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Launching National Grief Awareness Week

A photo of four women holding three signs for National Grief Awareness Week. The first sign is of the Irish Hospice Foundation logo. The second says, "Be grief aware. Show you care." The third sign says "National Grief Awareness Week, #BeGriefAware."

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 […]

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Common Myths About Grief

an image that shows the five stages of grief with the title 'Common Myths About Grief' and the National Grief Awareness Week logo

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 […]

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Compassionate Communities Position Paper Launched

An image of the front cover of a report titled "Compassionate Communities Position Paper: Fostering Compassionate Communities: A Call to Transform Caregiving, Dying, Death and Grieving on the Island of Ireland."

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 […]

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Transformative Nursing Home Caru Programme Marks Two Years Since Launch

an image of the Caru Group from Killure Bridge Nursing Home at the Nursing Homes Ireland Care Awards 2024

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 […]

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Launching Information and Support Line: Freephone 1800 60 70 66

A photo of four smiling women standing outside holding two signs. The first sign is of a giant phone and the phone number 1800 60 70 66. The second sign says "Irish Hospice Foundation Information and Support Line" and includes the line's opening hours.

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 […]

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