The study found that people can experience clinically significant levels of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) following the death of a pet.

Organised by Irish Childhood Bereavement Network (ICBN), Tusla, and the Irish Hospice Foundation, the campaign runs from Monday November 17th to Sunday November 23rd.

The actress said she was sharing her story in order to ‘help other women going through something similar’.

Deirdre Kenny said it was important to include schools not run by religious congregations in the inquiry.

The singer lost his sons Arthur and Jethro seven years apart.