Supervisor to be appointed to Tipperary cemetery where ‘monstrous' headstones have been erected
Councillors raised issues with anti-social behaviour at Cormac's Cemetery in Cashel at last month's Municipal District meeting, with one councillor saying that 'monstrous' headstones were being erected at nighttime to avoid detection.
Speaking to the Irish Independent at the time, Cashel councillor Liam Browne said that Tipperary County Council's burial ground by-laws weren't being enforced.
"We have Tipperary County Council burial by-laws and to be quite frank, what I said at the meeting was that they're being ignored.
"They're not just being ignored by the people putting up the headstones, which are out of size and scale for what they should be, but they're also being ignored by the council who should be policing the headstones that go in, and once they go in, there seems to be an acceptance by the council that there's nothing they can do about it,' Cllr Browne said.
Now, as a result of ongoing issues at the graveyard, Tipperary County Council have confirmed that a full-time graveyard supervisor will be appointed to patrol both Cormac's Cemetery in Cashel and St Michael's Cemetery in Tipperary town.
"As part of improving the experience at the Cemetery, and in discussions with the council, we have now been informed that a full time graveyard supervisor will be appointed, who will divide their time between Cormac's Cemetery and St Michael's in Tipperary town,' Cllr Browne said in a post on social media.
"As people are aware, there have been many issues that need to be dealt with at Cormac's Cemetery, and it is something I feel is hugely important to get to the bottom of,' he added.
It is hoped that the appointment of the graveyard supervisor will address issues of anti-social behaviour, as well as enabling people with mobility issues to use the graveyard more easily.
"We will now be able to get the gates open at certain times, where people will be able to get in to visit their loved ones graves,' Cllr Browne said.
"It won't happen immediately as there are some other issues to get sorted out first, but it's a good step in the right direction,' the Cashel-based councillor added.
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