Providing palliative care and supports for children with life-limiting conditions.
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19/11/2025
At the recent Association of Paediatric Palliative Medicine (APPM) conference in the UK, Clinical Nurse Specialist Lorraine O’Sullivan presented her scoping review.
This work was part of Lorraine’s master’s degree in children’s Complex and Palliative Care. Her research explored key themes in paediatric palliative practice, contributing valuable insights to a growing body of knowledge that supports children and families facing life-limiting conditions.
Moments like these remind us of the power of continued learning. Congratulations to Lorraine for representing the LauraLynn team with such thoughtfulness and dedication! 📚
17/11/2025
📢 We're hiring! 📢
LauraLynn, Ireland’s Children’s Hospice, is seeking a compassionate and experienced Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join our expanding team.
This part-time, permanent role (17.5 hrs/week) is based with our Mallow Community Team and supports families across the Munster region — delivering high-quality psychological care to children with life-limiting conditions.
💛 Flexible working, hybrid options, and a strong focus on staff wellbeing included.
📅 Closing date: Tuesday 2nd December 2025 at 17:00
💬 Interviews: Tuesday 9th December 2025
🔗 Full job description & how to apply: https://brnw.ch/21wXzvm
15/11/2025
Our recent Family Camp brought children and families together for a day filled with arts and crafts, music, laughter, and togetherness.
Through our holistic Model of Care, we support families in creating meaningful experiences that nurture connection, celebrate individuality, and build lasting memories. Family Camp is one of the many ways we bring colour and care to families facing the toughest journeys, helping them feel supported and seen! 💛
14/11/2025
Calling all schools, crèches, and community groups!🎄✨
Get ready to spread festive cheer and make a real difference by taking part in Christmas Jumper Day in support of LauraLynn, Ireland’s only Children’s Hospice.
Whether you're in the classroom or the playground, Christmas Jumper Day is a fun and meaningful way for children, teachers, and families to come together and support children with life-limiting conditions and their families across Ireland. By pulling on your favourite festive jumper and raising funds, you’re helping LauraLynn provide specialist palliative care and support.
Here’s how your school or crèche can get involved:
• Choose a date that suits you (December 12th or anytime!)
• Encourage children and staff to wear festive jumpers or anything red/green
• Host a jumper parade, singalong, or festive fundraiser
• Share your photos, raise funds, and spread joy
• Register to receive your free fundraising pack with posters, stickers, balloons & a downloadable activity book
🎅It’s a simple way to celebrate the season, teach kindness, and support a truly special cause.
The Santa Truck is coming to a town near you, and it’s bringing the magic of Christmas with it!🎅✨
Join Santa, Mrs. Claus, and their merry crew as they light up communities across Ireland in support of LauraLynn, Ireland’s only Children’s Hospice. With music, lights, and festive cheer, it’s a wonderful experience for the whole family, and every donation helps make the most of short and precious lives.
Spotted on the grounds of LauraLynn, a green elephant! 🐘
Elephants are meant to represent memory, strength, and family. Which are all values at the heart of everything we do here at LauraLynn. We strive to support children, and their families create lasting memories and moments of joy. 💚
08/11/2025
LauraLynn Families Shine at the 2025 Oscars!🎥✨
On a sunny Saturday in September, LauraLynn rolled out the red carpet at the Odeon Cinema in Charlestown for one of the most magical events of the year, The LauraLynn Oscars 💛 Six incredible families premiered their own unique movies, each taking home a prestigious award for their cinematic masterpiece.
From Dublin to Carlow, these remarkable children and families lit up the screen with stories of adventure, mystery, fantasy, and heart. Hosted by Ireland AM’s Eric Roberts, the day was filled with joy, glamour, and unforgettable memories.
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07/11/2025
At LauraLynn, Ireland’s Children’s Hospice, we provide specialist palliative and supportive care for children with life-limiting conditions and their families across Ireland. All of our services are offered completely free of charge, helping families make the most of every moment. 💛
It’s Thank You Thursday and today, we’re celebrating the incredible students of 💙
UCD Med Week was an epic fundraising week from start to finish. The students organised so many wild and wonderful events to raise vital funds for LauraLynn. Events such as duck races, raffles, scavenger hunts, quizzes, gameshows, and their HUGE bucket collect day on Friday 3rd October across Dublin city locations.
