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Kealy Construction have commenced the second phase of works on a new cemetery in Kellystown, near Dublin 15.
The detail design for the facility has been developed by Denis Byrne Architects working with Brady Shipman Martin Landscape Architects, PUNCH engineers, JAK engineers and Austin Reddy & Partners.
The second phase will provide approximately 650 grave plots, structures for the storage of ashes including columbarium walls and memorial plots, a small services building and site infrastructure and landscaping.
The first phase of development in 2019 saw an access road and provision of site services from the new Kellystown Link Road and Diswellstown Road extension.
Provision for future phases on the 3.7 hectare site is included in the current design and when fully developed the overall cemetery site will have a capacity for 3,000 burial plots, 500 niches for human ashes in columbarium walls, 500 memorial plots, gathering and reflection areas, and a small services building housing office and public toilets with car parking.
Landscaping forms a significant part of the design with intention to form calm, reflective, outdoor spaces. A central processional pathway leading from the carpark at entrance will allow outdoor spaces for reflection and connect various landscaped fields of graves. A landscaped angel garden will be provided. Existing hedgerows and trees on site will be retained and supplemented with additional planting.
Fingal County Council's Operations Department is fully funding the delivery of this project with €3.15m from the Council's agreed Capital Programme 2025-27 and will take over the operation of the new cemetery when it opens in early 2026.
The Chief Executive of Fingal County Council, AnnMarie Farrelly, said: "Planning permission for this development was granted in 2016 and I am pleased that the project can now progress with the next stage now that construction is underway.
"Providing community infrastructure such as Kellystown Cemetery is a key part of what Fingal County Council does and this is an excellent example of how we use our funding from sources like development levies and local property tax."
