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#Grief
# grief - Saturday 1 June, 2019
Henry and Ljungberg lead tributes for Reyes after tragic death of former Arsenal star
The ex-Real Madrid winger lost his life in a traffic accident on Saturday.
# grief - Saturday 25 May, 2019
'I was a little boy, I was still lost' - Jonathan Walters courageously opens up in Late Late interview
The former Ireland international spoke about the death of his mother on last night’s show.
# grief - Saturday 23 February, 2019
Opinion: A shock diagnosis left me a 30-year-old widower - here is how I survived
‘Something I’ve tried to live by over the past year is a lesson I learned soon after the bereavement- you honour the dead by choosing to live well, writes Noel Byrne.
# grief - Sunday 23 December, 2018
Christmas without loved ones: 'Just do it as best you can ... it's very, very hard'
Christmas can be a tough time for those who have lost a loved one.
# grief - Sunday 17 June, 2018
Dealing with grief on Father's Day: 'We won't mourn the loss of Adam, but we’ll celebrate everything he gave us'
Father’s Day can be a tough day for those who have lost a child or a father.
# grief - Wednesday 3 January, 2018
Losing my sister Donna: 'Traumatic shock, grief and facing deep inner demons'
It’s a fitting a tribute to Donna to finally be myself, writes Neil Fox.
# grief - Saturday 23 December, 2017
Christmas without loved ones: 'Try to keep it simple. The first year is very, very difficult'
Christmas can be a tough time for those who have lost a loved one.
# grief - Saturday 18 November, 2017
'I looked down and my leg simply wasn't there' - for farming families, the consequences of a workplace accident are devastating
Support and bereavement group Embrace Farm are soon to hold their first national conference on the multitude of problems presented by farming tragedies.
# grief - Saturday 4 November, 2017
'I idolised him': Aisling Bea writes powerful article about her father's suicide
“I had been told how he adored me, how I was funny, just like him.”
# grief - Saturday 8 July, 2017
'Dealing with a loved one's death is difficult, but a murder poses special problems'
Joan Deane helps people deal with the trauma of losing someone through homicide.
# grief - Friday 7 July, 2017
'Everyone in Ireland deserves to have a good death'
The Irish Hospice Foundation has said investing in bereavement services and end-of-life care will benefit society as a whole.
# grief - Friday 7 April, 2017
'There were nights in hospital with my daughter and days in the hospital with my mum'
Days after his mother’s funeral, Colin Kelly steered Louth’s footballers to promotion to Division 2.
# grief - Friday 24 March, 2017
Father of pilot disputes claim his son deliberately downed Germanwings plane in Alps
Andreas Lubitz was co-pilot of the plane that crashed in the Alps on this day in 2015.
# grief - Tuesday 21 March, 2017
Rio Ferdinand says he turned to drink following tragedy
Rebecca Ferdinand died in March 2015
# grief - Friday 17 March, 2017
An American in Ireland: 'Thank you Ireland - you've helped to heal my broken heart'
Ireland is gloriously beautiful but it’s the people who helped me heal after losing my husband, writes Kathleen Maloney.
# grief - Saturday 11 March, 2017
What will happen to your Facebook account when you die?
The Irish Hospice Foundation wants people to make plans for their social media accounts in the event of their death.
# grief - Saturday 15 October, 2016
'I regret not talking to my mother about her death, don't do the same thing'
The Irish Hospice Foundation wants people to talk about death, dying and grief more openly.
# grief - Tuesday 6 September, 2016
Social media can bring out the worst in public mourning, says an expert on digital grief
“In the context of grieving, because it’s easier to make a posting on an internet page, it’s often a kind of phoney impression.”
# grief - Sunday 3 July, 2016
Tributes paid to Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel wrote tens of books and was a professor and Nobel Prize winner.
# grief - Saturday 4 June, 2016
"He was and always will be the greatest" - The world reacts to the death of a legend
Tributes have poured in for the deceased Muhammad Ali.
