24 missing gravestones found during drugs raid
Californian police are trying to find out where the plot markers came from.
View ArticleFunerals in Ireland: What are your options?
Online funeral planning, green burials and cremation – there’s more than one way to organise your big send-off.
View ArticleArthur’s Day: the man himself couldn’t be here – so we paid a visit
TheJournal.ie recently paid its respects at the quiet resting place of the man of the day.
View ArticleHidden Ireland: The capital’s oldest graveyard
Tales of grave robbing, boxing fights and destroyed high crosses are all shared during a visit to Bully’s Acre, which is normally closed to the public.
View ArticleCouncil closes cemetery car park due to 'staffing issues' and anti-social...
The decision has been met with anger from visitors who said there is not enough parking along the street.
View ArticleAttempted mugging of two 16-year-old girls outside Belfast graveyard
A man in his 20s tried to grab a mobile phone off one of the girls and police are appealing for information about the incident.
View ArticleHigh-tech tombstones let loved ones 'live on'
Scanning a barcode reveals a deceased person’s favourite music, interests, remembrances – and allows you to sign a guest book.
View Article70,000 Limerick cemetery burial records go online
The searchable records will give an insight into the social history of Limerick from 1855 – 2008.
View ArticleSawn-off shotgun and ammunition found stashed in Offaly graveyard
An examination of the scene is ongoing and no arrests have been made so far.
View Article6 fun things you can do for a spooky adult Halloween
If Halloween is more about pushing yourself to the limits of terror than gorging on sweets, these options might appeal to you…
View ArticleNew graveyard rules ban food, drink and 'inappropriate' headstones
The parish priest in Buncrana will have final approval on headstones and there are strict guidelines for flowers and plants.
View ArticleKerry graveyard underwater following floods to be visited by Minister Hayes
Minister Brian Hayes is on his way to Kerry this morning to see the extent of the damage to the graveyard.
View Article7 moments that make funerals the peak of Irish awkwardness
Funerals are a social minefield almost impossible to navigate.
View ArticlePakistani man held for cannibalism after eating baby
The man admitted the terrible crime after being arrested by police. He had already served two years in prison for cannibalism.
View ArticleHere's how graves were protected from bodysnatchers in 1800s Cork...
‘Bodysnatching grilles’ were not an uncommon sight.
View ArticleWoman's remains to be exhumed after new information on 1994 death
Based on the post mortem results, a new investigation into her death could be launched.
View ArticleWhat's being done about historic gravestones at the 'Cabbage Gardens' being...
The burial site is located in a park, but even CCTV hasn’t deterred people from vandalising them.
View ArticleMayo farmer wins right to build himself a burial plot on his land
The farmer has no next of kin and would like to always remain on his land.
View ArticleThis is how Ireland's new crematorium will look
The state-of-the-art structure will be built at Dardistown Cemetery.
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