Woman 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.
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