“Working creatively with grief, surprising moments can happen. In the absent space a person leaves they can feel present.” At St Mary’s Hall in the heart of Buncrana, Co Donegal, visual artists Rebecca Strain and Martha McCullogh of ArtLink spent 12 weeks with a small group exploring grief and loss through a variety of slow, […]
Wicklow Compassionate Culture Network
“In Winter, when we talk of loss, might small hope take seed?” Where: Killruddery House, Bray, Co. WicklowWhen: 10:30-12:30 Thursday mornings Seems like only yesterday when performance maker Andrea Scott, of Floating World Productions, hosted creative explorations of loss during the winter for groups of people in the natural environment surrounding Killruddery House in Bray, […]
Announcing Funding for New Arts Programme 2022
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 […]
Compassionate Culture Network
Compassionate Culture Networks at Irish Hospice Foundation How do we build a Republic of Care? Since September 2021 we have been developing a Compassionate Culture Network across Ireland where artist-facilitators and support workers invited local communities to explore loss and grief. The aim was to explore how creativity helps establish places where people can talk openly […]
Forum 2021 Speakers
Jump to: Forum 2021 main page Programme of events Book Now Dr Mike Ryan Executive Director of WHO Health Emergencies Programme Irish epidemiologist and former trauma surgeon, specialising in infectious disease and public health and one of the leading figures responding to the global pandemic of COVID-19. Dr. Ryan launches our two days of discussion with a […]
Bereavement Events
Upcoming Events Lunch & Learn: Grief in the Workplace This free online event is part of National Grief Awareness Week. This webinar is for employees and employers. Many people will be working at the time they experience a bereavement or a significant life loss and require a compassionate and caring response. Having an understanding of […]
Our Strategy
Our strategy is similar to that of a lighthouse shining light on specific areas of need in end-of-life and bereavement support, and then actively investing, innovating and developing responsive services and programmes. Our Visionis an Ireland where people experiencing dying, death and bereavement are provided with the care and support they need. Our Mission is […]
IHF in the Community
We work to support communities across the country in areas related to dying, death and bereavement. We do this through our Public Engagement work, which supports thinking and planning for end of life and bereavement, and our Arts and Cultural Engagement programme, which is giving people opportunities for creative expression in times of uncertainty and […]
Moate Nursing Home proves to be visionary
Residents and staff at Moate Nursing Home in Westmeath set out their vision of what the best end-of-life care means to them. The project is part of their involvement with our Compassionate End of Life (CEOL) programme for residential care centres and nursing homes across Ireland. The programme supports staff and residents to have open […]
Unique impact of Design & Dignity programme highlighted in new report
The unique impact of the Design & Dignity programme on end-of-life and bereavement care in Irish hospitals has been highlighted in a new report launched today (Tuesday 26 March) at the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland in Dublin. The research carried out by a team from the School of Nursing and Midwifery in […]
