Volunteers to clean up historic graveyard

A VOLUNTEER committee has been formed to help plan a major clean-up of one of Cork’s most historic cemeteries.

The move follows a public meeting in the city on Thursday night after concerns were raised about the state of St Finbarr’s Cemetery in Glasheen where sections have become over-grown with grass and weeds.

Government cutbacks and the public service recruitment embargo have been blamed and the cemetery’s maintenance team has been slashed from eight workers to just two. The workers have been told to prioritise grave digging.