Our Bereavement Support Line is open on Good Friday between 10am and 1pm. It will be closed on Easter Monday and reopen on Tuesday 6th April. […]
Easter Opening Hours
IHF office closes today for Christmas
Dec 23rd 2020 Our office will close today at lunchtime until January. Wishing you a happy and peaceful Christmas. Please visit our Care & Inform hub or bereaved.ie if you need any information on our supports and services over Christmas. […]
We are here for you over Christmas
We will continue to be there for those grieving this Christmas. Our Bereavement Support Line will be open every weekday (except Christmas Day). The festive period can be particularly difficult, so please call if you need to talk. Freephone 1800 80 70 77. In partnership with the HSE […]
The Irish Hospice Foundation Christmas Shop is now open!
The Irish Hospice Foundation Christmas shop is now open! We have a brand new limited selection of Christmas Cards for 2020 for sale as well as our magical reindeer food. This is a special and very healthy recipe of oats and magic that will help guide Santa’s reindeer to your home! (Gluten and nut free) […]
IHF launches annual Never Forgotten appeal
This November, the month traditionally associated with remembering those we have loved and lost, we are a nation united in grief more than ever before. IHF CEO, Sharon Foley commented: “This has been a very difficult time for families and friends of people who have died. They may have been COVID-19 related deaths or deaths […]
Bank Holiday Message from our CEO
Dear all, Who amongst us would have thought, as we left our places of work, learning and worship back in March, that we would still be locked out of them for the June Bank Holiday? But, here we are. The “longer weekend” gives us all a chance to reflect over the past few months and […]
May Bank Holiday Message from our CEO
As we mark the May Bank Holiday this weekend, I would like to thank everyone that has supported us so far this year, and in particular through these incredibly challenging times. With our fundraising events, campaigns and appeals temporarily on hold we have been touched by the donations and support that have […]
Nurses for Night Care appeal
This is the gift you can give. Please donate now. With no family and few close friends, John had just one final wish… …She’d been there after he received his crushing, terminal diagnosis. …She’d been there to comfort him through the pain, as his disease took hold. …And now the end was […]
Postponed: National Bereavement Forum
* Due to Covid-19, this event is now postponed until further notice. We will announce a new date once it’s set. Those who have registered will retain their tickets for the re-scheduled event.* This is the only annual event that brings together people from all across Ireland who work in bereavement or encounter people who […]
Books on bereavement for children and adolescents
Grieving children Children grieve in their own way. A child’s way of grieving can be quite different from adults. For information on supporting a grieving child, browse the resources listed here: Bereavement Resources for Children Grieving adolescents Unlike young children, adolescents fully understand the concept of death. However, they often have an exaggerated view of […]
