Wednesday 18 May, 2022
As part of the government’s reopening plan, all restrictions on religious or civil ceremonies will be lifted on 22 October.
In-person religious services will return from this date.
Zoos and wildlife parks are permitted to reopen from today.
From 26 April, the maximum attendance at a funeral will increase to 25 people.
Under current Covid-19 Level 5 restrictions, attendance at funerals is limited to 10 people.
Arrivals to Ireland from restricted countries list will have to stay in their room.
As Ireland’s Covid-19 death toll surpasses 3,000, we speak to some of the families behind the figures.
Up to 10 mourners can attend a funeral.
The death toll from Covid-19 in Ireland surpassed 2,000 people yesterday.
Cabinet has agreed to a change in the Level 5 guidance.
From Monday, a maximum of 25 people can attend weddings and funerals in Dublin.
Advice on weddings will be considered by health officials later.
The provision for funerals and religious services was announced by the Taoiseach today.
Irish Association of Funeral Directors said that this was the ‘most difficult time’ they had ever experienced.
Pope John Paul II said that ‘animals possess a soul’ and are ‘as near to God as men are,’ writes Diarmuid Pepper.
Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation, Marriage and Burial are now rites of passage but do we understand their theological foundations, writes Shane Dunphy.
Tributes have been pouring in for the three “wonderful” young people who tragically lost their lives on Sunday.
Priest asks mourners at the funeral of the fourth victim of the Donegal crash to treat the car as a lethal weapon and to decide to drive with care.
The President of the GAA has paid tribute to the men.
What exactly makes a good Irish funeral?
Services in Dublin have gone ahead as planned, but a number of funerals in Cork were postponed due to the extreme weather.
We speak to one of the siblings behind the death notice website.
It brings to number of crematoria in Ireland to six.
Paddy Kevane talks about how lack of government support can impact families during an emotional period.
The authors of Grave Matters talk about death through the ages.
Massey Bros. is investing half a million euro on new premises and services across Dublin.
Historian Conor Dodd talks to us about the enduring appeal of the place where 1.5 million people have been laid to rest.
“The terrible thing about dying over there is that you miss your own wake,” Dave Allen once said. But is the tradition still as popular?
“Down through the years I’ve seen some really tragic cases … It can be hard.”
An expert tells us what we can do to support bereaved people, how to talk to children about loss, and if there’s a good alternative to mass cards.
The first of the Carrickmines funerals took place in Bray today.
Ireland’s dirty secret is that the Carrickmines tragedy could happen in any parish in the country, writes Donal O’Keeffe.
Wendy has terminal cancer.
Funeral homes have to order larger coffins.
The state-of-the-art structure will be built at Dardistown Cemetery.
Clodagh Cogley, one of the survivors of the Berkeley balcony collapse, has written an inspirational message on Facebook.
All members of the Culligan family spoke about the heartbreak of losing their son, brother, best friend and boyfriend.
You might be able to, soon…
China’s official Xinhua news agency said such performances are typically organised in order to draw a larger crowd at last rites.
A local resident in Newtownabbey has opposed the building of a new facility on the grounds of Christianity and the environment.
