Over the last 16 years, RIP.ie has seeped into the Irish consciousness. Like death notices on local radio, the obituary website has gradually taken on the mantle of an institution, tapping into the Irish obsession with funerals and grieving rituals. Chances are if a friend or a colleague has suffered a bereavement you have turned to RIP.ie to look up funeral details, leave condolences with the family, or live stream the funeral while Covid-19 restrictions are in place. What was in 2005 a “revolutionary concept” according to its founders, Co Louth siblings Jay and Dympna Coleman, has become a normal…
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