Thank you to everyone who joined us for our beautiful Tree of Life Ceremonies at Blanchardstown & Raheny Hospice, and to all who joined us online. The videos of the ceremony will be available to view here until the end of December. It was so special to welcome our wonderful community once again as we came together to remember our loved ones.
At Christmas we remember all those we have cared for through our Tree of Life Ceremonies held in December.
The Tree of Life is symbolized by large Christmas Trees in the grounds of the Hospice in both Raheny and Blanchardstown.
Lights on the Christmas Tree may be sponsored online or at the Hospice until 31st December, €6 per light.
Our Tree of Life Ceremonies in 2025-
Blanchardstown Hospice Thursday 4th December at 8.00pm
Raheny Hospice Thursday 11th December at 7.30pm
In January, be in with a chance of driving into 2026 in a brand new Toyota Yaris Cross Luna Hybrid from Denis Mahony Toyota! Buy your €10 Annual Car Draw ticket here or contact 01-8327535/01-8294000 and ask for Fundraising. Funds raised from the Annual Car Draw will help us to provide high quality care for patients and their families at no charge.
Ticket sales are now open and end on 11th January 2026. The draw will take place on 22nd January 2026.
Annual Car Draw tickets make wonderful stocking fillers for Christmas. They are available from our website or by calling 01 8327535.
Prizes
1st – Toyota Yaris Cross Luna Hybrid
2nd – €2,000
3rd – €1,000
4th – 8th – €200 Gift Cards for Blanchardstown Shopping Centre
25th June 2025
Brendan Gleeson joined us in our Raheny hospice today to launch our Buy a Brick campaign to support the building of a 24 single-bed in-patient unit. Brendan, whose parents both received care in St Francis Hospice Raheny, said, “I know how much of a game changer this new facility will be for the entire community of North Dublin. Brick by brick, we can make this happen.”
St Francis Hospice needs to raise €20million for the new facility, which will enable staff to care for 9,600 patients over the next 25 years. That is nearly 3,000 more than the existing in-patient unit would be able to accommodate. In total, the new in-patient unit will positively affect the lives of about 100,000 members of our community through the care it will provide for patients and their family members over the next 25 years.
Our Buy a Brick campaign invites people to contribute to the build by buying a brick for €25, €100, or €250 and then leaving their name or message on a Virtual Community Support Wall.
Brendan urged everyone to embrace the project. “I know first-hand how difficult end-of-life care can be for families. Hospice care is magical in terms of the respect, dignity and compassion it offers to people receiving palliative care. This new unit will provide the privacy, comfort, and highest quality facilities that people need and deserve.”
Construction at the site is due to begin next year and will also include an underground carpark and clinical support facilities with a pedestrian bridge linking it to the existing building.
The Buy a Brick campaign will run from today until the new in-patient unit is completely paid for. You can participate by visiting our Buy a Brick web page or contacting the Fundraising Department at 01-8327535.
Brick by brick, together we can build the new 24-bed, single room in-patient unit for St Francis Hospice Raheny.
Buy a brick here and add your message to our virtual community supporter wall.
Our new Children and Young People’s Charter spells out in child-friendly language and graphics our commitment to the children and young people under our care and those whose loved ones are receiving hospice care through our services. Framed copies will be displayed in both our hospices and there is a printed leaflet to give further information to families.
Read our Spring/Summer issue of Hospice Connection to find out about Declan’s revitalising experience of care in our Outpatient and Day Service. Meet our “fur-tastic” Spring Memorial Walk ambassadors, volunteer therapy dogs Vixy and Bo! Learn about our newest bereavement support initiatives, a monthly Grief Café and a Walk and Talk group.
Read our Autumn/Winter issue of Hospice Connection to find out about building plans for our new 24-bed single room in-patient unit in Raheny. Learn about the experiences of Shenda (RIP) and her family in St Francis Hospice. Find out more about four of our wonderful volunteers. Enter our Annual Car Draw for a chance to win!
“Swords Pavilions has had St Francis Hospice as our Charity of Choice for a number of years which has become a very fruitful partnership. The Raheny hospice site sits within the catchment area of the centre providing vital services to our community, and it allows us to utilise the shopping centre to create awareness of their work. It also gives St Francis Hospice a vehicle to raise funds to support necessary equipment upgrades. Through this partnership we have been able to have a positive impact not only on patients, but also staff of the hospice. Finally the partnership has helped the growth of our team at Swords Pavilions where we have been able to give back to our community over the years and experience the genuine appreciation from all the wonderful staff at St Francis Hospice in Raheny.”
Ian Hunter – General Manager, Swords Pavilions
St Francis Hospice, Raheny, has been a valued charity partner of Global for four years. St Francis Hospice was nominated by a colleague who was appreciative of the care his sister, and all his family, received from the hospice.
This partnership has been mutually beneficial for Global and the Hospice. We have been in the position to provide advertising space to St Francis Hospice to promote their services and fundraising events. We have also been able to work on their grounds to help maintain and improve the wonderful environment they provide for their residents and families.
Our team has learned about the hospice and how it cares for its residents, we have learned about the challenges it faces and its plans for growth.
We were amazed at its widespread reach across the broad northside of the county and the wide range of services provided both in the hospice and in the community.
Our on site days give our colleagues time out from their day to day to give something to our charity partner, to work with each other in a different way and to learn about each other. Conversations run deep and people come away feeling they have done something worthwhile.
As time goes on and other colleagues are on the receiving end of St Francis Hospice support, our understanding and our partnership has become even stronger.
