Dublin Cemeteries Trust:

Serving communities throughout Dublin and Ireland

Dublin Cemeteries Trust operates five cemeteries and crematoria. These include Glasnevin (Ireland’s National Cemetery), Dardistown, Newlands Cross, Palmerstown and Goldenbridge.

The Trust is the largest provider of burials and cremations in Ireland and it also provides an integrated Headstones & Memorials service to the bereaved.

The exceptional team at Dublin Cemeteries Trust guide people through their personal experience of death and bereavement whilst also supporting them as they deal with the passing of a loved one.

Pre-Planning Your Final Journey

Increasingly, people are deciding to plan their funeral well in advance – often many, many years in advance.

Pre-planning a funeral is an extremely thoughtful and positive thing to do. You can take heart knowing that your loved ones are aware of your wishes, and they’ll take huge comfort in celebrating your life in exactly the way you wanted. Making decisions at a hugely emotional time can be difficult.

Aoife Watters, CEO of Dublin Cemeteries Trust, said: “during the pandemic, we found that people started thinking about death in a different way, and we saw an increase in the numbers of people purchasing graves as part of a planningahead process, either for themselves or for their family. Over half of the graves acquired by families and individuals in our cemeteries are now advance purchases, where they are planning ahead for the future.”

How to approach pre-planning

Some of the questions people typically think about when putting together an end-of-life plan include the following: professionals are available to guide and support you as you seek to plan ahead for your own preferred grave location, or as you honour, celebrate and remember your recently-deceased loved

What kind of service would I like?

Would burial or cremation be the preferred option?

Is there any particular music I would like played?

Is there anything I would like read out?

In the case of cremation, what should be done with the ashes?

Where will I write down my wishes and who will know where to find them?

Cemeteries Trust, we’re here to help you. You can have a look at a short video on the Trust’s website where we take you through the experience: www.dctrust.ie/location/glasnevin.html

You can contact one of Dublin Cemeteries Trust’s locations across the city and our team will arrange an appointment to meet and show you all of the options available in one or more of the cemeteries.

Our team are happy to answer any questions you might have over a cup of tea or coffee.

To contact Dublin Cemeteries Trust: Email: graveavailability@dctrust.ie

Phone Numbers:

Glasnevin & Goldenbridge: 01-882 6500

Newlands Cross: 01-459 2288

Dardistown: 01-842 4677

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