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[H1] Welcome to Tom Drohan Funeral Home Ltd
At Tom Drohan Funeral Home we offer a professional and dedicated service; we make ourselves available at all
times to those who have suffered a bereavement. You are assured of the highest standard of care and support.
Please be assured that you are in the hands of funeral directors that will ensure your every need will be
attended to in a dignified manner.
Tom Drohan Funeral home is a dedicated family run firm of funeral directors and we have built our business
on our empathic approach, trust and experience over the past 24years.
We are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Members of the Irish Association of Funeral Directors.
Our office is located at Emmett Street, Dungarvan, Co Waterford

Please be assured you may phone anytime, day or night, you will always speak with us in person.
Your call will never be forwarded to an answering machine.
24 hour phone service
Members of the Irish Associationof Funeral Directors (IAFD)
[IMG: Members of the Irish Association of Funeral Directors (IAFD)]

[H1] About Us
Our role as Funeral Directors is to help you to make decisions about every aspect of the funeral being arranged
(including its cost and payment), and to assume overall responsibility for supervising the funeral on your
behalf in keeping with religious and personal beliefs and preferences, within the agreed budget.
We are members of the Irish Association of Funeral Directors (I.A.F.D.) and, as such we adhere fully to the
Code of Practice and Customer Care Charter issued by the I.A.F.D.
Our Funeral Home is modern, spacious and comfortable with an air of tranquillity.  Our office is located here
together with our showrooms, where you will find our complete range of coffins from the basic coffin for cremation,
the wicker coffin, through to the finest range of American and Italian style coffins and caskets.

Please be assured you may phone anytime, day or night, you will always speak with us in person.
Your call will never be forwarded to an answering machine.
24 hour phone service
Members of the Irish Associationof Funeral Directors (IAFD)
[IMG: Members of the Irish Association of Funeral Directors (IAFD)]

[H1] Services
The services we offer will be carried out in a caring and professional manner. We understand that this can be a difficult
and traumatic time and we will do our utmost to provide the best possible service to you.
When you first contact us, we will arrange to meet with you at our office or in your own home, in order to make the
necessary arrangements.
We will liaise directly, on your behalf, with all those involved in providing the various elements of the chosen funeral arrangements.
Our services include:
Liaising with the Hospital or Nursing Home.
Arranging for the care and transportation of the deceased and appropriate preparation/ preservation and
presentation for viewing. - we provide a repatriation service for 'insert your locality here' and the
surrounding areas. Where a death occurs abroad we will arrange for the remains to be brought home for burial, which will include:

Obtaining the necessary documentation in the locality.
Presenting the documentation to procure permits for the destination country.
Preparing the body for shipment to include embalming and dressing.
Supplying repatriation coffin.
Completing all travel arrangements.
Advising on the costs involved.

Advising and assisting in the selection of a coffin from our showroom. - we stock one of the largest
selections of coffins available on the market. They vary in price, from the most basic to the more expensive, all of
which are on display, day or night, in their completed form. Prices are available on request.
Embalming
Making the arrangements with the Church, Cemetery / Crematorium

Demand for cremation has grown significantly in Ireland in recent times. In many respects it is exactly the
same as the more traditional funeral rite, however there are some important and practical differences. When the
funeral cortege arrives at the crematorium chapel, there can be a short committal ceremony. The options for
disposal are:-

Private Disposal.
Interment or scattering at a garden of remembrance.
Interment in a columbarium wall.
We will arrange and advise you on all the necessary documentation necessary in relation to the cremation.
Please contact us for any queries on cremation.

Advising on content and arranging publication of announcements for newspapers / radio.
Advising on flowers - we can order fresh flower wreaths on your behalf from our local florist. We also
have a large stock of artificial wreaths, both plastic and silk, grave markings, crosses and Mass cards.
Choosing a Soloist/Organist.
Providing / arranging transport at the removal and funeral.
Assisting you in obtaining a Death Certificate and any other necessary documentation, both before and after the funeral.
Arranging settlement on your behalf of all third party fees associated with the funeral arrangements.
Addressing any concerns you have about your chosen funeral arrangements
If you have particular requests please do not hesitate to talk to us and we will ensure these are dealt
with in a dignified and professional manner.

Advising and arranging for the erection of a new headstone or having additional inscriptions or renovations applied to an
existing one. If you have purchased a new grave, we will provide a suitable marker for your convenience until such time as
you are ready to discuss the erection of a new headstone.
You are assured that we operate in the strictest confidence at all times.

