Each September, this much-anticipated campaign brings together families, friends, neighbours, and businesses A date firmly marked in calendars, Irelands Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice is more than just coffee and conversation. It’s a celebration of community spirit and creativity, an opportunity to raise awareness of vital hospice services, and a chance to offer comfort to those who may be grieving. Every gathering—big or small—helps shine a light on the compassion and care provided by your local hospice.
At the heart of this campaign are the people whose lives have been touched by hospice care. Since 1989 the staff and volunteers at St. Francis Hospice have walked alongside patients and families
in need of care. The support of the community helps us to ensure that the patients journey no matter how long or short is filled with dignity, respect, compassion and kindness.
Why Your Support Matters
Our hospice services are provided at no charge to the community. This means we rely on the generosity and support of people like you to continue delivering the highest quality specialist palliative care services for patients and families. By hosting or supporting a Coffee Morning, you are directly helping ensure that this compassionate care remains available to those who need it most.
How to Get Involved
Taking part is easy, and we’re here to support you every step of the way. When you register, you’ll receive a Hospice Coffee Morning Pack, including:
- Invitations
- Tent cards
- Posters
- Collection boxes
You can sign up in whichever way suits you best:
• Register online here
• Call us on 01-8327535 or 01-8294000 – our fundraising team will be delighted to help
Whether you host your Coffee Morning in the morning, afternoon, or evening, you can host on Thursday 24th September, or anytime up to 31st October. It’s your event—make it your own!
A Simple Idea, A Lasting Impact
From kitchen tables to office break rooms and community halls, every Coffee Morning makes a difference. It’s a simple yet powerful way to connect with others while supporting a cause that touches so many lives. Your kindness helps ensure that specialist care, comfort, and dignity remain available for all who need it.
We look forward to hearing from you—and to sharing a cup of coffee for hospice.
We’re delighted to announce that our beautiful sunflower field in Ballyboughal, generously grown once again by the Hoey and Bergin families, is now open to the public — all in support of St. Francis Hospice.
- Open daily from dawn to dusk
- No time restrictions — come anytime that suits you!
- Bring your own cutting tools — we won’t have any on-site
- Find us in Ballyboughal just off the Swords Road
- Please drive carefully, roads are narrow!
Come walk among the blooms, soak in the sunshine, make a donation, and take some stunning sunflowers home with you!
You can donate here or drop a donation in the honesty box at the field.
Thank you for your support — and enjoy this beautiful space while it lasts! 💐
Declan Moore, who has received care in St Francis Hospice as both an outpatient and an inpatient, and his wife, Eileen Tully, kindly shared the story of their hospice experience with Irish Independent reporter Laura Lynott. You can read it here.
Read our Spring/Summer issue of Hospice Connection to learn about the contribution made by three of our volunteers with an amazing 30 years’ service each. Find out about the new book by our social work team to help families with children support them when someone they love is seriously ill. Read about our Transition Year programme and innovative patient care.
We look forward to opening a new 24-bed, single room in-patient unit to meet the needs of our growing North Dublin community.
Apologies for any inconvenience during our Raheny redevelopment project 2026-7.
Your cooperation with construction safety signage and parking guidelines is greatly appreciated.
If you have concerns, please contact rahenyredevelopment@sfh.ie.
The St Francis Hospice social work team recently launched its latest book to support children and families. “Something Has Changed” is aimed at helping children aged 6-12 when someone they love is seriously ill. The book comes with a guide for parents or adults who are supporting the children affected.
The books are available to read online by clicking the links below:
Something has changed – children
Something has changed – adults
The book and guide are also available to order free of charge from our online shop, with support from Amazon in Communities.
Read our Autumn/Winter issue of Hospice Connection to meet Joanna and find out how attending St Francis Hospice as an outpatient has improved her quality of life. Learn about the compassionate care received by a young man called Darragh, and his family’s heartwarming support of St Francis Hospice even in their time of grief. Find out about the supports provided by the hospice to children when someone in their family is ill.
Today we are proud to launch The Hospice Garden PODcast. Each episode shares stories and reflections from our hospice community — voices of care, connection, and compassion.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on Spotify.
St Francis Hospice is honoured to be a Finalist in the Employer Excellence Award category of this year’s Charity Excellence Awards.
As a finalist in this category, we are also eligible to win the coveted People’s Choice Award. This is decided by public vote.
Please show your support for St Francis Hospice by voting now!
