However, one priest doesn't think the change will be as "quick" as people expect.
People may soon have to wait longer to say goodbye to their loved ones due to the ongoing shortage of priests.
The Association of Catholic Priests says 'lay-led' ceremonies will become more common in Ireland.
The average age among priests in Ireland is expected to be in the high-end of the 60s.
Rathowen's Father Pierre Pepper doesn't think the change will be imminent:
Dublin's Archdiocese is among those to already introduce training programmes in preparation.
Vincent McCarthy, an undertaker in Fethard, Tipperary says he expects funeral traditions to change.
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