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Join ‘Ireland’s Most Famous Undertaker’ and renowned speaker as he shares insights, humorous and poignant stories from his long career in the funeral industry at next month’s Life & Time event in the Whistledown Hotel.

To mark six years supporting the local community, providing End of Life Care at home, the charity Life & Time Care is hosting a unique event with David McGowan – Ireland’s best known funeral director and subject of the Award-Winning Netflix Documentary, ‘The Funeral Director’.

The event, ‘An Evening with David McGowan’, takes place in the Whistledown Hotel on 22nd March and is free to attend (booking is required).

David McGowan, is hailed as ‘Ireland’s best known Funeral Director’ following the success of the Award-winning Netflix documentary and has recently published A Life Among the Dead: Stories from an Irish Funeral Director.

Launched in March 2019, Life & Time Care provides end of life care and support to patients who wish to die at home. The Charity and registered nursing agency provide an ‘on-call’ nursing service to local communities across South Down, 365 days a year, between 10pm and 8am. To date, the charity has facilitated 846 home visits and provided over 2792 nights of care.

David is a highly engaging and sought-after speaker, appearing on The Tommy Tiernan show; regularly contributing to RTE news and current affairs shows including The Clare Byrne Show.

Martin McGinn, Service Design & Operations Manager, Life & Time Care said that David was a fitting guest for this special event, “given his unique insight into death and grief during his long career.”

“As a charity, we would encourage people to have conversations about their death and their own wishes. This aspect of ‘Advance Care Planning’ is something we encourage in our own work and David’s personal mission aligns to ours – to open conversations and encourage people to have an understanding of their loved ones wishes as well as their own.

“He is a charismatic speaker – poignant, often humorous and educational. He talks from the point of view of someone who has spent his life working in service of the dead and we are delighted to have secured him for this special event.”

‘An Evening with David McGowan’, is designed to appeal to anyone with an interest in palliative care, those working in the medical and nursing sector, funeral undertakers and local people who are caring for a loved one, at end of life.

The event in the Whistledown Hotel on Saturday 22nd March at 7pm, is free to attend, but booking is essential. Please visit EVENT BRITE link to secure your ticket.