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Irishman, 88, plans to take council to court as he's told he can't be buried with his wife of 53 years

A solicitor plans to take Limerick Council to court after allegedly being told he'd not be able to be buried with his late wife of 53 years.

John Hayes, 88, has seen generations of his family interred in the same plot at Mungret Cemetery in Co Limerick.

Now, he says he is going to initiate legal proceedings through the Circuit Court after he says he was told there is “insufficient” depth of soil remaining in the family plot to cover his coffin.

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