Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s funeral profession operates within a unique legal, cultural, and administrative framework, shaped by devolved governance and strong local traditions. Funeral directors, crematoria, cemeteries, and bereavement services across the region face distinct operational and policy challenges, including infrastructure limitations and regional regulation. Funeral Service Times provides dedicated coverage of funeral sector developments in Northern Ireland, including service innovation, local authority activity, community engagement, and business updates—offering sector-specific insight for professionals working in or alongside the region.
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Jan- 2020 -7 JanuaryBusiness Bites
Northern Ireland’s business community want compensation for their Brexit troubles
To say that Brexit has been ‘divisive’ is both an understatement and also a cliché of the highest order. But Johnson’s election…
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2 JanuaryBusiness
Funeral Partners announces expansion of 18 funeral homes
Funeral business, Funeral Partners, has announced significant expansion with 18 funeral homes in Northern Ireland becoming part of its network.…
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Sep- 2019 -5 SeptemberFeatures
Regulatory scrutiny of the funeral market
Both HM Treasury and the CMA are currently investigating the funerals sector. HMT has been looking into the pre-paid funerals…
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Jun- 2019 -6 JuneCurrent Affairs
Irish funeral home rents fleet to Trump for $1m
Irish family funeral home, J.P Ward and Sons, has leased four limousines to the US government to rent out four…
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Apr- 2019 -4 AprilTrade Organisations
Scottish funeral director takes presidential chain at SAIF
The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) is to be headed by a Scottish funeral director for…
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Feb- 2019 -13 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
NAFD confirms support for UK statutory regulation
Members of the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD), across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, have given their backing to…
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Jan- 2019 -24 JanuaryBusiness
‘Northern Ireland’s most qualified funeral director’ reprimanded by ASA
A Northern Irish funeral director has been reprimanded by the ASA after calling himself “Northern Ireland’s most qualified funeral director”,…
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9 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Paupers’ funeral spend nears £5.4m in 2018
New data obtained by insurance company Royal London revealed that local authorities spend almost £5.4m on public health funerals in…
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Sep- 2018 -26 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
SAIF calls for regulation of profession
The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) has said England, Wales and Northern Ireland should follow in Scotland’s…
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7 SeptemberBusiness
Average mourner borrows £1,700 to pay for loved one’s funeral costs
The average mourner in the UK borrows £1,700 to pay for a loved one’s funeral costs, new research has suggested.…
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