The Miscarriage Association of Ireland

This archive contains all old news items and old events.

The Dublin Women’s Mini Marathon will take place on Bank Holiday Monday 7th June 2010 at 3.00pm. Should you have any queries regarding taking part to raise funds for us please contact us. We will send you a sponsorship card and tshirt to wear on the day. We gratefully receive any amount no matter how small you may think it is. Thank you. For official details about the Flora Mini Marathon, go to www.womensminimarathon.ie All participants must enter either on the official Entry Form which will appear in the Evening Herald every Wednesday and Saturday or online. Closing Date is 27th April 2010 or when maximum number of entries is reached.

Our Annual Service of Remembrance  took place on Sunday 9th November 2008, in St. Theresa's Church, Donore Avenue, Dublin 8.
As always our service is a very special occasion and a chance to acknowledge in peace or be part of the experience with others who have also experienced this great loss of a part of their family. This years service was even more special than usual as 2008 marks the 20th Anniversary of the Miscarriage Association of Ireland. We were honoured that so many members past and present accepted our invitations to attend this special service and joined us in remembering all of our babies, whom we had the privilege to share their lives, if but for a short while, and to light a candle during the service in remembrance of them all.

Immediately prior to this years Annual Service, with the help of Fr. Sean McArdle and Rev. Sonia Hicks, we unveiled a Memorial Stone in the grounds of St. Theresa's Church, Donore Avenue. This stone is in honour of all of our babies whose lives were too short, and also to mark the occasion of the 20th year of The Miscarriage Association of Ireland.

Everyone who attended this years service got to take home two beautiful mementoes of the day, a silver Newbridge 'Dove' and a sapling tree which they can plant at home in memory of their babies.

We are very grateful to Fr. Sean McArdle for all his assistance with and placing of this Memorial Stone and for his continued support of our Annual Service of Remembrance and the Miscarriage Association of Ireland in general. See more details about our Memorial Stones. We would also like to thank Lucan Folk Group for their beautiful and poignant music and singing and all the numerous people who helped out on the day and with all the preparations beforehand, making the day the success that it was.

The 2009 Annual General Meeting of the Miscarriage Association of Ireland was held on Thursday 4th June at 6.30pm, in the Board Room, Buswells Hotel, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2. We are very grateful to all who attended and are delighted to announce that we have a new committee member Liz Burton. Some of you may already know Liz as she has been facilitating at quite a number of our monthly support group meetings over the last year. Those of you who have still to meet Liz have a treat in store as she is kind, caring and empathetic, having had her own personal experience of miscarriage. We are also delighted to report that the current committee is still willing to continue. For those who were unable to attend this year, we look forward to perhaps meeting up with you another time, please consider coming next year. Your views matter to us. June O’Toole Chairperson

Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital Service of Remembrance for babies who died in the past year or so. Sunday, April 18th @ 3.00pm. Our Lady of Dolours Church, Dolphin's Barn.

The dedication of a memorial stone takes place at St. Michael’s Cemetery, Athy, Co. Kildare, Wednesday 17th June 2009. In April 2009, The Miscarriage Association of Ireland placed our fourth Memorial Stone, our first outside Dublin, in St. Michael’s Cemetery in Athy. This stone was dedicated by Monsignor John Wilson following the Cemetery Mass on Wednesday 17th June 2009. We are very grateful to Karen Carolan and Paul Lawlor for the parts they have played in placing this very special Memorial in memory of all the little ones who never got an opportunity to share our lives with us but will live on in our hearts forever.

Our Annual Service of Remembrance took place on Sunday 9th November 2008, in St. Theresa's Church, Donore Avenue, Dublin 8. As always our service is a very special occasion and a chance to acknowledge in peace or be part of the experience with others who have also experienced this great loss of a part of their family. This years service was even more special than usual as 2008 marks the 20th Anniversary of the Miscarriage Association of Ireland. We were honoured that so many members past and present accepted our invitations to attend this special service and joined us in remembering all of our babies, whom we had the privilege to share their lives, if but for a short while, and to light a candle during the service in remembrance of them all. Immediately prior to this years Annual Service, with the help of Fr. Sean McArdle and Rev. Sonia Hicks, we unveiled a Memorial Stone in the grounds of St. Theresa's Church, Donore Avenue. This stone is in honour of all of our babies whose lives were too short, and also to mark the occasion of the 20th year of The Miscarriage Association of Ireland. Everyone who attended this years service got to take home two beautiful mementoes of the day, a silver Newbridge 'Dove' and a sapling tree which they can plant at home in memory of their babies. We are very grateful to Fr. Sean McArdle for all his assistance with and placing of this Memorial Stone and for his continued support of our Annual Service of Remembrance and the Miscarriage Association of Ireland in general. See more details about our Memorial Stones. We would also like to thank Lucan Folk Group for their beautiful and poignant music and singing and all the numerous people who helped out on the day and with all the preparations beforehand, making the day the success that it was.

Support for all those who have experienced a miscarriage is available in Sligo in St. Michael's Family Life Centre, Church Hill, Sligo. One to one meetings are organised locally. Should you require further information contact Joan, Patricia or Mary at St. Michael's Family Life Centre, Church Hill, Sligo. Telephone 071 9170329.

The 26th Flora Women’s Mini Marathon and the Cork City Marathon both took place on Bank Holiday Monday, 2nd June 2008, at 3.00p.m. Congratulations to all those who took part in both events. We are very grateful to everyone who supported us in donating sponsorship money.

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month, and Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is October 15th all across the world, every year. All who took part in International Baby Loss Day joined people all over the world in remembering all babies who died during pregnancy, at birth or too early in life. Wave of Light across the world for 15th October Everyone is invited on 15th October to light a candle at 7pm, in ALL time zones, all over the world. Of all candles lit at 7pm, and kept burning for at least one hour, create a continuous WAVE OF LIGHT across the world for the date of 15th October Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day.

A Remembrance Service was held in St. Patrick's College, Kiltegan, Co. Wicklow on the 11th October 2009 at 3pm. It was a beautiful service in such a peaceful location with spacious grounds and walks for time for reflection and to remember all of our little ones whose lives were too short. For more details go to www.babylossawareness.ie This event is organised and run locally by the people at babylossawareness.ie

An Invitation to Remember .... A Service of Remembrance was held by Cork University Maternity Hospital, on Thursday 15th October 2009 at 7.30pm. In St. Joseph's Church (SMA), Wilton, for who have experienced pregnancy or infant loss.

We are delighted to announce that this, our website, was officially launched, by t.v. and radio personailty, Fiona Looney, on Tuesday 26th September 2006, in Buswell's Hotel, Dublin. Should you have any difficulties or need any further assistance or information or have any suggestions, please do not hesitate to Contact Us. Before we had our new site we had our information online on web-pages which were generously hosted for us by The Coombe Women's Hospital. We thank them for their kindness in facilitating us in this way.