A Different View with Dave O’Connell

We’re in November, traditionally seen by Catholics as the Month of the Holy Souls; the time of year when the dead are among the living. But there’s a growing trend that sort of turns that on its head – where the living are among the dead.

Welcome to the world of cemetery cafés; coffee shops that offer a cultural experience in some of the world’s best-known graveyards.

In truth, you don’t have to leave the country at all to experience this; there is a lovely coffee shop on the grounds of Glasnevin Cemetery close to the crematorium, and that makes sense for........

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