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Further to our AGM last October we are organising a Family Outing for members Saturday 21st  March 2020 Shearwater Hotel, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway.  Marina Point, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, H53 F5P9 Phone: (090) 963 0400 Rooms must be booked before Friday 21st February as they are very limited and are filling... Read More

Anam Cara North Dublin, the organisation that supports bereaved parents in your community, will host a Parent Support Evening on Wed 19th February 2020 at 7.30 pm in the Carnegie Court Hotel, Swords, Co.Dublin Anam Cara the organisation that supports bereaved parents holds Bereavement Information Evenings This event is open... Read More

Yellow Daffodils of Spring Daffodils begin to flower in early Spring . They are one of Ireland’s favourite wildflowers, loved for the blanket of golden yellow they bring to the countryside.. They are one of Ireland’s favourite wildflowers and are perennial. Daffodils announce beginning of the spring and waking of... Read More

Saint Brigid’s Cross Brigid’s cross or Bridget’s cross is a small cross woven from rushes and has four arms tied at the ends and a woven square in the middle. Brigid’s crosses are associated with Saint Brigid, a patron saint of Ireland and of babies, infants and more…   The... Read More

      S.O.F.T. Ireland Valentine Coffee Mornings             We hope you and your family are keeping well. At our Autumn Break this year we decided to continue to try and  organise coffee mornings again in aid of SOFT in or around Valentine Week Fri... Read More

VHI Women’s Mini Marathon Dear Members, friends, relations and colleagues etc. We are calling all ladies to participate in the VHI Women’s Mini Marathon Sunday May 31st 2020 at 2pm Walk, jog or run 10K in aid of S.O.F.T. on Bank Holiday Weekend. It’s up to you but most walk... Read More

Sincere sympathy to Mary Rispin on the death of her mother RIP The death has occurred of Margaret (Gretta) Heery (née Sheridan)       Peacefully surrounded by her loving family and staff in Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan. Predeceased by her husband Paddy and grandson Niall. Gretta will be very... Read More

♥♥♥Happy New Year♥♥♥ Helen Hunt Jackson, “New Year’s Morning” (1892) Only a night from old to new; Only a sleep from night to morn. The new is but the old come true; Each sunrise sees a new year born. ************************* Happy New Year 2020 Mark the New Year by lighting... Read More

Silent Night Silent Night Carol connects and conveys hope for ordinary people and is sung out around the world as a message of peace. It is a lullaby for the Christ Child a song which evokes many emotions. Christmas and Silent Night is a time to remember our SOFT Children.... Read More

Kathleen Lynch RIP Mother of Paula Sincere sympathy to Paula Doyle on the death of her mother RIP Lynch (nee Rochford) Kathleen, Riverdale, Newtown, Trim, Co. Meath, 20th December 2019. Peacefully at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, following a recent illness, bravely borne. Predeceased by her husband Matt, daughter Brona and... Read More