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Neighbours coming to the garden gate is more powerful than a handshake, families have broken into tears when they see it" Ireland's Funeral Directors in #Covid19

With almost 1500 Covid deaths in Ireland over the past two months, funeral homes around the count...

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19.48 13 May 2020


Neighbours coming to the garden gate is more powerful than a handshake, families have broken into tears when they see it" Ireland's Funeral Directors in #Covid19


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19.48 13 May 2020


With almost 1500 Covid deaths in Ireland over the past two months, funeral homes around the country have seen an increased pressure on their services. We wanted to find out how it has been for relatives who have buried loved ones in the midst of this crisis so our reporter Henry McKean met up with a funeral home running for seven decades, Kieran Brothers Funeral Care in
Kingscourt County Cavan.


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