Next week is National Carers Week 2021, taking place from the 7th to the 13th of June. Carers Week is all about highlighting and supporting the work that family carers do. […]
National Carers Week 2021
Putting The House in Order Limerick
AFTER the hugely successful Putting The House in Order series in Clare last year, we are now partnering with Age Friendly Limerick to bring the information sessions to the county starting in February. There is one thing that you may not want to consider, because, here in Ireland, we do not like to talk about […]
Candidates supporting people’s charter
We would like to thank all the candidates in Election 2020 who have supported The People’s Charter on Death, Dying and Bereavement. By making the pledge, they have promised to support the provision of the best end-of-life and bereavement care for all. Fine Gael John Paul Phelan, Carlow Kilkenny Pa O’Driscoll, Cork East Tom […]
Will you Think Ahead in 2020?
Do your family and friends know your wishes for end of life? What happens if one day you are unable to make decisions for yourself? Think Ahead is an Irish Hospice Foundation programme which provides a guide to members of the public to help you discuss and record your preferences in the event of an emergency, […]
Death is everyone’s business is the message from Forum 2019
Thursday 24 October 2019 Over 300 delegates have gathered at Dublin Castle today to explore how dying is our business as citizens of the State and in our professional and private lives. Today’s National Conference of the Forum on End of Life in Ireland, an initiative of Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF), is the 6th biennial […]
Have Your Say Series launched
We are delighted to announce our Have Your Say Series today which takes an-in depth look into the responses to our 2016 Have Your Survey. We invited people to complete the survey in their own words about their concerns, and their wishes for themselves and those closest to them, when they thought of death and […]
Final Putting The House In Order seminar coming up in Clare
The final seminar of County Clare’s innovative Putting the House in Order series takes place in Ennis next week. The event, organised by the Clare Older People’s Council, takes place on Wednesday 12 June (11am-2pm) at the Buttermarket on Drumbiggle Road. It will deal head on with what you wish to happen at the end […]
Bealtaine 2019: Tae, cáca agus comhrá bás
The Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) in partnership with Creative Life at the Mercer Institute for Successful Ageing (MISA), St James’s Hospital will be serving up tea, cake and conversations of death at the Bealtaine Festival next month. Comhrá Bás, Cáca agus Cupán will be hosted at MISA, St. James’s Hospital on Thursday 9 May from […]
Putting the house in order – hosted by Clare Older People’s Council
It’s that time of year again. You are planning ahead, vowing to lose the weight, get fitter, setting SMART goals in many areas of your life. There is one thing that you may not have thought about – because, mostly, here in Ireland, we don’t like to. And that is planning for what happens […]
Book Now: Planning for the Future Seminar
Are you a Healthcare Professional? Are you ready for the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act? Do you want to seize the opportunity to address challenges around Advance Care Planning and Advance Healthcare Directives? Join us for Planning For the Future: Conversations & Challenges at the Alex Hotel on Wednesday 24 October. Fee: €50 Check out the Programme […]
