Dublin Cemeteries Trust &
Experience Glasnevin - Ireland’s National Cemetery

Cornerstone has managed a number of projects for Dublin Cemeteries Trust since 2017. Formerly Glasnevin Trust, DCT operates Glasnevin, Ireland’s National Cemetery, which contains one of the country’s best-reviewed visitor attractions “Experience Glasnevin”; the group also operates four other cemeteries and crematoria across Dublin.

Projects managed by Cornerstone for DCT include:

• A Fund-Raising Planning Study

• Securing of a significant Fáilte Ireland grant to upgrade the indoor visitor experience

• Management of the public procurement process to select partners to work on this upgrade

• Management and oversight of the project to design and construct an entirely new experience in the visitor centre

• Overall upgrading of the visitor experience, reflected in the awarding of TripAdvisor’s “Best of the Best” quality mark in 2022 (received by circa 1% of visitor attractions worldwide)

• ·Supervision and oversight of a project to put a new Brand Identity in place for the Trust (which saw “Glasnevin Trust” become “Dublin Cemeteries Trust” and “Glasnevin Cemetery Museum” rebranded as “Experience Glasnevin – Ireland’s National Cemetery” in co-operation with DesignWorks, a leading Irish design agency.

• Oversight of a project to put in place a Marketing Strategy for all strands of the Trust’s wide range of operations.

• Management of a project to put in place a Campus Masterplan for Glasnevin Cemetery, which sets out a 20-year template for management and maintenance of all buildings and grounds on the site, facilitating financial planning in this key area of expenditure for the next two decades and beyond.

• Selection of a new operator to run the Glasnevin Cemetery café and corporate catering services.