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Rainbows Ireland

Rainbows Ireland Child & Youth Grief & Loss Support CLG

Mulhuddart, Dublin 15, Ireland

Children & YouthMental health
CharityNational reach
Profile last updated: September 22, 2026

About

Rainbows Ireland is a charity based in Mulhuddart, Dublin 15, Ireland working on children & youth, mental health.

Rainbows Ireland is a national charity providing free peer support to children and young people in Ireland who are grieving a death or adjusting to parental separation, divorce or relationship breakdown. Support is delivered through school-based and public Rainbows Centres, many run by trained volunteer facilitators. The charity also trains facilitators and coordinators, runs workshops and offers a dedicated parent support service. It is funded by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, and relies on donations to sustain and expand its services, including plans for a permanent home and a national children's grief centre. The organisation is based in Mulhuddart, Dublin, and is marking 40 years of service.

Location

Mulhuddart, Dublin 15, Ireland

Organisation type

Charity

Legal form

CLG

Legal name

Rainbows Ireland Child & Youth Grief & Loss Support CLG

Focus areas

peer supportchild bereavementparental separationgrief and lossyouth supportvolunteer facilitatorsIreland

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Children & YouthMental health

Works for

ChildrenYouthFamilies

How they work

Community programmesAwareness & educationCapacity buildingVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Rainbows Peer Support Groups

Children & Youth · Ireland

Peer support groups for children and young people who have experienced bereavement, parental separation, divorce or other significant losses, run through school-based and public centres.

Rainbows Separation & Divorce Group Guides

Children & Youth · Ireland

Group guides for facilitators running separation and divorce groups for primary and second-level age groups.

Rainbows Bereavement Guides

Children & Youth · Ireland

Group guides for facilitators supporting children and young people through bereavement, for primary and second-level age groups.

Parent Support Service

Children & Youth · Ireland

Dedicated support service and workshops for parents and caregivers of children experiencing loss or family change.

Countries of operation

Ireland

Funding & support

Funded by

Government fundingIndividual donations

Ways to support

DonateVolunteer

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Tusla

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