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.
18/02/2026
This Mother's Day, help us remember all the wonderful mothers and grandmothers who are no longer with us. ❤️
Join us on the 15th of March to remember your mother or grandmother by planting a sunflower in her memory. 🌻
Thank you to our corporate partner Londis Ireland for supporting our Mother's Day campaign.🧡
16/02/2026
Join our 5th Bereavement & Loss workshop.
Grief in the Family: A Holistic Approach to Supporting Families
📅 26 February 2026
🌻 This workshop examines how families grieve collectively and individually—highlighting communication patterns, rituals, and practical supports for navigating loss together.
Ideal for professionals and volunteers supporting families through bereavement.
👉Spaces are limited, sign up: https://goto.hospicefoundation.ie/Bereavement-workshops-2026
15/02/2026
Valentine’s Day can feel especially tender when someone you love is no longer here in the way they once were. ❤️🩹
This , we’re sharing a poem by Jennae Cecelia that speaks to the quiet, gentle ways our loved ones stay close — in the breeze, the morning light, and the memories that still warm the heart. 💛✨
If today feels heavy, or if you’re holding love for someone who is no longer physically with you, please know you’re not alone.
Our Bereavement Support Line is here with care and compassion:
💙 Freephone: 1800 80 70 77
🕙 Mon–Fri, 10am–1pm
👉 bereaved.ie
14/02/2026
💕 This Valentine’s Day, we’re reflecting on how love continues after loss.
In 2023, non‑verbal artist Bernadette (Ber) realised her dream of creating a giant billboard for her life‑long friend Clive Coady, who died in 2013.
Every day since Clive’s death, Ber has created colourful images of him — a way to communicate, to remember, and to cope with her grief.
Her work was supported by St John of God staff member and artist Eithne Griffin.
Watch the full video and learn more about Ber’s Wall for Clive 👉 https://goto.hospicefoundation.ie/Wall-for-Clive
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12/02/2026
💛 Thank You for Supporting National Grief Awareness Week 💛
Ten days after National Grief Awareness Week, we want to acknowledge the incredible response across communities, workplaces and online. Thank you to everyone who shared, engaged, and helped make space for conversations about grief.
10/02/2026
We are now accepting applications for the 2026/2027 Professional Certificate in Children and Loss (Level 9). 🎓
This is a Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland course run in association with Irish Hospice Foundation. It seeks to equip practitioners with the practical skills to understand and support children on their grief journey.
Hi, I’m Lisa and I work on the Information and Support Line at Irish Hospice Foundation. I just wanted to let you know that the Information and Support Line is here to support you with any questions you may have about advance care planning, end- of -life and palliative care. 🧡
We receive calls every day from people with life-limiting conditions, family members, professionals, and members of the public.
👉Call freephone 1800 60 70 66 from 9am – 1pm, Monday to Friday. If you want to contact us outside those hours you can leave a voicemail and a member of the team will call you back, or
you can also email queries to: support@hospicefoundation.ie
08/02/2026
Grief isn’t meant to be small — it takes up space because the love behind it was big.
This , we’re sharing a piece by Sara Rian Books that reminds us we don’t have to shrink our grief or make it easier for others to face.
Take a moment to pause, breathe, and let these words meet you where you are today.
And if you’re missing someone, please know our Bereavement Support Line is here with care and compassion:
💙 Freephone: 1800 80 70 77
🕙 Mon–Fri, 10am–1pm
👉 bereaved.ie
05/02/2026
This February, make a lasting impact by remembering Irish Hospice Foundation in your Will. 🌻
Your legacy can help us continue make long-term plans in support of end-of-life and bereavement care across Ireland.
We're proud to partner with FreeWill.ie, making it easier than ever to create your Will and include a gift to support our mission. 🧡
Today is World Cancer Day.
In Ireland, the number of people with cancer receiving Specialist Palliative Care has risen significantly in the past eight years. Yet gaps remain — particularly for those who need General Palliative Care, with demand expected to grow on an already stretched system.
At Irish Hospice Foundation, we work to ensure that people with cancer — and their families — receive compassionate, person‑centred care at the end of life and in bereavement, regardless of the setting they are cared for in.
Our programmes include:
💛 Hospice Friendly Hospitals – improving end‑of‑life care and the culture of compassion across Ireland’s acute hospitals (delivered in partnership with the HSE)
💛 Caru – a learning programme that supports nursing home owners and staff in the delivery of person-centred palliative, end-of-life, and bereavement care.
💛 Nurses for Night Care: end-of-life care for people dying with illnesses in their own home, supporting over 1,000 people in 2024
On World Cancer Day, we acknowledge those facing cancer, remember those who have died, and offer our support and condolences to those who are grieving the loss of a loved one. We reaffirm our commitment to ensuring every person receives the care, dignity and support they deserve.
Irish Hospice Foundation's activities are not limited to people facing cancer and their loved ones, if you want more information on supports and resources for end-of-life, bereavement or grief visit our website at hospicefoundation.ie
04/02/2026
A huge thank you to our amazing community fundraisers who continue to support Irish Hospice Foundation. 🧡🌻
For the second-year running, the wonderful community of St Patrick’s Parish in Ringsend hosted a fantastic Christmas fundraiser, helping us continue our vital work across Ireland. 🙌
Your kindness and generosity make a real difference, enabling us to support individuals and families facing end-of-life and bereavement.
👉Feeling inspired to fundraise in your own community? We’d love to hear from you! Get in touch with Emma at fundraising@hospicefoundation.ie to get started.
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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.
