Tending to the graveyard: 'You imagine what it must be like to walk in their shoes'

Every day Paul Flynn watches as a woman shares her morning cup of coffee with her husband – perching her husband’s cup on top of his headstone.

It’s a scene that would bring a tear to the eye of even the most cynical amongst us. However, for Paul, Waterford City and County Council cemetery registrar, it’s simply part of the job.

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