See below links to providers and services you can access within the Republic of Ireland. You can also view Condition Specific organisations by clicking here
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The HSE is Ireland’s public health and social care service. The HSE’s goal is to provide quality care and support to people at all stages of life. The services we offer include:
Website: https://www.hse.ie/
Family Carers Ireland is the national charity supporting the 500,000 family carers across the country who care for loved ones such as children or adults with physical or intellectual disabilities, frail older people, those with palliative care needs or those living with chronic illnesses, mental ill-health or addiction.
Our vision is an Ireland in which family carers are properly recognised, supported and empowered. Our mission is to highlight the contribution of family carers to Irish society and to improve the lives of family carers throughout the country. We believe that no one should have to care alone.
Established in 2016 through the merger of the Carers Association and Caring for Carers, we provide a range of services and supports for family carers through our network of Support Centres nationwide and advocate on behalf of family carers at local, regional and national level.
Website: www.familycarers.ie
View Events near you: https://www.familycarers.ie/carer-supports/family-carer-events-calendar/
The Central Remedial Clinic (CRC) is a national centre that offers a wide range of rehabilitative services for children and adults with physical and sensory disabilities. The CRC is located in North County Dublin, with regional centres in Clondalkin, Limerick and Waterford.
Website: www.crc.ie
Enable Ireland provides free services to children and adults with disabilities and their families from 40 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood the expert teams worth with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child’s physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence.
Website: www.enableireland.ie
Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation is a nationwide charity providing in-home nursing care and respite support for children up to the age of seven with severe to profound neurodevelopmental delay. This may include brain injury, genetic diagnosis, cerebral palsy, and undiagnosed conditions. Another key part of the service is end-of-life care for children up to the age of seven, irrespective of diagnosis.
Website: www.jackandjill.ie
LauraLynn Children’s Hospice supports children with life limiting conditions and their families by providing high quality transitional care, home support, respite, crisis and end of life. Services are available to children with high medical and nursing needs from birth to 18.
Website: www.lauralynn.ie
The Irish Cancer Society’s Night Nursing Service is available so that you and your loved one will receive nursing care, practical support and reassurance. Your Night Nurse will work with you to give your relative or friend the highest standard of nursing care and ensure their comfort and dignity throughout the night.
The Night Nurse will sit with relative or friend during the night, unless you request otherwise. The Night Nurse will attend from the twilight hours of 18.00 pm -23.00 pm & 23.00pm – 7am.
All the Night Nurses are An Bord Altranais registered, referenced checked and Garda vetted
Suzanne House is a community children’s respite service. We support children with terminal illness and / or complex nursing needs in a small, homelike environment. Children who need specialist nursing intervention can also be supported.
Website: Suzanne House
A Little Lifetime Foundation (formerly Isands), providing information and support to bereaved parents and families since 1983. Working with Health Care Professionals and Others to develop good practices in the area of Infant death. A Little Lifetime Foundation is a registered charity with support and services provided by volunteers.
Website: www.alittlelifetime.ie
With more than forty community based centres, national services and links with partner organisations, Barnardos deliver programmes to help as many children and their families as possible. Barnardos offers a variety of specialised services to provide further support to children, parents and families during difficult times, such as coping with the death of a loved one.
Website: www.barnardos.ie
Barretstown rebuilds the lives of children affected by childhood cancer and their families. They serve children affected by serious illnesses – primarily cancer and serious blood diseases – from Ireland, Britain and throughout Europe, and their families. The children, from 7 to 17, come from Ireland and across Europe to take part in activities such as canoeing, high ropes, drama and arts and crafts. Through their achievements they regain confidence and self-esteem and their own inner strength.
Website: www.barretstown.org
BUMBLEance is the most modern children’s ambulance service on the planet and it is the world’s first interactive ambulance specifically designed for children, with the capacity to operate the latest medical equipment and inter hospital communication systems.
Website: http://www.bumbleance.com
Care Alliance Ireland works to enhance the wellbeing of family carers so that they are better able to care for their loved ones. They provide direct support to family carers as well as indirectly supporting them by working with researchers, statutory actors and other not-for-profits. We deliver a number of carer specific projects; namely an Online Family Carer Support Project and a Back to paid employment project.
