funeral

EDITORIAL

‘I crawled across the gravel on my stomach’ – unacknowledged, grief becomes razor wire

Author Jane Ryan learned the hard way that grief, if unacknowledged and untreated, can become a ticking time…

By IMAGE

SELF

Recording Dublin granddad made for his funeral went viral – but not for the reason you’d expect

The Dubliner left mourners in tears of laughter after a message he recorded for friends and family was…

By Sarah Finnan

AGENDA

So, you’ve been appointed executor. Now what?

By Amanda Cassidy

EDITORIAL

Irish Hospice Foundation announces new online hub on funerals and grieving during Covid-19

It's never easy losing a loved one, but during the Coronavirus pandemic, it's us hit twice as hard.…

By Jennifer McShane

EDITORIAL

I attended my first virtual funeral over the weekend. I hope it’s my last

The coronavirus has changed life and death, making the aftermath all the more difficult  On Saturday, from the…

By Edaein OConnell

EDITORIAL

Iceland held a funeral for its first glacier destroyed by climate change

With 11% of its landmass covered by glaciers, Iceland is famous for them. But last week saw the…

By Hannah Hillyer

EDITORIAL

Funeral of journalist Lyra McKee will take place this afternoon

Family and friends of Lyra McKee will say their final farewell to the much-loved and respected journalist as…

By Grace McGettigan