, practical supports and resources about end-of-life care for those facing or caring for someone with a life-limiting illness. Call Freephone 1800 60 70 66, available Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm.
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