Stories from a NYC funeral director
PODCAST – How funerals of the city’s most famous residents are conducted that bit differently.
PODCAST – How funerals of the city’s most famous residents are conducted that bit differently.
IRELAND – Rachel Henderson is a trainee funeral celebrant. She shares the story of this very personal journey.
USA – Why some families choose to have their loved one posed as if they are alive at the funeral.
Guiding people through creating a funeral service is a very special job. It’s certainly not a Monday-Friday, 9-5 life.
Behind the scenes running Glasnevin Trust’s five cemeteries and soon-to-be three crematoria.
UK – Adam Lee explains growth of the ‘alternative’ funeral as younger generations turn away from religion.
MEXICO – A new interpretation of cremation urns is based on pre-Hispanic funeral vessels.
CHINA – The state will support eco-burial and increase cremation rates in an effort to save land and reduce
Author and mariner Norman Freeman shares his stories of burials at sea during the years he was a Marconi radio
Folklorist and historian, Dr Jenny Butler, shares some insights into Irish funeral traditions and the practice of keening