Justice Department asked to investigate secret burial of Galway direct provision centre resident

Galway Bay fm newsroom - The Department of Justice has been asked to investigate why a transgender woman who died in a direct provision centre in Galway city last year was recently buried without a ceremony or anyone she had known in attendance.

Sylva Tukula died at the Great Western direct provision centre in the city on August 2nd 2018.

Teach Solais LGBT+ Resource Centre understood it would be made aware of Sylva's funeral arrangements in advance, but found out last week that she had been buried at the start of May.

Cameron Keighron, the group's Chairperson, says everyone who knew Sylva has been left stunned by the development - for more on this story tune in to Galway Bay fm news on the hour...