Charity offers ‘remembrance photos’ for bereaved parents of babies
The charity said today it believes these images service as an important step in the family’s healing process.
View Article‘Slam poetry helped me overcome suicidal thoughts’
Ryan Mangan is one of five young people representing Ireland at an international poetry festival.
View ArticleWoman sets up company to bottle the scent of lost loved ones
You might be able to, soon…
View ArticleWill I ever adjust to the fact that my mother is gone?
Despite all these years, the pain of losing her remains. Grief, unfortunately, does not follow a defined trajectory.
View ArticleShould workers get paid bereavement leave?
There is no legal entitlement to it at present.
View Article‘Losing a spouse is soul-destroying, but you need to be prepared’
“You never think it’s going to happen to you.”
View Article‘Life as I knew it is falling apart’: Woman shares beautiful letter after her...
LC lost both her parents to cancer.
View Article‘My family and I have had many conversations about my impending death’
Wendy has terminal cancer.
View Article‘What would you tweet from your deathbed?’
A conversation between 300 people – about dying.
View Article‘In the beginning it rips you apart’: Parents discuss losing a child
Anam Cara has released a series of videos aimed at helping bereaved families.
View ArticleFamily of former journalist found dead on eviction day still looking for...
Bríd Cummins was due to be evicted from her Galway home on the day her body was found.
View ArticleAdvice: What to say – and not say – to a friend who is recently bereaved
Running away and saying nothing at all is often the worst. But there are times to ‘show up and shut up’.
View Article‘Then everyone died’: I lost four people I loved in 14 months
“Your heart will always be a little bit broken – and that’s okay.”
View ArticleEverything you wanted to know about grief but were too afraid to ask
An expert tells us what we can do to support bereaved people, how to talk to children about loss, and if there’s a good alternative to mass cards.
View Article‘Kate is my daughter. Kate was born still and silent. It is the loudest...
A mother-of-three on the heartbreak of having a stillborn daughter.
View Article‘What I’ve learned from working in a crematorium for 33 years’
“Down through the years I’ve seen some really tragic cases … It can be hard.”
View Article“There are worse things than dying” – how Irish medical workers deal with the...
Doctors, nurses and specialists told us what death means to them as an experience.
View Article“There is something profound about holding someone as they take their last...
Your experiences of grief, in your own words.
View Article‘Don’t cry, your mum’s in the room. And me? I was dying inside.’
Young people often struggle to access support following the death of a loved one.
View ArticleHow to support a bereaved person at Christmas
This time of year can be particularly difficult for someone who has lost a loved one.
View Article‘I just miss her every day’: Mother of Reeva Steenkamp speaks of heartbreak...
June Steenkamp described her daughter as a “perfect child”.
View ArticleMemorial Mass held for 11-month-old baby Karol Rozycki
The young boy died tragically in Killarney on Sunday evening.
View ArticleThis young woman’s powerful story about grief and suicide is going viral
“Those nights that I used to cry myself to sleep I held onto one thing; I held onto hope.”
View ArticleDublin photographer captures Belgian grief in one moving portrait
Cameraman Alex Sapienza took this shot after a long day of filming in Brussels.
View Article"He was and always will be the greatest" - The world reacts to the death of a...
Tributes have poured in for the deceased Muhammad Ali.
View ArticleTributes paid to Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel wrote tens of books and was a professor and Nobel Prize winner.
View ArticleSocial media can bring out the worst in public mourning, says an expert on...
“In the context of grieving, because it’s easier to make a posting on an internet page, it’s often a kind of phoney impression.”
View Article'I regret not talking to my mother about her death, don't do the same thing'
The Irish Hospice Foundation wants people to talk about death, dying and grief more openly.
View ArticleWhat will happen to your Facebook account when you die?
The Irish Hospice Foundation wants people to make plans for their social media accounts in the event of their death.
View ArticleAn American in Ireland: 'Thank you Ireland - you've helped to heal my broken...
Ireland is gloriously beautiful but it’s the people who helped me heal after losing my husband, writes Kathleen Maloney.
View ArticleRio Ferdinand says he turned to drink following tragedy
Rebecca Ferdinand died in March 2015
View ArticleFather of pilot disputes claim his son deliberately downed Germanwings plane...
Andreas Lubitz was co-pilot of the plane that crashed in the Alps on this day in 2015.
View Article'There were nights in hospital with my daughter and days in the hospital with...
Days after his mother’s funeral, Colin Kelly steered Louth’s footballers to promotion to Division 2.
View Article'Everyone in Ireland deserves to have a good death'
The Irish Hospice Foundation has said investing in bereavement services and end-of-life care will benefit society as a whole.
View Article'Dealing with a loved one's death is difficult, but a murder poses special...
Joan Deane helps people deal with the trauma of losing someone through homicide.
View Article'I idolised him': Aisling Bea writes powerful article about her father's suicide
“I had been told how he adored me, how I was funny, just like him.”
View Article'I looked down and my leg simply wasn't there' - for farming families, the...
Support and bereavement group Embrace Farm are soon to hold their first national conference on the multitude of problems presented by farming tragedies.
View ArticleChristmas without loved ones: 'Try to keep it simple. The first year is very,...
Christmas can be a tough time for those who have lost a loved one.
View ArticleLosing my sister Donna: 'Traumatic shock, grief and facing deep inner demons'
It’s a fitting a tribute to Donna to finally be myself, writes Neil Fox.
View ArticleDealing with grief on Father's Day: 'We won't mourn the loss of Adam, but...
Father’s Day can be a tough day for those who have lost a child or a father.
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