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# death series

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The traditional Irish wake: Why rumours of its demise have been greatly exaggerated
"There are worse things than dying" - how Irish medical workers deal with the final journey
'What I've learned from working in a crematorium for 33 years'
There is no cure for me. I will die from cancer.
Everything you wanted to know about grief but were too afraid to ask
'Then everyone died': I lost four people I loved in 14 months
Advice: What to say - and not say - to a friend who is recently bereaved