Special Report: Grieving for a comforting way of life in death
While removals, wakes and refreshments have all stopped, Irish people did different things to pay their respects during the pandemic. File image
Standing around in a churchyard and going for soup and sandwiches after a funeral is part of a centuries-old tradition, but we have had to adapt to different grieving measures due to Covid-19, writes .
AT THE height of the global pandemic, just 10 mourners were allowed per funeral. When restrictions were eased that number only increased to 25.
