Frequently Asked Questions on Funerals

There is no need for you to contact the Church, Mosque, Synagogue or any other religious institution. Quinn’s Funeral Director will contact the religious institution on your behalf. The priest will then take your contact details and the clergyman or clergy woman, may wish liaise with you regarding readings, hymns and any other details required for the Funeral Service.

Quinn’s of Glasthule Funeral Homes Dublin cater to all religious and non religious beliefs. We can arrange any type of funeral service in many types of Religious Instituations/Buildings; below is a list of some these types of buildings:

Don’t worry if you can’t see your type of religious or non religious location mentioned. During your planning meeting with the funeral director, he will be able to inform you of locations available to you for the funeral service ceremony relating to cremation or burial.

No, the funeral invoice will be sent out two weeks after the funeral and payment can be arranged within 3 months. If you find that you can not make payment within the specified time limit, we are more then happy to talk with you about a payment plan.

You may also be applying for Government Funeral Grant assistance. Please let the funeral director know this at your funeral planning meeting and he can advise you of any forms that are required to help you in this matter. The funeral director will also be able to advise on other types of Grants that you may qualify for.

The simple answer is yes.

If you have ever had to arrange a funeral after someone has died, you will know how difficult it can be. If you haven’t, imagine, on what is probably one of the most stressful days of your life, trying to make a series of difficult decisions without having the time to think clearly.

Every day, we see families in this very situation. We hear them ask the same questions: ‘Are we doing the right thing?’ ‘Is this what Dad would have wanted?’ ‘Are we spending too much?’ ‘Where will we find the money to pay for this?’

An Advance Funeral Arrangements Plan is a simple and practical way to help the people you love, and have left behind, to lessen their levels of anxiety, stress and financial worry at a very emotional time. It also spares you worry because, like making your will, advanced funeral planning allows you to get on with your life knowing that, whatever happens, your wishes will be carried out by us.

Funeral pre-planning is not something you do or think about every day and you may feel a little nervous even discussing it. However, it is easier than you might imagine.

We can meet you in the comfort of your own home or in one of our offices, to discuss all the options that are available to you, always mindful that it is your Plan, your decisions. Planning your own funeral ensures that all the small things that are important to you are included, precisely to your wishes.

Your Funeral Plan

Once you have determined what you require:

• We will confirm in writing your chosen funeral arrangements, together with itemised costs.
• You should advise your next-of-kin, executor and/or solicitor that you have made advanced funeral plans with us, with our contact details.
• You may lodge funds into an interest-bearing deposit account at your chosen financial institution, advising the Manager that it is for the sole purpose of paying for your funeral expenses.
• You may wish to contact us once a year to check if any price increases require any additional amount needs to be lodged to your ‘funeral account’.

Your Plan is an expression of your wishes. If at any time in the future you are unhappy about any detail of your Plan, we will be happy to make any changes for you, however small. You are also of course free to cancel your Plan at any time.

We promise that the details of your Plan will be carried out, as agreed.

For more information on preplanning a funeral service or to make an appointment to meet our helpful staff, please call your nearest Quinn’s Funeral Homes Dublin office or fill in our contact form.

Please contact us for more information or to arrange an appointment to meet one of our funeral home directors.

Here at Quinn’s Funeral Homes Dublin we pride ourselves on offering a respectful and cost effective service for our clients. Should the family prefer to have the deceased available for viewing and visitation in the funeral home, we can provide the required space.

Please speak to one of our friendly and helpful team about your required arrangements for the deceased.

Yes. You can have any type of funeral you wish .There is no obligation to have a service of any kind.

We at Quinn’s Funeral Home are proud to offer a variety of funeral planning services for all religions and for non-religious funeral ceremonies.

Click here to see a list of the type of funeral services Quinn’s Funeral Homes Dublin offers. Please note if you do not see the type of funeral service you would like to plan, here at Quinn’s of Glasthule we can cater to your requirements. Talk to one of our helpful and considerate staff for more information.

If the family do not want to, they do not have to attend the funeral home.

We at Quinn’s of Glasthule Funeral Directors will accommodate the family’s’ requirements, whether it is meeting and planning the Funeral Service or if  family members choose not to visit their loved one while the deceased is “reposing” in the funeral home.

Yes, typically the deceased remains can be brought back to a house. And the “Removal” to the church or other venue for the FUNERAL SERVICE can commence from this location.

We provide a trestle stand on which the coffin will be placed, in a room of the family’s choosing.