We are the national charity addressing dying, death and bereavement in Ireland.
Our vision is an Ireland where people facing dying, death and bereavement are provided with the information, care and support that they need.
02/02/2026
Join our 3rd workshop, Understanding Grief & Supporting Bereaved Adults.
12 February 2026 📅
🌻 Our third workshop, “Understanding Grief & Supporting Bereaved Adults,” provides an essential overview of adult grief, contemporary models, and supportive strategies for those working in bereavement care.
Participants will gain practical tools, insights, and increased confidence in supporting adults through grief.
Spaces are limited—book early to secure your place.
👉 https://goto.hospicefoundation.ie/Bereavement-workshop-3-2026
01/02/2026
Know someone who is grieving? Being there in the early days matters — but so does showing up in the weeks and months that follow. Grief has no time limit. It takes the time it takes.
💛 This National Grief Awareness Week, learn about grief and the supports available: https://goto.hospicefoundation.ie/NGAW2026
31/01/2026
Grief is a universal experience — and so is compassion.
In many languages and many voices, this simple reminder is shared: you are not alone.
This NGAW, let’s keep making space for one another, in whatever words feel right. 💛
31/01/2026
Most bereaved people appreciate the chance to talk about the person they’ve lost. Avoiding their name or their story doesn’t lessen grief — gentle acknowledgment can be deeply comforting.
💛 This National Grief Awareness Week, learn about grief and the supports available: https://goto.hospicefoundation.ie/NGAW2026
30/01/2026
Two incredible events took place today in support of . Grief LIFT with Dáire and Niamh from LIFT Training Studios and Grief Movement with Sarah from The Space Between.
Thank you to everyone who came out to support us 💕
Both events reminded all of us that even when we’re grieving – we’re strong! We all grieve differently and for some of us, movement helps us to cope.
Thank you to LIFT Training Studios and The Space Between for partnering with IHF and providing such compassionate spaces for us to support each other in.
30/01/2026
💬 You never know what it might mean to the person on the other side of your message.
A simple text can bring light to someone who is grieving a loved one.
This National Grief Awareness Week, small acts of care make a big difference.
📱 Be grief aware. Send the text.
30/01/2026
You don’t have to know the “right” thing to say to support someone who is grieving. Showing up — with a walk, a warm drink, or a simple helping hand — can make all the difference. Presence matters.
💛 This National Grief Awareness Week, learn more about grief and the supports available: https://goto.hospicefoundation.ie/NGAW2026
29/01/2026
We’re proud to partner with the Irish Prison Service who have hosted Irish Hospice Foundation information stands across all IPS sites nationwide, including IPS HQ & Training College. 🌻
This partnership reflects a strong commitment to staff wellbeing and to building a grief-aware workplace. Through our work with the IPS, we’ve delivered Grief in the Workplace training to IPS EAP Staff Support Officers — staff who play a vital role in supporting colleagues through loss and bereavement.
Thank you to the Irish Prison Service for supporting National Grief Awareness Week and for helping to ensure grief and bereavement are recognised as a core part of employee wellbeing.
🧡 Together, we’re helping spread awareness of supports like our Bereavement Support Line and the importance of showing up for one another at work.
29/01/2026
Myth: Older people are naturally more prepared to cope with grief because they’ve experienced it more often.
Fact: No one simply “gets over” grief. With time, people learn to carry it and find ways to integrate it into their lives — at any age.
🧡Learn about National Grief Awareness Week and the supports available: https://goto.hospicefoundation.ie/NGAW2026
29/01/2026
This is our End-of-Life Symbol. We post it on the last Thursday of every month to remember those who've died in Ireland recently. Our thoughts are with all those who are grieving.
Visit our Bereavement & Loss Hub for all our supports 👉 bereaved.ie
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28/01/2026
💬 Sometimes the hardest part is knowing what to say.
This National Grief Awareness Week, being grief aware can start with a simple message.
📱 Be grief aware. Send the text.
28/01/2026
Grief is deeply personal. Like a fingerprint, each person’s experience is entirely their own. There’s no right way to grieve, and no two people will respond in the same way.
💛 This National Grief Awareness Week, explore information and supports that can help: https://goto.hospicefoundation.ie/NGAW2026
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Irish Hospice Foundation was set up in 1986 to fund and develop specific hospice services. Since then our work has expanded to address the needs of people dying in hospitals, at home and in other care settings. We work to provide equity in access to palliative care services for all patients with life limiting illness. We also promote discussion of a broad range of issues related to dying, death and bereavement, in order to identify what matters most to Irish people at the end of life and how best to address their concerns.
Our mission is to achieve dignity, comfort and choice for all people facing end of life.
Death and dying affects each and every one of us. Every year, 30,000 people die in Ireland and up to 300,000 are newly bereaved. Irish Hospice Foundation strives for the best care at end of life and in bereavement for these people and practical support for their loved ones.
THIS IS SOME OF WHAT WE DELIVER:
Hospice Home Care for Children: We have invested €2.5 million in providing Children’s Outreach Nurses all around Ireland, a Consultant Paediatrician with a special interest in palliative care and training for healthcare staff. All of these programmes are delivered in partnership with the HSE.
Education and research: Every year nearly 3,000 people take part in our training programmes and we estimate that over 50,000 people have received training in aspects of good end-of-life care and bereavement since we were established. We also fund pioneering research on end-of-life and palliative care issues across Ireland.
Nurses for Night Care: This free national service for people with illnesses other than cancer enables more people fulfill their wish to die at home. This service costs €500,000 per annum.
Hospice Friendly Hospitals: This programme aims to improve end-of-life care in hospitals. The learning from this programme is now being applied in residential care settings for older people.
Innovation in primary care and in people’s homes: We support developments in these settings so that better end-of- life care can be delivered everywhere and for everyone.
Innovation in new areas: We are committed to nurturing new areas. In 2013 we were able to attract philanthropic funding for an ambitious national programme, ‘Changing Minds’, which aims to promote excellence in end-of-life care for people living with dementia.
Advocacy: Through advocacy and awareness-raising, we work to promote a better understanding of end-of-life care issues and to influence decision-makers to make services more widely available to all who need them. We actively promote discussion of issues related to dying, death and bereavement in order to identify Irish people’s concerns about these matters and consider how they might be addressed.
