It’s time to Get Brewing

It’s time to Get Brewing as Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice Together with Bewley’s Returns

Brendan Gleeson together with representatives of hospice and homecare services throughout the country has launched Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice Together with Bewley’s. Returning for its 26th year, they called on the people of Ireland to host a coffee morning on Thursday 20th September to help raise vital funds for their local hospice and homecare service.

Since the first coffee morning 26 years ago over €35 million has been raised by people around Ireland. This year it is hoped that Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice Together with Bewley’s will raise a much needed €2 million for local hospice and homecare services nationwide, to meet with growing demands for the service.

Ambassador Brendan Gleeson said,“I have seen first-hand the important work hospices do in local communities and have been personally touched by the vital work done in St. Francis Hospice. The money raised through Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice Together with Bewley’s helps hospice and homecare services around Ireland give patients the best quality of life during illness. I urge people to host a coffee morning on Thursday 20th September and continue to make a difference”.

Pat Quinlan, Chair of the Voluntary Hospice Group said, “The demands on hospice and homecare services around Ireland are growing each year. The money raised through Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice Together with Bewley’s is crucial in ensuring that we continue to meet patients’ needs and support families. The success of the campaign over the last 26 years is thanks to the incredible supporters; our coffee morning hosts, guests, Ambassadors and our sponsor Bewley’s.”

John Cahill, Bewley’s CEO said “Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice Together with Bewley’s has raised over €35 million for local hospice and homecare services around the country and Bewley’s is proud to support the campaign each year. As a family business, community has always been at the heart of what we do and year on year we see how vital the work done by hospice and homecare services is to local communities. That’s why we’re asking everyone to join together with a cup of Bewley’s coffee on the 20thSeptember.”

People can help to make a difference in someone’s life by hosting a coffee morning to help raise funds for their local hospice and homecare service. You can register here or by calling 1890 998 995. Hosts are provided with a Coffee Morning Pack containing Bewley’s coffee, posters and invitations free of charge. Remember, every cup counts!

The public can support Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice Together with Bewley’s on Thursday 20th September 2018 by:

  • Hosting a Coffee Morning
  • Attending a Coffee Morning
  • Texting COFFEE to 50300 to donate €4*
*Text costs €4. Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice Together with Bewley’s will receive a minimum of €3.60. Service Provider: LIKECHARITY. Helpline: 076 6805278.

 

 

Fabulous new in-patient unit opens in Kerry Hospice

A stunning new inpatient unit in Kerry Hospice opened in September 2017. It has 15 single rooms, all ensuite, which lead onto a landscaped garden. This gorgeous new unit is supported by a full multidisciplinary team including physio, occupational therapists and complementary therapists. Take a minute and have a look at this incredible achievement.

From Nice to Nepal to NYC – our International Coffee Mornings

It’s fantastic to see supporters all around the world taking part in Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning together with Bewley’s!

We’d like to say a big thanks to Kieran and the whole Leahy family from Curracloe in Wexford who held a coffee morning whilst on holidays in Nice in the south of France. It looks gorgeous on the terrace, such a stunning view, we hope you had a great time.

 

And we’d also like to say thanks to Eleanor Flew for hosting a coffee morning at none other than Everest Basecamp!!! We’re fairly certain there will never be a coffee morning held at higher altitude!

Also a enormous THANK YOU to globetrotter Evanne Cahill from Wicklow Hospice! Evanne not only hosted a coffee morning on top of one the world’s most famous new landmarks, The Shard In London, but she also held a coffee morning in New York City!!! Thanks so much Evanne, we hope you enjoyed the view!

If you’ll be away from home on September the 20th this year but would still like to get involved, just register today and we can help you organise your coffee morning, no matter where you are!

Beautiful new development at The Friends of St Brigid’s Hospice on the Curragh in County Kildare

In September The Friends of St Brigid’s Hospice, in partnership with the HSE, will reopen their newly refurbished and extended Hospice unit on the Curragh. The Friends of St Brigid’s Hospice will now have a 13 bedded unit, a six bed increase on current facilities and also a day room. The cost of this project has been funded by their charity through donations received from the communities of Kildare & West Wicklow to the cost of €6 million. Congratulations and thanks to all involved.

 

 

 

 

Hospice care: The best man for the job is a dog

It’s not every day that I fall head over heels in love with the subject of an article, but then again Rian, the therapy dog on the palliative care ward at Our Lady’s Hospice and Care Services in Harold’s Cross, Dublin, is no ordinary interviewee.

The Irish Times visited Our Lady’s Hospice and Care Services in Harold’s Cross for their story on Rian, the therapy dog on the palliative care ward.

Find out more about what this amazing dog gets up to on his daily rounds:

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/hospice-care-the-best-man-for-the-job-is-a-dog-1.2793913