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The Susie Long Hospice Fund (SLHF) Annual Church Gate Collection takes place on Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 October in Kilkenny City and County.

Next week is Susie Long Hospice Week and the a number of events have been planned to raise funds and create awareness of hospice care in Kilkenny to mark the event.

The HSE West’s plan to cut temporary staff’s working hours as part of its cost cutting measures could have implications for patient safety, it was claimed this week.

An Taoiseach Brian Cowen has praised Galway Hospice staff for making an “extraordinary” contribution to the needs of the community.

A recent survey of family caregivers on caregiverstress.com revealed that more than half of the respondents (51 per cent) said their ageing relative resisted care. These seniors often object to help whether it is from their own children or a professional caregiver who tries to come into their homes to assist.

A coffee morning in aid of Hospice will be held in the home of Charlie and Christina Gallagher, Currower, Attymass, on Thursday September 16 from 10am to 7pm.

Le Chéile Family Resource Centre, Tucker Street, Castlebar, will hold a coffee morning in aid of Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation on September 16 from 10.30am to 12.30pm.

Flag Days, in aid of the Susie Long Hospice Fund, take place on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 September. Volunteers will be collecting at various locations in Kilkenny.

Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning in aid of Hospice and sponsored by Bewleys, takes place this year on Thursday September 16.