Available Support Services
If you feel you need to talk to someone or need advice, there are a number of people who you can contact including your GP, Public Health Nurse or the hospital Social Worker.
Brain Tumour Ireland currently offers four support groups, you can register for these below.
Brain Tumour Ireland’s Support Groups offer a safe, confidential space for those who are affected by a brain tumour diagnosis to connect with others who truly understand.
These are spaces that provide social and emotional support through shared experiences, helping our community to feel less alone as they navigate their journey.
It’s a space for listening, sharing, and supporting one another.
Patient & Family Support Groups - Face to Face (Co. Cork)
Brain Tumour Ireland’s Patient, and Family face to face Support Groups is for people with a brain tumour and family members and carers of people with a brain tumour.
The group currently meets face to face on the first Wednesday of every month in Cork, and is free to attend.
The next meeting is 5th November 2025.
7.30pm-9pm
SMA Parish Community Centre, Wilton, Co Cork, T12 AX94
Patient Support Group - Online
Brain Tumour Ireland’s Patient Support Group is for people with a brain tumour – it seeks to facilitate peer to peer support.
The group currently meets online on the second Wednesday of every month and is free to attend.
The next meeting is 12th November 2025.
7.30pm-8.30pm
ONLINE
Family Support Group - Online
Our Family Support Group is a space for anyone supporting a loved one with a brain tumour.
Each month, we’ll focus on a different theme to help you navigate the challenges that come with caring for someone while also taking care of yourself.
October’s theme is “How to Look After Yourself.”
This session will give us the opportunity to:
– Share real experiences and talk honestly about what’s happening for you right now.
– Reflect on the areas where you’re finding things difficult or where you could use more support.
– Explore ideas and identify practical strategies.
The group currently meets online on the third Wednesday of every month and is free to attend.
The next meeting is 19th November 2025.
7.30pm-8.30pm
ONLINE
NEW: Bereavement Support Group - Online
Brain Tumour Ireland invites family members and friends who have experienced losing a loved one to a brain tumour to join our online Bereavement Support Group.
Facilitated by bereavement specialist Bryan Nolan, this safe, compassionate space offers the opportunity to connect with others in the brain tumour community who have encountered a similar loss. Through open, guided conversations, participants can honour their loved ones, and support one another through the unique challenges of grief.
The group provides a respectful and understanding environment to talk, listen, and connect.
The group will meet online on the fourth Tuesday of every month and is free to attend.
The next meeting is 25th November 2025.
11am-12.30pm
ONLINE
Caring for someone with a brain tumour
If you feel you need to talk to someone or need advice there are a number of people who you can contact including your GP, Public Health nurse or the hospital/ hospice Social Worker.
Caring for somebody at home with a Brain Tumour can sometimes mean big changes to your life too and it is important that you know you are not alone and that support is out there if you need it. Don’t be afraid to ask.
Caring: Learning and Educating yourself
Education in caring has been identified as one of the primary supports of practical benefit to carers.
Family Carers Ireland provides a range of options to provide people with all the practical skills and knowledge required to deliver high quality care both in the home and in other care related environments.
Click here for more information on services they provide.
They also provide a range of workshops which are run whenever there is sufficient demand. These workshops include Stoma Care; Diabetes; Continence Management; Challenging Behaviour; Falls, Prevention and Management; Elder Abuse; Infection, Prevention & Control; Peg Feeding; Patient Moving and Handling; Assisting Skills; Health & Safety in the home.
Click here to find out more about the supports Family Carers Ireland provide.
Family Carers Ireland
Family Carers Ireland have a confidential careline. Freephone 1800 24 07 24 to talk to their experienced and trained staff.
They will listen to your concerns and offer practical advice on a range of topics, including supports and services available from your Local Authority, HSE or offered by Family Carers Ireland in your area.
They have a number of local centres around the country.
Their website is familycarers.ie and you can find your local centre here.
Care lines
The Irish Cancer Society runs a helpline that is open to carers, family members and friends of anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer. You can Freephone 1800 200 700 to talk to a specialist cancer nurse. It is open Monday-Thursday from 9am to 7pm and Friday from 9am to 5pm.
Family Carers Ireland (The Carers Association) also offers a careline. Freefone 1800 24 07 24 to talk to one of their staff. They will listen to your concerns and offer practical advice on a range of topics. The careline is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 1pm.
Family Carers Ireland (The Carers Association) also offers a careline. Freefone 1800 24 07 24 to talk to one of their staff. They will listen to your concerns and offer practical advice on a range of topics. The careline is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 1pm.
- Dublin – Arc Cancer Support Centre: 01 215 0250
- Dublin – St Luke's Hospital Support Centre: 01 406 5295
- Letterkenny/Donegal – Sligo Cancer Support Centre: 071 917 0399
- Mayo – Mayo Cancer Support Association: 094 903 8407
- Cork – Cork ARC House: 021 427 6688
- Louth – Gary Kelly Centre: 041 980 5100
- Wexford – Hope Centre: 053 923 8555
- Laois – Cuisle Centre: 057 868 1492
- Limerick – Cancer Information and Support Centre: 061 48 5163
- Sligo – Sligo Cancer Support Centre: 071 917 0399
- Patient Support Group and Family Support Group - The groups currently meet online and are free to attend. You can register for one of these groups through one of the options at the top of this page.