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10 October 2025 Autumn/Winter 2025 Hospice Connection 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 […] Read More

03 October 2025 The Hospice Garden PODcast 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. Read More

18 August 2025 Finalist - Employer Excellence Award 2025 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! Read More

16 July 2025 Brendan Gleeson Launches Buy A Brick 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 […] Read More

02 July 2025 Brother Kevin Crowley OFM Cap, RIP All in St Francis Hospice are saddened to hear of the death of Brother Kevin Crowley OFM Cap, RIP. His dedicated work to ease suffering and deprivation through the Capuchin Day Centre that he founded in 1969 is an inspiration to all. Br Kevin was also instrumental in the establishment of St Francis Hospice and […] Read More

24 June 2025 The Raheny Redevelopment - At a Glance Since 1989, our locality has experienced the largest population growth in Ireland and that growth continues. Our society is ageing and how each person choses to live with the their medical conditions is changing. People are accessing palliative care in different ways, often dipping in and out of services as their need changes. That is […] Read More

24 June 2025 Creating a Special Place “I don’t think you realise, until you’re in the situation, how critical the Hospice is and how important it is to be close to you…to be a part of your community so that you can use it and benefit from it…It is so much easier for the patient and family if it is close to […] Read More

24 June 2025 Buy a Brick 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. Read More

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