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This September, we invite all participants to join us for a special afternoon at Loughboy Library and the local parish centre. This event will be a wonderful opportunity to connect, showcase your creations, and enjoy a facilitated craft session with local artist Monica Fleming. Tea, coffee, and light refreshments will be provided.<\/p>\n<p>The event will bring together the Loughboy Knitting Group and clients of the Integrated Care Programme for Older Persons (ICPOP). The completed knitted hearts will be displayed at St. Luke\u2019s General Hospital and within the community via ICPOP Oriel House. This display will encourage informal conversations about end of life, death, and the bereavement process among service users, visitors, carers, family members, and healthcare professionals.<\/p>\n<p>Join us in celebrating creativity, community, and compassion.<\/p>\n<p>No equipment required. &nbsp;Booking is advised through <span>Loughboy Library E mail: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:loughboy@kilkennylibrary.ie\"><span>loughboy@kilkennylibrary.ie<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>TEL: 7794176\/7794177<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":36243,"template":"","class_list":["post-36242","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Hearts and Minds: Knitting, Care and Compassion - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Knitted Hearts and Blankets Initiative: A Community Craft ProjectBuilding on the successful knitted hearts and blankets initiative introduced in 2023 by the End of Life Care team in the Emergency Department and the End of Life Care Committee at St.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/hearts-and-minds-knitting-care-and-compassion\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hearts and Minds: Knitting, Care and Compassion - 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