Compassionate Culture Network - Cahirsiveen
Channel: Irish Hospice
Date: 15/11/2023

Hear from the artists, facilitator, and participants of the Compassionate Culture Network in Cahirsiveen, the first CNN in County Kerry.

Supported by Rethink Ireland's Impact Fund for Munster, Cahirsiveen is home to one of four Compassionate Communities in Munster, where people can have open and creative chats about loss. Each session is facilitated by an artist and support worker who use creativity to try and break through the block some people have when it comes to talking about their grief. 

Learn more about Munster's Compassionate Communities: https://hospicefoundation.ie/our-supports-services/ihf-in-the-community/arts-and-creativity/compassionate-culture-network/deadly-conversation-across-munster/

Funding

We are very grateful to Rethink Ireland, the Department of Rural and Community Development via the Dormant Accounts Fund. With special thanks to all the generous donors, including the Parkes Family, the Sunflower Charitable Foundation, Ei Electronics, and Community Foundation for Ireland, and a number of private donors (https://rethinkireland.ie/).  
 
Full List of Credits

- Nancy Holmes-Smith, Project Lead Facilitator and Artist 
- Tara Donoghue, Project Support Facilitator, Photographer and Artist 
- Dr Sheelagh Broderick, Healthy Ireland Arts & Culture Lead, Cork Kerry Community Healthcare 
- Lucy Helen, Clinical Mental Health Nurse Manager 2, Cork Kerry Community Healthcare 
- Niamh Curran, Mental Health Staff Nurse, Cork Kerry Community Healthcare 
- Kerry County Council and Cahirsiveen Library 

About Irish Hospice Foundation

Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) is a national charity that addresses dying, death and bereavement in Ireland. Our vision is an Ireland where people facing end of life or bereavement, and those who care for them, are provided with the care and support that they need.  

Visit our website to learn more about our programmes and services: https://hospicefoundation.ie/

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