Farmer wins right to be buried on his land

A single farmer in Co Mayo has won the right to be buried on his own land.

Martin Neary, who is from Swinford, took his fight to An Bord Pleanála when Mayo County Council refused his initial request for a burial plot.

Mr Neary, who is an atheist and has no next of kin, wanted to be buried in a private burial plot on his own land. In his application, he stated that he wants to erect a simple headstone with the names of deceased family members next to the proposed grave.