Launching National Grief Awareness Week Irish Hospice Foundation Launches National Grief Awareness Week Amidst Increase in Demand for Bereavement Support at End of 2024 Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) is launching its fifth annual National Grief Awareness Week, taking place from 27th January to 2nd February. Throughout the year, IHF supports those who are bereaved through […]
Common Myths About Grief
Common Myths About Grief National Grief Awareness Week Myth: If you don’t cry, you’re not grieving. Reality: Grief is expressed and felt in different ways. For most of us, the death of someone close is one of the hardest things we’ll ever experience. Losing a loved one brings deep pain, and grief is the process […]
Compassionate Communities Position Paper Launched
Irish Hospice Foundation is proud to be contributing to an ongoing all-Ireland Compassionate Communities research project, with the aim of addressing the changing healthcare and wellbeing needs across the island of Ireland. This work is funded through the Shared Island Civic Society Fund from the Department of Foreign Affairs Ireland and Northern Ireland Public Health […]
Irish Hospice Foundation response to draft Programme for Government
Irish Hospice Foundation welcomes the commitments to dying, death and bereavement in the draft Programme for Government because every death matters, and we only have one chance to get it right. We were pleased to note that the draft Programme included a number of our key asks, including: Reform of the coroner service is long overdue and […]
Transformative Nursing Home Caru Programme Marks Two Years Since Launch

A transformative free learning programme, supporting the delivery of compassionate and person-centred care in Ireland’s nursing homes, is marking two years since it officially launched. The Caru programme was set up on foot of recommendations from the Covid-19 Nursing Homes Expert Panel Review Report, which showed that 79 percent of notified deaths during the pandemic occurred […]
5 Ways to Support Irish Hospice Foundation This Christmas
We’d like to thank you for your continued support throughout 2024. Your kindness ensures our vital programmes and services — such as Nurses for Night Care, the Bereavement Support Line, and our new Information and Support Line — continue to reach people across Ireland facing end of life and bereavement. There are many ways you […]
General Election 2024: 5 Questions to Ask Candidates about Dying, Death & Bereavement
General Election 2024 is slightly more than a week away, and almost all parties and candidates have released manifestos and details of their key areas of focus. Irish Hospice Foundation has prepared the following five questions for the public to ask their local political candidates in advance of the election in the areas of end-of-life […]
Bereaved Children’s Awareness Week 2024
Bereaved Children’s Awareness Week is November 18 – 22, 2024. Learn why it’s so important for children and their families to have access to high-quality local and national supports to navigate the impact of death on their lives. […]
Our Christmas Shop Is Open!
This Christmas, visit our online shop for a selection of holiday gifts, from reindeer food and Christmas cards to tea and gift baskets. All items purchased support our work in ensuring the best end-of-life and bereavement care for all. Reindeer Food & Christmas Cards Our magical reindeer food is a special and very healthy recipe […]
Launching Information and Support Line: Freephone 1800 60 70 66
Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) has seen a surge in demand for information and support around dying, death and bereavement, with a huge rise in public interest in advance care planning through our Think Ahead Planning Pack, according to information from our 2023 Annual Report, which was released today. Demand for the pack, which enables people […]