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 […]
Your Irish Hospice Foundation Autumn 2024 Newsletter
Sooner or later, all of us will face our final hours. But choosing how, where, and who is there when you leave this world makes all the difference. This is how your kindness is bringing the comfort and consideration they may not otherwise have felt to older people in nursing homes across Ireland. […]
Palliative Care Week 2024 – IHF Webinar
Irish Hospice Foundation is a proud partner of Palliative Care Week 2024, hosted by the All-Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care (AIIHPC). We hosted a lunchtime webinar to share information about palliative care, Advance Care Planning, and our Think Ahead Planning Pack, a tool and practical guide to help you document your end-of-life wishes. Speakers […]
Irish Hospice Foundation Welcomes Launch of National Adult Palliative Care Policy
Irish Hospice Foundation has welcomed the launch of the National Adult Palliative Care Policy, which was announced by Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, earlier today. The policy has been launched during Palliative Care Week, and Irish Hospice foundation was part of the Steering Group involved in developing the policy. Speaking today, CEO of Irish […]
Launching Braille Version of “Safe Harbour”
A new Braille and audio resource for children dealing with the loss of a loved one through suicide has been released by Vision Ireland, which is the new name for NCBI, in collaboration with the Irish Childhood Bereavement Network (ICBN) and the HSE. These new resources are an adaptation of the groundbreaking publication “Safe Harbour”, written […]
100 Miles in October Launches Today
We are very excited to launch our next challenge, 100 Miles in October, to raise vital funds for our work in end-of-life and bereavement care. The challenge involves running, walking or cycling 100 miles over the month of October. Participants will be supporting Irish Hospice Foundation while also getting fit and improving their health and wellbeing! For full details […]
Palliative Care Week 2024
Irish Hospice Foundation is a proud partner of Palliative Care Week 2024, which is hosted by the All-Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care (AIIHPC). The theme for 2024 is You, Me and Palliative Care. Palliative Care Week aims to raise awareness about what palliative care is and how it can be used to plan future care […]
Please Support Our Nurses for Night Care Appeal
Once again, we are reaching to kind and generous people like you to support our Nurses for Night Care Service. Nurses for Night Care like Sharon, pictured above, work tirelessly to ensure that patients at end of life receive the highest quality care and comfort throughout the night at home. They are also there to […]
Final Places Remaining – MSc Loss & Bereavement Programmes
The final places remain for our MSc Loss & Bereavement programmes starting this September. Applicants are invited to apply by the extended deadline of August 16, 2024. About our MSc Loss & Bereavement programmes In partnership with Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Irish Hospice Foundation runs two accredited Level 9 MSc programmes focusing on […]