Funeral of Alice Kitty Dunleavy to take place today
The funeral of the young girl who tragically died at a caravan park in Enniscrone, Co Sligo on Friday will take place later today in Ballina. Alice Kitty Dunleavy who is from Ballina was visiting the caravan park on holidays when she was struck by a vehicle in the…
Funeral of Red Óg Murphy to take place today
The funeral of the Sligo GAA player Red Óg Murphy will take place later today. The 21 year old, who was a student at DCU, died suddenly last Friday. Just last month, he was named on the Sigerson Cup team of the year for his performances with DCU.…
Funeral of Vera Dwyer to take place today
The funeral is taking place today of the south Sligo woman who was the world’s longest-living single lung transplant survivor. With only days to live on May 18th 1998, and in what the first operation of its kind, Vera Dwyer, Carrowcrory, Keash, had the history-making surgery at Harefield Hospital in…
Tense scenes at Sligo town funeral home
There were tense scenes as mourners gathered at a funeral home in Sligo town on Wednesday afternoon this week. They occurred as a crowd gathered to pay their respects to a local man who had died suddenly. Video footage shows one man throwing a punch at another at the entrance…
Major Garda operation in Sligo Town ahead of funeral
There is a major Garda operation in Sligo town this morning ahead of a funeral taking place later in the afternoon. There are checkpoints on all approach roads Into the town and motorists are being questioned as to their movements. It is understood the funeral will be followed by burial…
Funeral takes place today for Donegal nurse killed in freak accident in Australia
The funeral takes place today of the 26-year old south Donegal nurse who was killed in a freak accident in Australia. Mary Ellen Molloy, daughter of Terence and Angela Molloy, from Ardara, had emigrated to Melbourne 16 months ago and was working as a nurse at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.…
Funeral of four men killed in Donegal crash to take place this week
The funerals of four young men, who died in a single car collision in county Donegal on Sunday, will take place later this week. Shaun Harkin, John Harley, Michael Roarty and Daniel Scott, who were all in their early 20s, died when their Toyota Corolla car left the road near…