COUNTY WEXFORD may be the cheapest place in Ireland in which to die, according to figures published recently.

The Post Insurance Funeral Price Index outlines that while the average cost for a standard funeral across the country is €4,062, funerals in County Wexford are, on average, significantly less expensive.

The average cost for a funeral in County Wexford, including removal and care of the deceased; embalming; removal to the church / cemetery; hearse; funeral directors fee and coffin, was recorded as €3,408.

This figure does not take into account additional expenses, including:the cost of a burial plot or cremation service as well as church offerings; the priest; music and obituary notice.

The highest price quoted to the nationwide survey for a funeral of the same type was €6,310 in County Tipperary.

Read more in the Wexford Echo.