Providing palliative care and supports for children with life-limiting conditions.
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06/12/2025
Have you registered to Dip in for LauraLynn 2025? 🌊
Join people across Ireland on December 21st and take the plunge for a powerful cause! Dipping in the sea at Christmas is no small feat, it deserves a cheer, a pat on the back, and any euro you can spare! ❄️
Funds raised will support children with life-limiting conditions and their families, providing free care at LauraLynn’s hospice and beyond. From overnight stays and meals to music therapy and bereavement support.
This year, LauraLynn was honoured to be invited to take part in the iconic LateLate Toy Show, and what a magical experience it was! Three of our incredible LauraLynn families were welcomed into the studio, where they spent an unforgettable day surrounded by toys and festive cheer.
Ruby Rose, Aoife and Flinn along with their families enjoyed every second and made memories to last a lifetime!
We hope everyone at home is enjoying the show tonight!🎄✨
05/12/2025
Celebrating Our Volunteers this International Volunteer Day!🌟
As we reflect on the incredible success of Light Up LauraLynn, we want to extend our heartfelt appreciation to the wonderful volunteers who made it all possible.
This day simply wouldn’t have happened without the time, energy, and compassion of our volunteer team. Here are just a few of the many amazing individuals who helped bring joy to our campus and comfort to the families we support.
Today, we proudly join in celebrating International Volunteer Day 2025, under the theme . This year also marks the launch of the International Volunteer Year 2026, a global call to recognise and empower those who give their time to build stronger, more inclusive communities.
To every volunteer at LauraLynn and beyond thank you! 💚
04/12/2025
💇♂️ Thank You Thursday 💙
A huge shoutout to Donnacha McCartan from Wicklow, who took part in Locks of Love and raised an incredible €10,500 for LauraLynn!
Surrounded by friends and family, Donnacha bravely said goodbye to his locks and hello to making a real difference for children with life-limiting conditions!
He even visited our hospice to see firsthand how vital fundraising is to the care we provide.
Thinking of the chop? Take Donnacha’s advice and get involved with Locks of Love! More information here: https://brnw.ch/21wY4ot
03/12/2025
“When our daughter Saoirse was born, she was so ill we didn't even think she would see her first Christmas.
In the end we had had nearly seven wonderful years with Saoirse.
And the love and care LauraLynn gave Saoirse throughout her short life was absolutely vital for us.
Please help give the children and families who are in LauraLynn today the same extraordinary care that we received.”
We’re so grateful to the wonderful Nicola Coughlan for supporting our Christmas Appeal.❤️
For some families, this may be the last Christmas they have with their child. Your gift will help us make sure that they have all the expert loving care they need to cherish the short time they have left together.
🎄 Please consider donating if you can every contribution makes a difference.
Lauralynn was delighted to attend the HSE Dublin & South East Regions' Nursing & Midwifery Symposium this week!
We were proud to present our quality improvement project focused on developing a model of clinical supervision for healthcare professionals working in children’s palliative care.
A fantastic opportunity to share insights and collaborate with inspiring colleagues across the region. 💡
28/11/2025
To help us launch this year’s LauraLynn Christmas Appeal, Jason and Naomi will be sharing the story of their beautiful daughter Saoirse, who visited LauraLynn every year of her short and precious life.
Please watch out for Saoirse’s story on TV, Radio, Print and across all your social media channels.
The LauraLynn Christmas Appeal is our most important fundraising appeal of the year. So please be as generous as you can and make a special LauraLynn Christmas gift of your own today.
For some families in LauraLynn this may be the last Christmas they have with their child. Together we can help make sure it is the most special Christmas they have ever had.
Big news! Rugby star Tommy O'Brien has joined the LauraLynn family as our newest ambassador 💙🌊
To celebrate, he’s helping us launch this year’s Dip In for LauraLynn challenge, our festive fundraiser where brave swimmers across Ireland take the plunge to support children with life-limiting conditions and their families.
Whether it’s your local beach, lake, or plunge pool, join us on Sunday, 21st December and make a splash for a great cause!
🎅 Register now to get your free LauraLynn Santa hat and fundraising pack:
👉 https://brnw.ch/21wXSRT
26/11/2025
Things are getting very festive here at LauraLynn! We spotted one of Rudolph’s cheeky friends grazing on the green outside Rowan House! Is he scouting the route for Santa’s sleigh or just stopping by for some lunch? 🦌✨
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LauraLynn, Ireland’s Children’s Hospice was formed in 2011 following the merging of the long standing Children’s Sunshine Home and the LauraLynn Foundation, formed by Jane and Brendan McKenna in memory of their precious daughters, Laura and Lynn, who tragically both passed away within less than 2 years of each other. LauraLynn now comprises LauraLynn Hospice Service and Hazel House and Willow View Disability Services.
The LauraLynn Hospice Service provides palliative care and support for children with life-limiting conditions and their families from across Ireland. Our holistic approach to care ensures that we are supporting the whole family, allowing parents to have time to be ‘Mums and Dads’ rather than full-time carers.
We offer support for children from birth to their 18th birthday
All of our care is free for families
Children can be referred to LauraLynn from anywhere in Ireland
LauraLynn@HOME programme, provides hospice care for children in the comfort of their own home in Dublin North-East and Dublin Mid-Leinster Regions.
Our children’s palliative care is delivered through our Interdisciplinary Team. We work in partnership with the child’s primary care team with a shared goal of ensuring high quality Family Support, Symptom Management, End-of-Life Care, Bereavement Support and Direct Care.
Additionally, our Hazel House Disability Service provides, residential, crisis and respite care to children and adolescents with profound learning difficulties accompanied by physical disabilities, complex healthcare needs and sensory impairments.
While our Willow View Disability Service provides residential care for adults with intellectual and physical disabilities. In line with national policy, we no longer accept referrals for our Willow View service but are committed to taking care of our adult residents, who have been in our care since childhood.
In striving for excellence in the provision of children’s palliative care, LauraLynn has a Clinical Education & Training Department, whose remit is to provide a range of educational programmes and initiatives for healthcare professionals and others interested in improving quality of care.
