During Ireland’s Great Hunger, a law was enacted that required dead bodies to be brought to the nearest public house or pub until further arrangements could be made. Exploring Ireland’s long history ...

DUBLIN (RNS) After 32 years as an interior designer, Patricia Wojnar went back to school for a master's degree in bereavement studies, a hot commodity in Ireland's "post-Catholic'' economy that ...

It was a grave situation. A serious dustup in an Irish cemetery has so far resulted in the arrest of seven men and one woman from a pair of families in Galway that had been at odds, according to the ...

Of all the cultural differences between the Irish and British, practices around death and funerals are among the most pronounced. This succession of little differences is of increasing importance for ...

Clare-based online streaming service reports growing number of Irish funerals being streamed in the United States. A County Clare-based business has reported a growing number of funerals being ...

DUBLIN (CNS) — In the midst of a bitter gangland feud in the Irish capital, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin has moved to ensure that funerals of those killed are not used as overt shows of wealth ...

Background: In business for over 50 years, this family business has witnessed many changes in how funerals are managed. Operating at its branches in Tralee and Listowel, Gleasure Funeral Homes has ...

A prominent Irish theologian has strongly criticized the absence of Irish bishops from the funeral Mass of moral theologian, Marist Fr. Sean Fagan, who was censured by the Vatican in 2008, and who ...