Nine out of 10 people believe families should have the right to deliver a eulogy at the funeral Mass of a relative, a survey has found. Photograph: iStockNine out of 10 people believe families should have the right to deliver a eulogy at the funeral Mass of a relative, a survey has found. [ 90% of Irish people believe eulogies at funerals should be allowed, survey indicatesOpens in new window ]Ní Cheallaigh gave the eulogy for her own mother in 2010 when she died suddenly from an aneurysm. “The general advice is to understand the nature of the occasion, remembering it is not a best man’s speech at a wedding or an entertaining speech, or after-dinner speech,” he said. For Shane Bradley, based in Co Dublin, the demand for eulogies at Catholic funerals was “understandable” but was “evidence of the decline of faith”.

Source: The Irish Times March 08, 2026 14:18 UTC