Website: http://www.carealliance.ie
CanTeen Ireland is a nation-wide support group for young people who have or have had cancer, and for their brothers, sisters and friends. Canteen organise weekends away at activity centres throughout Ireland including Tanagh OEC, Share Holiday Village Barretstown Gang Camp, Carlingford Adventure Centre to name but a few. As a group we meet up 6 to 8 times a year. At these meetings we have a chance to talk, share stories and have a bit of fun.
Website: www.canteen.ie
The Children in Hospital Ireland Information Hub was created in partnership with families who have experienced having a child needing hospital care. This website will provide you with information to help you prepare for hospital admissions, outpatient appointments and clinical procedures. The InformationHub also provides a wide range of information such as family supports, financial supports and signposting to condition-specific support organisations and information.
Corlann is the new name for Brothers of Charity Services Ireland, carrying forward the strong legacy of decades of service and building on the solid foundation that has shaped who we are today.
The Brothers of Charity came to Ireland in 1885 and provided services to individuals with intellectual disabilities with compassion, dignity, and commitment throughout their years of service. In 2026, we proudly launched our new identity—Corlann—a name that captures both our heritage and our vision for the future.
Website: https://corlann.ie/
Hand in Hand is a non-profit organisation which provides the families of children with cancer with much-needed practical support. We support families in the West of Ireland who are affected by childhood cancer by giving them access to professional service providers. By availing of our services, families find they have more precious time to spend with their children rather than trying to keep on top of household chores. We are unique in that we are the only voluntary organisation in the West that supports children and their families through cancer treatment.
Website: www.handinhandcharity.ie
These pages offer advice and practical support for people caring for a loved one with a life limiting illness.
Website: http://hospicefoundation.ie
About the Information and Support Line
The Information and Support Line (1800 60 70 66) is a confidential line that provides signposting, practical supports and resources about end-of-life care in Ireland. It is important to note that the Information and Support Line is not a medical, emergency or crisis service.
It is designed to provide information and practical support on:How to call the Information and Support Line
The Information and Support line is available on freephone 1800 60 70 66 from 9am – 1pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays and other holiday periods).
You can also email queries to support@hospicefoundation.ie.
Make-A-Wish in Ireland has one simple aim – Granting the wishes of children aged between 3 and 17 years, living with a life-threatening medical conditions, to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. A wish granted is true magic for the child, providing respite from their normal routines of hospitals, doctors and treatment.
Website: www.makeawish.ie
NILMDTS trains, educates, and mobilises professional quality photographers to provide beautiful heirloom portraits to families facing the untimely death of an infant.
Website: https://www.nilmdts.ie/
SANDAI is a newly formed, not for profit organisation ( CHY – 19635) that aims to offer support to anyone affected by the death of a baby during pregnancy or shortly after. The organisation was formed by a group of bereaved parents who supported each other after the death of their own babies and have now come together to formally offer support to other parents and families who find themselves in a similar situation.
Website: www.feileacain.ie
The Citizen Information Board is the statutory body which supports the provision of information, advice and advocacy on a broad range of public and social services. Their website offers a host of information on schemes, benefits and services that parents and children in palliative care maybe able to avail of. It is best to make contact with your local Citizen Information office to see what you may be entitled to: Find your local centre
Website: www.citizensinformation.ie
The Office of the Revenue Commissioners contains all the information you need to find out income tax relief, allowances and exemptions. Below are some quick links to some of the tax relief, allowances and exemptions you may qualify for. However, you may be able to avail of many more so it is advised you ring your local revenue office: Find your local revenue office
Website: www.revenue.ie
There maybe a number of government benefits and welfare allowances that you qualify for. In general the Dept of Social Protection handles these schemes and decides who qualifies. Below are a few of the key schemes they currently offer, however, as with tax relief, allowances and exemptions you may qualify for other schemes so it is important you contact your local centre to see what you qualify for: Find your local centre
Website: www.welfare.ie
The Child and Family Agency was established on the 1st January 2014 and is now the dedicated State agency responsible for improving well-being and outcomes for children.
Website: www.tusla.ie
The Irish Childhood Bereavement Network (ICBN) was founded in 2012 to act as a hub for those working with bereaved children, young people and their families. Upon its establishment five key priority areas were outlined:
Website: www.childhoodbereavement.ie
Barnardos Children’s Bereavement Service works with families to help them support their child through the grieving process.
They have two supports available to children and families:
Barnardos’ Children’s Bereavement Helpline Service – (01) 473 2110 – is available from 10am-12pm Monday to Thursday to any adult concerned about a bereaved child and who wishes to seek information or support. The Helpline is operated by fully trained staff and volunteers.
