In a response to the increasing death toll of coronavirus victims, the Irish Association of Funeral Directors has issued guidelines for handling deceased victims of the virus. The guidelines are meant to protect funeral directors as well as their clients.…
Ireland expecting 84% increase of people needing palliative care
Trinity’s Centre for Health Policy and Management and The Irish Longitudinal study on Ageing (TILDA) recently conducted a study that estimates a 84% increase of people passing from a serious illness by 2046. TILDA collects information on all aspects of…
Changing Irish funeral mentality is leading to growing direct cremation services
While the preference for burials remains in Ireland as a whole, there is a growing trend towards direct cremation services followed with customized wakes. Cremations only account for 19.61% (2017) of Ireland’s death care industry, but similar to the United…
