Irish Hospice Foundation

Nurse and midwife Kathy Whyte establishes fundraising initiative in honour of her late mum

Irish Hospice Foundation has given grants to individuals and communities to find new ways to express and share loss

Dying with Dignity Bill brings up myriad of ethical, legal and moral issues. It is imperative that both sides of the debate are heard

Oireachtas justice committee to consider People Before Profit Bill on assisted dying

Some $1.3bn was given in grants to various projects in the Republic since 1982

A basic funeral can cost anywhere from €2,950 to €7,500, according to an insurer’s review

Former taoiseach breaks political silence to help bereavement counselling helpline

Irish Hospice Foundation calls for ‘a national response’ to end of life care after pandemic

How do we cope with death and bereavement in these unprecedented times?

Bereavement experts share advice for parents trying to cope in the most trying of circumstances

Ideally, family member should be permitted stay with dying relative, charity says

Thinking ahead about the details – from headstones to church music – is a good idea for you and your family

Survey finds many dissatisfied with bereavement support received from employers

Ronan Scully embarks on latest Bay to Bay trek from Waterford to Galway this weekend

The Design & Dignity programme by the Irish Hospice Foundation provides comfortable rooms in acute hospitals for families of dying loved ones

We often fail to recognise that grief can result from major losses other than death

Jimmy Edmonds and Jane Harris needed film and other grieving parents after son’s death

We spend time planning living, but how would we like to die?

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Former minister for health appointed following €10m investment by BGF

The actor spoke out to destigmatise grief and to help other parents feel ‘seen, heard, loved’

Post-stroke fatigue, November the month for remembrance and autism support

Disposing of medicines, avoiding osteoporosis and learning to slow down

Hospital staff broke news of man’s death to family saying he had been found ‘pulseless’

Orla O’Brien has great ambitions for the LauraLynn Children’s Hospice – to reach more families

Blood test developed by team at RCSI can diagnose brain disease in its early stages

Businesswoman Norah Casey presented with Philanthropist of the Year award in Dublin

Up to 12 per cent of total healthcare budget spent on care in last year of life

Charter on dying, death and bereavement launched by Irish Hospice Foundation

Abolition of €850 flat payment during financial crisis saved about €20 million a year

In 2016 the foundation received donations of €2.37m, up slightly on the previous year

Irish Hospice Foundation calls for restoration of bereavement grant in pre-budget submission

Recent guidelines on maternal death examine the complex issues pregnant women face

150 children with life-limiting conditions are enrolled at Ireland’s only hospice for under-18s

Millions pumped into Ireland’s universities, North and South, by Atlantic Philanthropies

About 3,840 children have life-limiting conditions that benefit from palliative care

‘You get to die only once, and you have one chance to get it right’

I keep hearing this drumbeat from men and women: “Oh, I’d like a woman to be president . . . but just not this woman.”