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Donegal boxing legend Peter O’Donnell laid to rest in Raphoe
Funeral takes place today of man who died in storm incident
LETTERKENNY man Tommy Connors will be laid to rest this morning following his tragic passing last week. Mr Connors, of Neil T Blaney Road, lost his life in a weather-related incident in the town on Friday afternoon. The incident took place at a domestic property during Storm Amy. Advertisement A very well-known and popular member […]
Son pays touching tribute to Ollie Horgan
Hundreds of mourners have said an emotional farewell to the sporting legend
Funeral to take place in his native Galway today of Ollie Horgan
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By Diarmaid Doherty FAMILY and friends, former teaching colleagues, and those whose lives were touched by Ollie Horgan will pay an emotional farewell today as his funeral takes place this lunchtime in his native Galway. Ollie, the former manager at Finn Harps, and former assistant manager at Galway United, died on Thursday. He was 57. […]
‘He may have been small but the love he gave was enormous’
by Róise Collins A cloud of grief blanketed Dungloe as the heartbroken community gathered to say goodbye to little Joey Forker. The nine-year-old boy passed away in a tragic incident at his family home in Meenmore on Friday evening. Advertisement The much-loved pupil at Scoil Chróine was warmly remembered for his life full of joy, […]
The death of the traditional wake
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Eamonn Coyle looks back on a time when wakes and funerals bound a community together. I GREW up in the townland of Bun-a Leaca, Gaoth Dobhair, in the 1970s and 1980s. My first memory of a major national and international event is Bloody Sunday, January 30, 1972. That event led to 14 unnecessary wakes and […]
Beloved mother and daughter laid to rest in Carndonagh
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By Dionne Meehan HUNDREDS of mourners came together in a deeply emotional gathering at Sacred Heart Church in Carndonagh today to pay their final respects to a beloved mum and daughter. Natalie and Ella McLaughlin, from Pound Street in Carndonagh, tragically lost their lives in a devastating two-vehicle collision in the town last Wednesday, leaving the […]
Mother and daughter killed in collision to be laid to rest today
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By Dionne Meehan A YOUNG mother and her six-year-old daughter who tragically lost their lives in a two-vehicle collision in Carndonagh last Wednesday will be laid to rest in their hometown today (Monday). Natalie McLaughlin (20s) and her daughter Ella McLaughlin, from Pound Street in Carndonagh, were travelling with two other family members when their car […]
Funeral of mother and daughter killed in Carndonagh collision to be held on Monday
A MOTHER and daughter who passed away as a result of a tragic two vehicle collision in Carndonagh earlier this week will be laid to rest on Monday. Natalie McLaughlin and her six-year-old daughter Ella, of Pound Street, Carndonagh will repose at the home of Natalie’s parents Joanne and Danny McLaughlin, Church Road, Carndonagh (F93 […]