We are THRILLED to say they raised a whopping €43,927! All their hard work will support children and families availing of our hospice services across Ireland. They were a gorgeous group of people to work with, with such energy and enthusiasm and we wish them all well in their future studies.
Thank you, UCD Med Society you’ve made a lasting difference 💫
05/11/2025
Today is International Volunteer Managers Day, a day dedicated to recognising the impact of volunteer management and leadership. At LauraLynn, we are grateful to Emma, our incredible Volunteer Coordinator. Emma does an amazing job fostering a supportive environment where volunteers can thrive and bring their skills, passion, and love to LauraLynn.
Emma said, "Being able to promote and develop the volunteer programme within LauraLynn is an extra special part of my role, seeing the skills, passion and love our volunteers bring to LauraLynn enables us to provide excellent care and support to those who avail of our services. Volunteer leadership within LauraLynn is a team effort. At LauraLynn we are so lucky to have staff who value the impact our volunteers make, acknowledge their goals and development needs and make LauraLynn such an inspiring place to volunteer. We all are volunteer leaders.”
Thank you to all who help make our volunteer programme thrive! 💙
04/11/2025
From Shoebox to Sanctuary: The Journey of Our LauraLynn Library ✨📚
Once upon a time, our LauraLynn library lived inside a humble shoebox. It was small, simple, and filled just a handful of books tucked away.
Fast forward to today, and that little shoebox has blossomed into something special. While clearing out the shed, our Facilities Team stumbled upon a forgotten dollhouse, dusty, worn, and tucked away waiting to be rediscovered.
With some vision and heart, they gave it new life. Repainted, repaired, and repurposed, it now stands proudly as our new LauraLynn library. This transformation isn’t just about aesthetics it’s a reminder of what sustainability can look like in action. By breathing new life into something old, we’ve created a space that’s not only functional but filled with character.
We’re so proud of this little library and the big message it carries! Swipe to see all stages of our little Library!
31/10/2025
Happy Halloween! 🎃
We hope everyone has a spooky weekend! We’re enjoying the last day of our festive Halloween decorations! Which one is your favourite? 👻
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LauraLynn, Ireland’s Children’s Hospice was formed in 2011 following the merging of the long standing Children’s Sunshine Home and the LauraLynn Foundation, formed by Jane and Brendan McKenna in memory of their precious daughters, Laura and Lynn, who tragically both passed away within less than 2 years of each other. LauraLynn now comprises LauraLynn Hospice Service and Hazel House and Willow View Disability Services.
The LauraLynn Hospice Service provides palliative care and support for children with life-limiting conditions and their families from across Ireland. Our holistic approach to care ensures that we are supporting the whole family, allowing parents to have time to be ‘Mums and Dads’ rather than full-time carers.
We offer support for children from birth to their 18th birthday
All of our care is free for families
Children can be referred to LauraLynn from anywhere in Ireland
LauraLynn@HOME programme, provides hospice care for children in the comfort of their own home in Dublin North-East and Dublin Mid-Leinster Regions.
Our children’s palliative care is delivered through our Interdisciplinary Team. We work in partnership with the child’s primary care team with a shared goal of ensuring high quality Family Support, Symptom Management, End-of-Life Care, Bereavement Support and Direct Care.
Additionally, our Hazel House Disability Service provides, residential, crisis and respite care to children and adolescents with profound learning difficulties accompanied by physical disabilities, complex healthcare needs and sensory impairments.
While our Willow View Disability Service provides residential care for adults with intellectual and physical disabilities. In line with national policy, we no longer accept referrals for our Willow View service but are committed to taking care of our adult residents, who have been in our care since childhood.
In striving for excellence in the provision of children’s palliative care, LauraLynn has a Clinical Education & Training Department, whose remit is to provide a range of educational programmes and initiatives for healthcare professionals and others interested in improving quality of care.
