About Us
Our Mission
Our mission is to ensure that all children and young people in Ireland who have lost a sibling can access support regardless of location or personal circumstances.
The Heart Behind Jacinta’s Smile.
We are a close family Aishleen, Katie-Anne, Charlotte and Sheridan OToole. We live in the small and beautiful village of Ballintubber, Co. Roscommon in the West of Ireland.
We know what it is like to lose a sibling. We have lost three:
First Declan, then Jacinta and then Fintan.
We have our great inspiration of all things heartfelt and real—our dad Frank. We have our great holder of life and relentless love—our mother Helen. We have our greatest supporter—our brother Sheridan and we have our reasons to carry on with living life as normal as possible—our nephew Ethan.
We set up this organisation because we are simply a family that has been through death. Slowly through each day we learn to survive for each other. And we will continue to move through it.
This is who we are:
Aishleen
is a surveyor. She is the sister that keeps us on our toes in terms of business and thinking bigger and beyond.
Katie-Anne
is a Social Care Worker and currently studying Holistic Psychotherapy. She is our wordsmith and has an ability to allow you to feel understood and heard in your heartache.
Charlotte
is studying Psychology. She is our creator of the smaller stuff, the imagination, the added thoughts and ideas that bring everything together. She is our child whisperer.
Sheridan
is our biggest supporter, he likes to stand back and cheer us on from the sideline but he will always be there on our adventure days to have fun and help us set up.
Honouring Jacinta’s Legacy
We have named this organisation after Jacinta. When Declan passed away so young she too felt that there was not enough help out there for siblings that have lost their brother or sister. We know for sure that she would be honoured to know what we have achieved so far.
She missed Declan hugely and their late night antics of running in and out of each other’s rooms. They were each other’s cheeky sidekicks. One would pass wind thinking it’s funny and they both would fall down and roll around on the floor laughing together.
They were playful.
We try to fill the playing field of both of these voids but it is just not the same.
We miss her.
With warmth, Jacinta’s Family. x
Our Family’s Story
What We Do
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Subsidised Counselling Services
Jacinta’s Smile has put together a list of qualified counsellors to provide tailored counselling to bereaved siblings across Ireland.
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Adventure Days
We organise outdoor Adventure Days which enable bereaved siblings to meet other youths with similar experiences.
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Parent Information Sessions
If you are a parent to other children, it is important for you to be mindful of their grief as well. They still need you.
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Wish You Were Here
We feel that there is so much left unsaid when we lose a child, what we would like to say to each of them is so unique from the other.