Therapeutic Intervention – Barnardos Children’s Bereavement Service offers therapeutic bereavement support to children and their families together. Their centres are based in Cork and Dublin 1. While the service specialises in traumatic grief in children, families are welcome to refer into the service no matter who died, and no matter what the circumstances of the death.
Website: Children’s Bereavement Service
Barretstown run a Bereavement Family Camp. Bereavement weekends offer support to families when their child (aged infant to 17) dies from a serious illness. Within a sensitive and caring environment families can meet others who have suffered a similar loss, share their experiences and find ways to look to the journey ahead. The camp staff are specially trained to offer the necessary guidance and support to these families.
Bereaved.ie provides advice and information for bereaved people, those supporting them and professionals working with them. It is an initiative of the Irish Hospice Foundation
Website: https://hospicefoundation.ie/our-supports-services/bereavement-loss-hub/
The Children’s Grief Centre is a free one-to-one listening support service for school-aged children (4 – 18) and young people affected by loss through death, separation or divorce. The Centre is based in Limerick but support is not restricted to those who live in Limerick.
Website: https://www.childrensgriefcentre.ie/
FirstLight offers professional and qualified free support services nationally, and promotes research into the sudden, unexpected, often unexplained death of a child or young person, regardless of age or circumstance. We provide professional and qualified care, compassion, and professional support to bereaved parents and families in their darkest hour. We know the darkness that consumes anyone who loses a child. We’ve been there.
And for 35 years we’ve been helping people through those darkest moments, helping them find the first flicker of hope … the FirstLight.
Website: http://www.firstlight.ie
HopeSpace is a free, one to one listening service. They provide support to children and young people aged 4 – 17 years of age who are experiencing loss from bereavement and help them to process their grief.
Website: https://www.hopespace.ie/
The Irish Cancer Society provides The Irish Cancer Society Online and Remote Counselling Their Remote Counselling Service offers free, short-term counselling. Counselling sessions provide a valuable support to patients, families and loved ones. This includes for children and young people who have lost a loved one to cancer.
The Bereavement Support line is a national freephone service 1800 80 70 77 available from 10am to 1pm Monday to Friday, in partnership with the HSE. It provides a confidential space for people to speak about their experience or to ask questions relation to the death of someone they cared about.
Website: https://hospicefoundation.ie/our-supports-services/bereavement-loss-hub/bereavement-support-line/
Jacinta Smile provide tailored specific individual therapy for young children (ages 7 – 17) and young adults (ages 18 – 25) that have lost a sibling.
LauraLynn Children’s Hospice supports children with life limiting conditions and their families by providing high quality transitional care, home support, respite, crisis and end of life. Services are available to children with high medical and nursing needs from birth to 18. Amongst these services is a dedicated family bereavement programme
A Little Lifetime Foundation is for bereaved parents whose babies died before or at birth (stillbirth) or sometime after birth (neonatal death).
Website: https://alittlelifetime.ie/
Rainbows Ireland is a peer-support programme to assist children, youth and adults who are grieving a death, separation or other painful transition in their family. Rainbows helps by providing a safe setting in which children, youth and adults can share their feelings, emotions and struggles with others who have similar experiences. They are supported in this process by a trained facilitator.
Website: www.rainbowsireland.ie/
This website is specific to the Republic of Ireland and is aimed at supporting parents bereaved through pregnancy loss and perinatal death and at healthcare professionals who care for parents and families bereaved through pregnancy loss. It does this by signposting parents to support and professional services. It directs healthcare professionals to professional supports, clinical care pathways and education programmes.
Website: www.pregnancyandinfantloss.ie
Rosabel’s Rooms is a child loss project which began in Galway but is now available nationally. The project is a partnership with the Irish Hospices Foundation. It supports bereaved parents and families through:
Rosabel’s Rooms – the Design and Dignity programme which focuses on improving hospital spaces for families coming to terms with loss.
Rosabel’s Room to Heal Fund is a project that facilitate direct financial support to families when a child dies in Ireland. It’s helping accommodate parents/families to take time off work, paying for funeral costs and more.
Rosabel’s Room to Talk Fund is ensuring therapeutic supports are made available to family members impacted by a child loss in Ireland. The programme is available for specific therapist throughout Ireland to ensure bereaved parents and families receive support in their home country even if their child had to travel for treatment
Website: https://hospicefoundation.ie/our-supports-services/bereavement-loss-hub/rosabels-rooms/
