Face To Face Support Meetings

Venue Location

Galway

Venue: Maldron Hotel, Sandy Rd, Galway, H91 ET6N

Times of meetings:  7.20 PM – 9.00PM

If you are a parent attending one of our meetings for the first time, please arrive at 7.15

 Dates of Meetings:

 1st Wednesday of each month

 Calendar of specific dates each month for the year

Month1st Wednesday
JanuaryJanuary 1, 2025
FebruaryFebruary 5, 2025
MarchMarch 5, 2025
AprilApril 2, 2025
MayMay 7, 2025
JuneJune 4, 2025
JulyPAUSE FOR SUMMER
AugustPAUSE FOR SUMMER
SeptemberSeptember 3, 2025
OctoberOctober 1, 2025
NovemberNovember 5, 2025
DecemberDecember 3, 2025

What to Expect at an Anam Cara Face-to-Face Support Meeting

At Anam Cara, our peer-to-peer support groups are at the core of what we do. At these meetings, you can meet other bereaved parents. At these meetings, you have the opportunity to share, ask questions, connect, or just listen. Groups are led by a bereavement or mental health professional and a volunteer parent—someone who knows the experience of losing a child. The groups meet for around an hour and a half, though if it is your first time coming to a meeting, we recommend arriving fifteen to twenty minutes early, so you can meet the facilitators, and they can learn about you and your child. The evening will centre around an open discussion where parents can share experiences or simply listen in a compassionate and non-judgmental environment. Tea and light refreshments are provided. 

Most of our groups gather in quiet and confidential meeting rooms at hotels across the island. It is the policy of Anam Cara to keep confidential all personal information about parents, siblings, and families in our service. We provide a safe space for all bereaved parents, regardless of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, age, disability, race, religion, or membership in the Traveller community, to share our loss and the complex emotions that surround grief.

Professional Facilitator: Maeve Tonge