# grief - Wednesday 23 March, 2016
Dublin photographer captures Belgian grief in one moving portrait
Cameraman Alex Sapienza took this shot after a long day of filming in Brussels.
# grief - Thursday 17 March, 2016
This young woman's powerful story about grief and suicide is going viral
“Those nights that I used to cry myself to sleep I held onto one thing; I held onto hope.”
# grief - Tuesday 8 March, 2016
Memorial Mass held for 11-month-old baby Karol Rozycki
The young boy died tragically in Killarney on Sunday evening.
# grief - Sunday 21 February, 2016
'I just miss her every day': Mother of Reeva Steenkamp speaks of heartbreak three years on
June Steenkamp described her daughter as a “perfect child”.
# grief - Monday 21 December, 2015
How to support a bereaved person at Christmas
This time of year can be particularly difficult for someone who has lost a loved one.
# grief - Friday 11 December, 2015
'Don’t cry, your mum’s in the room. And me? I was dying inside.'
Young people often struggle to access support following the death of a loved one.
# grief - Monday 16 November, 2015
"There is something profound about holding someone as they take their last breaths"
Your experiences of grief, in your own words.
# grief - Sunday 15 November, 2015
"There are worse things than dying" - how Irish medical workers deal with the final journey
Doctors, nurses and specialists told us what death means to them as an experience.
# grief - Saturday 14 November, 2015
'What I've learned from working in a crematorium for 33 years'
“Down through the years I’ve seen some really tragic cases … It can be hard.”
# grief - Friday 13 November, 2015
'Kate is my daughter. Kate was born still and silent. It is the loudest heartbreak.'
A mother-of-three on the heartbreak of having a stillborn daughter.
# grief - Thursday 12 November, 2015
Everything you wanted to know about grief but were too afraid to ask
An expert tells us what we can do to support bereaved people, how to talk to children about loss, and if there’s a good alternative to mass cards.
# grief - Wednesday 11 November, 2015
'Then everyone died': I lost four people I loved in 14 months
“Your heart will always be a little bit broken – and that’s okay.”
Advice: What to say - and not say - to a friend who is recently bereaved
Running away and saying nothing at all is often the worst. But there are times to ‘show up and shut up’.
# grief - Saturday 7 November, 2015
Family of former journalist found dead on eviction day still looking for answers
Bríd Cummins was due to be evicted from her Galway home on the day her body was found.
# grief - Thursday 17 September, 2015
'In the beginning it rips you apart': Parents discuss losing a child
Anam Cara has released a series of videos aimed at helping bereaved families.
# grief - Saturday 12 September, 2015
'What would you tweet from your deathbed?'
A conversation between 300 people – about dying.
# grief - Friday 11 September, 2015
'My family and I have had many conversations about my impending death'
Wendy has terminal cancer.
# grief - Monday 24 August, 2015
'Life as I knew it is falling apart': Woman shares beautiful letter after her dad's death
LC lost both her parents to cancer.
# grief - Friday 17 July, 2015
'Losing a spouse is soul-destroying, but you need to be prepared'
“You never think it’s going to happen to you.”
# grief - Saturday 20 June, 2015
Should workers get paid bereavement leave?
There is no legal entitlement to it at present.
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Poll: Have you started your Christmas shopping?
WE ARE 18 days away from Christmas – that’s 17 shopping days. That’s 408 hours (sorry).
It always seems as though there are those who get the shopping out of the way in March where some like that last minute panic on Christmas Eve.
So, this morning we want to know: Have you started your Christmas shopping?
Poll Results:
Yes (5045)
No (3254)
I've done it all (smug) (1906)
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From the Garden: Buying a real Christmas tree supports local jobs and brings a certain magic to the home
By Michael Kelly
A real tree is a much greener option than one made from plastic, writes Michael Kelly.
How I Spend My Money: A 33-year-old HR manager in Cork on €50,000 putting in a lot of hours at work
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Opinion: 'Hong Kong people are more tolerant of radical protest because of guilt - not anger'
By Dr Chung Kam Kwok
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