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. […]
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 […]
Nearly 500 Calls Made to the Irish Hospice Foundation’s Information and Support Line in The First Year Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) is proud to mark the first anniversary of our Information and Support Line – a free, confidential service providing practical information and guidance about end-of-life care, palliative care, and advance care planning across Ireland. […]
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. […]
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. […]
Applications are now open for the Irish Hospice Foundation’s Transition Year (TY) Work Experience Programme for 2026. This four-day placement gives TY students the chance to explore how a national charity operates and supports people facing dying, death, and bereavement. Participants will learn about real-world areas such as healthcare, communications, fundraising, and education, while getting […]
Information and Resources for Children’s Grief and Bereavement During the Back-to-School Period. The following information has been taken from The Irish Childhood Bereavement Network. ICBN acts as hub for those supporting bereaved children and young people, including professionals and parents and carers. Collectively, the network shares a vision that all children and young people, together with […]
Irish Hospice Foundation is a proud partner of Palliative Care Week 2025, which is led out by the All-Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care (AIIHPC). AIIHPC will celebrate the 12th anniversary of the campaign in 2025, having led and coordinated the annual campaign since 2014. The theme for 2025 is Palliative Care: Living for Today, Planning […]
Helping families stay together until the very end Once again, we are reaching to kind and generous people like you to support our Nurses for Night Care Service. For Bairbre, “home” meant everything. When she received her terminal diagnosis, Bairbre’s only wish was to be at home until the very end – with her husband, her […]
Applications are now open for our Arts and Culture — Bereavement and Grief training course commencing October 2025. This part-time blended course, running over two full weekends and four mid-week evenings, explores the many roles of arts and culture in contemporary dying, grief, and bereavement. Irish Hospice Foundation developed the Arts and Culture – Bereavement […]
No-one has to grieve alone. Our Bereavement Support Line is here to provide comfort and support. If you are grieving or worried about someone else who is, call Freefone 1800 80 70 77, available Monday to Friday 10am to 1pm.
1800 80 70 77
The Information and Support Line provides signposting, practical supports and resources about end-of-life care for those facing or caring for someone with a life-limiting illness. Call Freephone 1800 60 70 66, available Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm.
1800 60 70 66
