Life goes on as usual in Marymount Hospice

Babies, brides, and pets — not the usual cast of characters for a hospice, but Marymount is not your usual hospice.

Marymount, in Curraheen on the western edge of Cork City, has witnessed weddings and christenings and even accommodates visits from patients’ beloved pets.

“People can’t believe that we will bring their pets in for them,” says hospice chief executive Sarah McCloskey, who wants patients to get busy living. “A neighbour, a family member, a friend can bring the pet in for a visit and it makes a massive difference to someone’s life.