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Dublin Council Reviews Roger Casement Exhumation, Reburial Request

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC · How we work

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Alan Daly submitted a licence request to Dublin City Council to exhume and reinter Roger Casement.
James Casement, a surviving relative from Arizona, co-signed the application.
Landowner Patrick McCarry consented to a reburial on his Murlough Bay property.
The 1965 reburial required his remains stay south of the border.
Approval would mark a second exhumation and reburial of Casement’s remains.

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Story summary

Alan Daly submitted a licence request to Dublin City Council to exhume and reinter Roger Casement.
James Casement, a surviving relative from Arizona, co-signed the application.
Landowner Patrick McCarry consented to a reburial on his Murlough Bay property.
The 1965 reburial required his remains stay south of the border.
Approval would mark a second exhumation and reburial of Casement’s remains.