Living with Loss: A Bereavement Information Evening for the Public
Channel: Irish Hospice
Date: 02/02/2024

Our annual bereavement information evening, Living with Loss, was held online this year on Thursday, January 25, in conjunction with National Grief Awareness Week.

This event is for all. You may have experienced a bereavement this year or at an earlier time, or you may be concerned about a child or friend who is grieving and you wish to help. We will provide an online space to share some reflections on bereavement and to help people to find out about the supports available.

We would like to thank Fanagans Funeral Directors for their continued support in making this event possible.

Speakers

- Orla Keegan is Head of Bereavement and Education with Irish Hospice Foundation and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). She co-chairs the Bereavement Taskforce of European Association for Palliative Care, is a member of the steering committee for Bereavement Network Europe and sits on the editorial board for Bereavement: Journal of grief and responses to death.

- Catherine Tierney is an accredited Psychotherapist with a special interest in bereavement and loss (MIACP). She is the Bereavement Clinical Lead with the Irish Hospice Foundation and manages the Bereavement Support Line, a freephone service for anyone bereaved. She trained in Complicated Grief Therapy with the Centre for Complicated Grief in the USA and has worked in private practice for over 15 years.

- Maura Keating is the Irish Childhood Bereavement Network (ICBN) National Coordinator at Irish Hospice Foundation for the past 7 years. The ICBN is a hub for those working with bereaved children, young people and their families. Maura has 40 years’ experience working in the development of specialist children’s services at a practice and policy level.

- Dr Amanda Roberts works in a Bereavement Development role with the Irish Hospice Foundation. She has worked in areas of bereavement, health or social care for over 25 years in various roles including healthcare researcher, lecturer, social care worker and in a service development role. Her current role involves working collaboratively with bereavement support providers at a local and national level to enhance bereavement care in Ireland.

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/

For bereavement resources, visit: bereaved.ie

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