LauraLynn Ireland's Children's Hospice

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, and now comprises LauraLynn Hospice Service and The Children’s Sunshine Home Disability Services. Our Disability Services are based on our campus in Leopardstown, Dublin 18 and our Hospice Services operate from our campus in Dublin and our community teams in Dublin, Mallow Cork, and Ballinasloe Galway.

LauraLynn Hospice provides specialist palliative and supportive care services to meet the needs of children with life limiting conditions and their families. Our Model of Care is centred around five pillars - direct care, family support, symptom management, end of life care and bereavement support.

Our Disability Services comprises Willow View – a residential care service that is home to six adults with intellectual disabilities and Hazel House - a respite service for children with complex intellectual and physical disabilities.

While our disability services are funded by the Health Services Executive (HSE) our hospice service is mainly funded through fundraised income and private donations, supplemented with some statutory funding.