Common Myths About Grief National Grief Awareness Week National Grief Awareness Week (NGAW) is in it’s sixth year. The goal of this annual campaign is to encourage a more open, supportive, and understanding approach to grief. We do this in many ways, including sharing information on social media, hosting free online events, speaking to the […]
A new, free illustrated story book Safe Harbour that will support children who have been bereaved by suicide is now available to download or order. Written by Patricia Forde and illustrated by visual artist Bronagh Lee, this new HSE resource will empower parents or carers to have difficult conversations safely with their child around this […]
Standards for Supporting Bereaved Children and Young People The ‘Standards for Supporting Bereaved Children and Young People – A Framework for Development’ 2023, illustrate a way forward in the promotion of the child or young person’s voice in Irish society, in order that their needs may be appropriately recognised and supported when they are bereaved. […]
At Irish Hospice Foundation, we recognise that volunteers can sometimes encounter grief as part of their work. As part of National Volunteers Week, we’re hosting this webinar for volunteers to thank and support all their brilliant and hard work in our workplaces and communities. Title: Lunch & Learn: Experiencing Grief as a VolunteerDate/Time: Wednesday, May […]
This is a free, hybrid event hosted by the South Dublin Bereavement Network. […]
The first of the Pledge to Plant 2023 sales have started taking place around the country! Huge thanks to everyone who is taking part in this annual fundraising event, growing and sharing plants in aid of programmes such as Nurses for Night Care, Caru and our Bereavement Support Line Special thanks to the residents, Sisters, and staff of Mount Sackville […]
News of your compassion reaching people touched by death and grief across Ireland Autumn 2022
Thank you for the millions of tender moments you give people in their dying days and nights […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the traditional ways we mark our grief. For the moment, it is not possible to come together and to gather in one location. It is not possible to have a large funeral. It may not be possible to receive the company of those who wish to offer condolences. However, we […]
Rosabel’s Rooms was established by parents Suzanne McClean and Gary Monroe in memory of their beloved daughter Rosabel Monroe, who died suddenly and unexpectedly in April 2017, aged sixteen months. Rosabel’s Rooms in collaboration with The Irish Hospice Foundation, was launched on the 5th January 2018, on what would have been Rosabel’s 2nd […]
** COVID-19 Update ** Due to COVID-19, the following IHF Workshops on Loss and Bereavement have now been cancelled. 19th March ‘Children and Loss’ 20th March ‘Grief and Social Media’ 26th March ‘Working with Adults Facing Death’ 27th March ‘Illness and Loss: Living with the Seen and Unseen’ 2nd April ‘Supporting Adolescents Through Grief and […]
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
