IAFD News New Board Appointment
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uring February 2021 we conducted a survey of our members. We were pleased to receive a response from at least half of our Members and the feedback we received about the Irish Association of Funeral Directors was very positive. The key findings of this survey will be used to drive change across the Association.
he President and Board are pleased to announce the appointment of Kylie Gourley from Funeral Partners Northern Ireland to the Board and look forward to working with her. Kylie is the Operations Manager for FPNI and her appointment will ensure our Northern Ireland Members have a voice on the Board.
Kylie Gourley
IAFD in the media O
Mary Cunniffe
ur Public Relations Officer, Mary Cunniffe has participated in numerous media interviews over the last number of months. Recently Mary and fellow Member, Colm Kieran participated in a ground breaking interview with Business Radio “Lets Get Social Show “ with Phillip Twyard & Eimer Duffy. If you would like to listen to the interview you can find it at: https://letsgetsocialshow.podbean.com/e/ episode-72-how-the-funeral-industry-is-using-socialmedia-effectively
NATIONAL SUICIDE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GUIDE
The launch of the National Suicide Bereavement Support Guide took place online: national-suicide-bereavement-support-guide.pdf (hse.ie). Physical copies of the guide will be available to order and download from the Health Promotion website. 20 | FuneralTimes
