€300,000 in graveyard maintenance is to be allocated across twenty cemeteries in Sligo this year.

A priority list of graveyards had been drawn up following a review process of all burial grounds earlier in 2025, and those selected will now receive funding for works.

There will be varying levels of developments carried out at each site, depending on requirements.

Ballymote-Tubbercurry Fianna Fail Cllr Liam Brennan praised the efforts of volunteers who tend to the cemeteries year-round: