Irish Hospice Foundation
Every death matters and we only have one chance to get it right. The Irish Hospice Foundation work to ensure the best end-of-life and bereavement care, for all. From advocacy and education, to vital services like Nurses for Night Care, IHF’s Bereavement Support Line, and Information and Support Line, the IHF believe in the importance of dying well and grieving well wherever the place. the website includes a large number of resources for professionals working in the area
Guidance for Bereavement Support provided bySpecialist Palliative Care Social Workers
Hospice & Palliative Care Social Workers Group guidance on bereavement support needs of patients and their families as part of a continuum of care from illness into bereavement. The document reviews the current understandings of the grief and loss experience in the context of research, guidance and policy. This informs the evidence-based guidance for social workers in their support of patients and their families within specialist palliative care services.
Compassion and Pride for the LGBTQIA+ Community in Death
Ember is an end-of-life guide that was developed and driven by a group of volunteers from the LGBTQIA+ community and allies. It aims to inform and empower LGBTQIA+ people to start thinking about Advance or Future Care Planning for end of life and support Health and Social Care professionals caring for the community at end of life.
HSE National Adult Palliative Care Policy Implementation Plan 2025–2026 Webinar 2025
AIIHPC hosted the HSE webinar on the National Adult Palliative Care Policy Implementation Plan 2025–2026, developed to support the delivery of the Department of Health’s National Adult Palliative Care Policy 2024.
HSE Children’s Palliative Care in the Community Webinar 2026
AIIHPC hosted the HSE webinar on Children’s Palliative Care in the Community. This webinar highlights recent developments in children’s palliative care which have resulted from the implementation of the HSE 2020 report.
Telling It Like It Is series – Experiences of Older People at End of Life 2025
The Alliance of Age Sctor NGOs report draws on the findings from the National End of Life Survey, as well as the wider evidence-base on older people’s experiences at end of life, to describe critical areas of importance to older people, and their families, facing death and bereavement.
National End of Life Survey
In 2023 Ireland’s first National End of Life Survey was carried out. Individuals who registered the death of a relative or friend that occurred between 1 September and 31 December 2022, were invited to participate in the survey between March and May 2023. Please download our national report to explore the survey findings.
Dying, Death and Bereavement in Ireland 2026
Death is an integral part of life and grief is a universal experience. How people die has changed radically over recent generations. People are living longer and for many, death comes much later in life. We are also more aware about the impact of grief on our lives. This Irish Hospice Foundation report brings together national and international research and data to examine the current realities of dying, death and bereavement in Ireland, revealing emerging trends in these areas, highlighting concerns, and actions and recommendations that will deliver improvements.
Understanding an enduring power of attorney
Mew dedicated Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA) website called www.myepa.ie – developed by the Decision Support Service (DSS) – to help adults plan ahead and make their own EPA with confidence, clarity and support
HSE National Policy on the Pronouncement of Death by Registered Nurses
HSE National Policy on the Pronouncement of Death by Registered Nurses. This updated policy removes cremation as an exclusion criterion for pronouncement of death in the case of both expected and unexpected death. It may have an impact on some policies in place in nursing homes across the country