The Irish Heart Foundation’s ‘Faces of Heart Failure’ campaign aims to showcase the different people who are living with or caring for people with heart failure.

It is estimated that 137,000 people live with heart failure in Ireland.

This year, the European Society of Cardiology’s Heart Failure Awareness Week takes place from 27th of April to the 3rd of May 2026, with the theme Awareness today, Protection Tomorrow highlighting the importance of recognising heart failure symptoms early, getting an accurate diagnosis and receiving optimal treatment.

Through their lived experiences, they share a range of symptoms, risk factors, invisible impacts, and reasons why heart failure doesn’t stop them.

If you are a health care professional working in heart failure and would like to find out more about how we can support your patients, find out more here.