The Irish Times

Assisted dying unlikely to be facilitated, says Irish Hospice Foundation

Assisted suicide ‘anathema’ to ethos of palliative care movement

Mon Oct 04 2021 - 05:00

Dublin’s synchronised swim team: ‘We’ve done lots of swimming but this is so different’

A mix of complete beginners and experts have spent six weeks training for charity show

Sat Sept 25 2021 - 06:00

‘With cancer, you have a kind of camaraderie. It is very sociable’

One family’s experience of palliative care and keeping life as ‘normal’ as possible

Tue Sept 07 2021 - 06:01

Palliative care experts warn of ‘deeply flawed’ assisted dying Bill

‘There’s no proper oversight or scrutiny... this legislation could lead to a slippery slope’

Mon Feb 15 2021 - 04:00

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin praised for ‘courage, tenacity and compassion’

‘We owe him a lot’: Political leaders, religious figures and abuse survivors pay tribute

Sat Jan 30 2021 - 10:58

Tech multinationals helping communities during Covid-19

Google donates €1m to Irish NGOs while others provide PPE and facilitate remote work

Fri Jul 03 2020 - 00:00

Voluntary hospice calls for guaranteed minimum State funding

Growing demand for palliative care, says chief executive of Marymount in Cork

Tue Oct 09 2018 - 05:00

17-year-old Meath student receives Foróige award for support of hospice

Darragh Hynes the first individual to win the annual citizenship award

Sun Apr 22 2018 - 17:09

Man who drove off after hitting cyclist given community service

Melvin Rattigan (20) ‘panicked’ after leaving woman with hairline skull fracture in Dublin

Fri Feb 02 2018 - 16:41

Paedophile Eamon Cooke died of lung cancer, inquest hears

Gardaí spoke to Cooke before his death in relation to disappearance of Phillip Cairns

Wed Jan 17 2018 - 15:22

Sr Mairéad Butterly: Missionary and advocate for women

Born: May 29th, 1946. Died: October 22nd, 2017

Sat Nov 04 2017 - 03:44

All-Ireland final: Fans’ hopes not dampened by ticket scarcity

Mayo supporters and Senators travel to Dublin in search of seats and long-awaited glory

Sat Sept 17 2016 - 01:00

Dubs top fan pens sequel in honour of footballing heroes

Devoted Deirdre Flynn follows up A Little Boy’s Dream with . . . Dublin Army 2016

Fri Sept 16 2016 - 17:58

Irish people 'do not want to subsidise the arts' - Gleeson

Actor dismisses notion that arts spending would be better spent on hospital beds

Sat Sept 10 2016 - 14:13

Gardaí believe schoolbag is key to Philip Cairns mystery

Investigation into new claims that convicted paedophile murdered missing boy in 1986

Wed Jun 15 2016 - 20:26

Concerned citizen in Philip Cairns case hopes for resolution

Ballyfermot activist reveals she has been in contact with woman abused by Eamon Cooke

Mon Jun 13 2016 - 01:00

PAC seeking ‘root and branch’ review of powers in Angela Kerins case

Ex-Rehab chief seeking orders and damages against committee over its treatment of her

Wed Jun 08 2016 - 13:45

Academic and lawyer Dr Mary Redmond dies

Founder of Hospice Foundation ‘had one of best brains of her generation’

Mon Apr 06 2015 - 17:35

Watchdog calls for U-turn on scrapping of bereavement grant

Committee urges free healthcare and private rooms for dying after audit of end-of-life care

Tue Jul 15 2014 - 14:49

The lovely month of June

Gardens are abundant and full of promise of long, hot days to come

Sat Jun 14 2014 - 01:00

The final act: from the hospice to the stage

WillFredd Theatre’s production reveals the courage that underpins the darkness and light, the ebb and flow, of life in a hospice

Mon Feb 24 2014 - 01:00

Business to Arts brings the best of both worlds

It will be lucky for some as Allianz prepares for 13th year at the helm

Fri Feb 14 2014 - 01:00

As funding gets harder, what role for the State?

Government aid to continue but big need for philanthropic and private sources