Council issues update on new graveyard for Limerick suburb

LIMERICK City and County Council has started scoping out locations for a new burial ground for the Castletroy area.

Nuala Gallagher, the planning director of services, told councillors this process is at an early stage, but it's the council's intention to have a site identified by mid-way through this year.

However, she added that acquiring the land could take up to 2023, while the development of the new cemetery may take a further two years.

All this means it might not be ready until 2026.

This information came following a question by Labour councillor Elena Secas, who has long campaigned for a new burial ground for what is one of the fastest-growing suburbs in the Mid-West.