Please be assured you may phone anytime, day or night, you will always speak with us in person.
Your call will never be forwarded to an answering machine.
24 hour phone service
Members of the Irish Associationof Funeral Directors (IAFD)
[IMG: Members of the Irish Association of Funeral Directors (IAFD)]

[H1] Information

[H3] Advanced Funeral Planning
It is becoming quite common for individuals to plan for their funeral for the purpose of ensuring their wishes are
carried out and to minimise the stress on those left behind in terms of managing the funeral arrangements.
If you would like to discuss Advanced Funeral Planning with us in strictest confidence we will meet with you at
the location of your choice to talk through your wishes, to advise and assist in whatever way we can.
We will arrange to draw up the details of your wishes for your approval and to have them forwarded to your executor/solicitor
for the purpose of ensuring your specified wishes are carried out.
For any queries, please contact us.

[H3] The cost of a funeral
The cost of a funeral is made up of two charges:
Charges by the Funeral Director, to include the coffin, the removal of the deceased, the embalming of the body,
and our professional fee for the arrangement and co-ordination of the funeral.
Disbursements paid out by us on your behalf to include grave purchase, grave opening and closing, cremation fees,
newspapers, radio stations, organist, soloist, church offerings and gratuities.

The cost of each funeral will vary depending on the funeral chosen. We will provide you with an estimate of the cost based
on your wishes.  Please do not hesitate to contact us at any time for details of the cost of a funeral.

[H3] Cremation
Demand for cremation has grown significantly in Ireland in recent times. In many respects it is exactly the same as the more
traditional funeral rite, however there are some important and practical differences. When the funeral cortege arrives at the
crematorium chapel, there can be a short committal ceremony following which the coffin is transferred to the cremator.
The remains (ashes) are later placed in an urn for disposal.The options for disposal are:-

Private Disposal
Interment or scattering at a garden of remembrance
Interment in a columbarium wall
We will arrange and advise you on all the necessary documentation necessary in relation to the cremation.
Please contact us for any queries on cremation.

[H3] Repatriation
As professional members of the Irish Association of Funeral Directors, we are fully equipped to manage all aspects
of repatriation including:-

Obtaining the necessary documentation in the locality
Presenting the documentation to procure permits for the destination country
Preparing the body for shipment
Completing all travel arrangements
Advising on the costs involved
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries on Repatriation.

[H3] Bereavement Grant / Other Assistance
A Bereavement Grant, is payable on the death of insured workers or their dependents, subject to certain PRSI contribution
conditions. We will provide you with the appropriate form or it may be obtained at your local post office. The form should
be completed by the next of kin or the personal representative of the deceased and sent together with Death Certificate and
Funeral Bill to Pension Services Office, College Road, Sligo Tel: Lo Call 1890 500 000. You should apply within 12 months
of the date of death.
A Widowed Parent Grant may also be payable if you are widowed with dependent children.
An Exceptional Needs Payment, administered by the Health Boards on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs,
may be available to give financial assistance if you do not have adequate means to pay for the funeral.

[H3] Support Services
In addition to ensuring a professional and dignified funeral service we are here to support the bereaved family with
information on other resources covering areas such as:-

Support organisations
Support websites
leaflets and booklets on grief, support and self care

If we can assist in any other way please do not hesitate to contact us.

Please be assured you may phone anytime, day or night, you will always speak with us in person.
Your call will never be forwarded to an answering machine.
24 hour phone service
Members of the Irish Associationof Funeral Directors (IAFD)
[IMG: Members of the Irish Association of Funeral Directors (IAFD)]

[H1] Headstones

Please be assured you may phone anytime, day or night, you will always speak with us in person.
Your call will never be forwarded to an answering machine.
24 hour phone service
Members of the Irish Associationof Funeral Directors (IAFD)
[IMG: Members of the Irish Association of Funeral Directors (IAFD)]

[H1] Contact

Providing a 24 hour service, 365 days a year service where you will be assured of professional and caring attention at all times.
Tom Drohan Funeral Home
Emmett Street
Dungarvan
Co Waterford
Ireland
Tel (058) 43211 - From outside Ireland 00353 58 43211
Or e-mail us on drohanfuneraldirectors@outlook.com
Members of the Irish Association of Funeral Directors (IAFD)
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