Publication
Support Services
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From: Department of Justice
- Published on: 10 August 2021
- Last updated on: 4 February 2022
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A list of support services for families and individuals dealing with bereavement are available below.
A Little Lifetime Foundation
- Address:
- 18 Orion Business Campus, Ballycoolin, Dublin 15
- Website:
- Email:
- Telephone:
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01 8829030
- Summary:
- Support for bereaved parents and their families.
AdVIC
- Address:
- 113 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, DO2 AV80
- Website:
- Email:
- Telephone:
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1800 252 000
- Summary:
- Advocates for greater rights for victims of homicide, their families and friends.
Anam Cara
- Address:
- HCL House, Second Avenue, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Tallaght, Dublin 24
- Website:
- Email:
- Summary:
- Parental and Sibling Bereavement Support.
Aware
- Address:
- 72 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2
- Website:
- Email:
- Telephone:
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01 6617211;
1800 804 848
- Summary:
- Assisting people impacted by anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and related mood conditions.
Barnardos Children’s Bereavement Service
- Address:
- Christchurch Square, Dublin 8
- Website:
- Email:
- Telephone:
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01 473 2110
- Summary:
- Working with families to help them support their child through the grieving process.
Childline – ISPCC
- Website:
- Telephone:
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Freephone 1800 666 666;
Freetext 50101
- Summary:
- The national listening service for children and young people in Ireland.
CRY
- Address:
- The CRY Centre, Unit B14, Tallaght, Cross West, Dublin 24, D24 R3HC
- Website:
- Email:
- Telephone:
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01 414 2235
- Summary:
- Helping raise awareness of sudden cardiac death.
Féileacain
- Address:
- 37 North Street, Skibereen, Co. Cork
- Website:
- Email:
- Telephone:
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085 249 6464
- Summary:
- Supporting anyone affected by the death of a baby during or after pregnancy.
First Light
- Address:
- Carmichael Centre, 4 North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7
- Website:
- Email:
- Telephone:
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01 8732711;
1850 391391 (24 hour)
- Summary:
- Supporting suddenly bereaved parents and families.
HUGG (Healing Untold Grief Groups)
Irish Banking Culture Board
- Address:
- The Common Commitment of Care for Bereaved Customers, 38/39 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2
- Website:
- Email:
- Summary:
- The common commitment of care for bereaved customers.
Irish Hospice Foundation
- Address:
- 4th Floor, Morrison Chambers, 32 Nassau Street, Dublin 2
- Website:
- Email:
- Telephone:
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01 679 3188;
Support line 1800 807 077
- Summary:
- Working to ensure the best end-of-life and bereavement care, for all.
Download a bereavement support information pack.
See information on the Irish Hospice Foundations bereavement support lines.
ISPCC
- Address:
- Irish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, 29 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2, DO2 XT93
- Website:
- Email:
- Telephone:
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01 234 2000
- Summary:
- Irish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust
- Website:
- Telephone:
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+44 28 3083 3311
- Summary:
- Aims to alleviate the financial hardship of bereaved families repatriating the body (bodies) of loved one(s) who have died abroad in sudden or tragic circumstances back to Ireland.
Legal Aid Board
- Website:
- Summary:
- The Legal Aid Board is an independent, publicly funded organisation providing civil legal aid and advice, family mediation services, and administering three ad-hoc legal aid schemes connected with criminal matters.
Living Links
- Website:
- Summary:
- Providing practical assistance, help and support to persons bereaved by suicide in Ireland.
National and Local Services for Victims of Crime
Meningitis Research Foundation
- Address:
- 83 Amien Street, North Dock Dublin 1, D01 DD25
- Website:
- Telephone:
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1800 413 344
- Summary:
- The Meningitis Research Foundation provides bereavement support services for people who have been affected by meningitis.
Widow.ie
- Address:
- Carmichael Centre, 4 Brunswick St. North, Dublin 7
- Website:
- Email:
- Telephone:
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01 872 8814;
01 873 3622
- Summary:
- Information and self-help resource for, and by widows, widowers and bereaved life partners.
National Office for Suicide Prevention
- Address:
- HSE Community Strategy and Planning, Stewarts Hospital Mill Lane, Palmerstown, Dublin 20
- Website:
- Email:
- Telephone:
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01 6201670
National Suicide Research Foundation
Pieta
- Address:
- First Floor, Greenhills Retail Park, Greenhills Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24
- Website:
- Email:
- Summary:
- Supporting those in suicidal distress, those who engage in self-harm, and those bereaved by suicide. If you are in crisis Freephone 1800 247 247 or text HELP to 51444.
Rainbows Ireland Ltd
- Address:
- Loreto Centre Crumlin Road, Dublin 12
- Website:
- Email:
- Telephone:
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01 473 4175
- Summary:
- Supporting children with bereavement and parental separation.
Samaritans
- Address:
- 4 – 5 Ushers Court, Ushers Quay, Dublin 8
- Website:
- Email:
- Telephone:
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01 6710071;
116 123
- Summary:
- Provides emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide.
Support After Homicide
- Website:
- Telephone:
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087 983 7322
- Summary:
- Provides emotional support and practical information to people whose lives have been affected by homicide. Open seven days a week.
The Cormac Trust
- Address:
- 61 Main Street, Benburb, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone
- Website:
- Email:
- Telephone:
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048 3754 7721
- Summary:
- Raising awareness of sudden cardiac arrest.
The Miscarriage Association of Ireland
- Address:
- Carmichael Centre, North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7
- Website:
- Email:
- Telephone:
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01 873 5702;
01 872 5550;
01 872 2914
- Summary:
- Supports those affected by miscarriage. Our helpline number 086 868 4103 is open from 10am-12pm and our 086 267 2519 helpline is open from 8pm-10pm.
The Suicide Bereavement Liaison Service
- Website:
- Summary:
- Free, confidential service that provides assistance and support to families and individuals after the loss of a loved one to suicide.
Your Mental Health
- Website:
- Telephone:
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1800 11 888
- Summary:
- For information on mental health supports and services closest to you.