Church services and funerals are going ahead in front of restricted audiences in many parts of the country, despite the Covid-19 clampdown on gatherings.
Local priests in some dioceses say they are coming under increased pressure on a daily basis from the relatives of the deceased in many areas to attend events at home, and they have appealed for calm within communities where many are grieving alone.
In many communities, where deaths are taking place, people have turned to alternative ways of show solidarity by displaying flags and emblems in the open air, most notably in county Roscommon where former GAA star and solicitor Conor Connelly passed away.