Recipients announced for 27 Seed Grant projects to support creative exploration of dying, death, and bereavement, an extraordinary reflection of the impact of the pandemic on all communities, supported by Creative Ireland […]
We, Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF), welcome the publication of the ‘Dying and Death in Ireland: what do we routinely measure, how can we improve?’ report. The report contains findings from a study conducted by researchers in Trinity College Dublin about how and where people died in Ireland between 2013 and 2018. It also reports on the type and quality […]
Friday 19th November 2021 Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) welcomes the announcement that a Special Oireachtas Committee will be established in early 2022 to examine the issue of assisted dying. The formation of the Special Committee was recommended earlier this year by the Oireachtas Justice Committee. In July the Justice Committee found that Dying with Dignity Bill […]
Our incredible supporters and IHF Heroes Hugh Morgan and Paddy Hamilton have truly gone the extra mile in support of the work of IHF. In October they took on the toughest footrace on earth, Marathon Des Sables. In the audio file below, they talk about their gruelling experience in the searing desert temperatures. We can’t […]
This year, we are delighted to offer you this beautiful and thoughtful gift available through our shop. The Remember Me Holly Tree, in partnership with Irish Memorial Trees, allows you to plant and dedicate a tree to someone you have lost this Christmas. Our magical reindeer food is also on sale in our online shop. […]
Workplaces are often touched by suicide whether through an employee’s personal life (family member or friend), or through the death of an employee themselves. Being supported appropriately in the workplace when grieving a loss, is an important part of staff wellbeing regardless of the cause of death. It is especially so when someone dies by […]
We have all been affected, either directly or collectively, by grief and loss and much more so since March 2020. We would love you to join us at sunset on Monday 1st November (5-6pm) for our first annual Sounds at Sunset to remember through the power of music those we have loved who have died. It may be […]
From the start of this pandemic, your compassion for people dying of terminal illness, their loved ones, and frontline nurses risking their own health to care for them, has been a gift beyond all measure. […]
An extended grant from The Creative Ireland Programme will lead to broader engagement with communities across the country offering a way for people to make meaning in a difficult time […]
Dying, Death and Bereavement are Everyone’s Business.Irish Hospice Foundation calls for an investment of €2.4 million in Budget 2022 in Dying, Death and Bereavement. We must provide support for a nation that has been profoundly changed by COVID-19 […]
