A recent Oireachtas report suggests there are legal deficiencies in the draft Dying with Dignity Bill that could result in yet another delay to introducing Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) in Ireland. It is our understanding that the Bill will be considered next week and subsequently a decision will be made on whether to proceed with […]
This is the second in a series of posts by Noel Byrne considering the Catholic church’s stance on End of Life choice as outlined in their Oireachtas submission to the Justice Committee considering the ‘Dying with Dignity’ Bill. If you missed the first post describing the negative impact the ‘Irish Bishops Conference’ has had on […]
End of Life Ireland (EOLI) is a volunteer-led group seeking to foster conversation about end-of life issues. This is the first of our opinion pieces, where members of our committee take a close look at the arguments for and against the ‘Dying with Dignity’ Bill. In this series, EOLI committee member Noel Byrne comments on […]
This is the final in a series of blogposts telling my story of making my end-of life arrangements. If you missed the earlier posts catch up here! In my last post, I completed the story of the Advance Healthcare Directive: what it is, how to fill it out, and who should know about it. In this […]
This is the fourth blogpost telling my story of making my end-of life arrangements. If you missed the earlier posts catch up here! Over the last couple of blogs I have been recounting my experience of completing an Advance Healthcare Directive, to explain my wishes about my treatment at the end of life, especially in case […]
This is the third blogpost telling my story of making my end-of life arrangements. If you missed the earlier posts please do catch up with the first and second posts! In my last post I explained what an Advance Healthcare Directive is. It’s a form for recording your preferences about your healthcare in case you […]
This is the second blogpost telling my story of making my end-of life arrangements. If you missed the first post catch up here! In the first post I mentioned the reason why we should take a bit of time to think about and discuss the arrangements for end of life. The important things are end-of-life care, funeral arrangements and disposal of […]
End of Life Ireland (EOLI) is a volunteer-led group seeking to foster conversation about end-of life issues. This introductory post is the first in a series of blog posts telling the story of our committee member, Alan Tuffery’s experience of making arrangements for the end of his life. Like most people, I suppose I avoided […]
End of Life Ireland has been established as a platform to open up the conversation about Death and Dying, to raise awareness of current and proposed legislation for the Dying with Dignity Draft Bill. This TEDx talk shares Helen O’Shaugnessey’s personal and professional experience as a cardio thoracic nurse. Choice at end of life was not a […]