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Kirwan Funeral Directors News
Updates and news from our company and elsewhere

The Art of Embalming

We are proud to shine a spotlight on the extraordinary work of our female embalmers at Fanagans Funeral Directors.   [ Read more ]

Lunch & Learn: Grief in the Workplace and Living with Loss

Fanagans Funeral Directors are proudly sponsoring two online events hosted by the Irish Hospice Foundation supporting National Grief Awareness Week 2024   [ Read more ]

Fanagans Funeral Directors welcome Seamas Griffin to their Board

We are delighted to announce that Seamas Griffin is set to join the Board of Directors at the Fanagan Group, commencing January 1st, 2024.    [ Read more ]

Seamas Griffin, Company Director speaks with the Irish Daily Mail

Seamas Griffin, Managing Director of Kirwans Funeral Directors talk to Maeve Quigley of the Irish Daily Mail about the 100 years of Kirwans.   [ Read more ]

Bryan Murphy, CEO, article in The Irish Times

We were delighted to be featured in the Irish Times Business Section where Bryan Murphy, CEO, discusses his recent appointment and plans for taking our 204-year-old funeral business into the future.    [ Read more ]

Kirwans Funeral Directors steeped in National History celebrates 100 years

Leading Irish Funeral Directors Kirwans is celebrating 100 years in business setting new standards in funeral care and supports.   [ Read more ]

Kirwans, Ballygall - Newly Renovated Funeral Home

Kirwans Funeral Directors on Ballygall Road West, Finglas East, D11, has recently completed a wonderful renovation and modern upgrade of the premises.   [ Read more ]

Irish Hospice Foundation - Living With Loss, Public Information Evening 2019

Fanagans Continue Annual Sponsorship of the Irish Hospice Foundation Evening - Living With Loss, Public Bereavement Evening 2019    [ Read more ]

Fanagans Funeral Directors Celebrates 200 years in business and launch a book on their history

Fanagans Funeral Directors, are celebrating a significant milestone of 200 years in business this year and marked this occasion with the launch of their book - Fanagans of Dublin: a 200-Year History - in City Hall, Dublin, on Thursday 25th April 2019, with guest speaker, John Bowman. Over 250 guests attended this celebration.    [ Read more ]

Living with Loss - Evening on Bereavement

The Fanagan Group continued their annual sponsorship of the Irish Hospice Foundation Bereavement seminar "Living With Loss". The event took place on Thursday 1st November 2018 in the Alexander Hotel. The guest speaker was Niamh Fitzpatrick (Psychologist and sister of Capt. Dara Fitzpatrick) and her talk focused on the theme: ‘Living with Loss, Observations on grief from the inside out.'. As always it was a very successful event.   [ Read more ]

Fanagans Funeral Directors announced as overall national winners for Quality Management Systems 2018

Fanagans Funeral Directors are the overall winners of Excellence Ireland?s National Quality Management Systems Awards 2018, which were announced in the Clayton hotel, Dublin 4 on Friday 28th September by the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys.   [ Read more ]

New Cemetery opens

Kilternan Cemetery Park, located in South County Dublin, has opened both for burials and grave purchase in Advance.   [ Read more ]