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ROY, Jack Stanley (Loughlinstown) December 12, 2021, peacefully at home with his family and we are all simply heartbroken. He will be so sadly missed by his wife Rosemary, daughters Suzi and Jill, son-in-law Alex, siblings Barbara (Cafferky) and Peter, siblings-in-law Patrick Cafferky, Joan Dobbyn and David Snow, nieces Aisling (Mark), Fiona (Mike), Emma (Rory) and Alix, cousins Yvonne McGovern, Gillian Powell, their families and the Geldof family. He will be very much missed by his friends and colleagues in the lighting business, and by his many friends, particularly in the sailing world both at home and internationally. May he Rest in Peace. Funeral Mass this (Wednesday) morning at 11.00 o’c at St. Anne’s Church, Shankill. The Mass will be live-streamed at: https://Livestream.absentfriends.ie/JackRoy The Funeral cortege will go via the Dun Laoghaire Waterfront Clubs at 1.15pm approximately. The Committal Service at the Crematorium is for family only. Donations, if desired, in lieu of flowers, may be made to the RNLI, Dun Laoghaire or the Blackrock Hospice Home Care Team.

TREACY, SMA, Rev Fr Thomas, Society of African Missions, (late of Claretuam, Tuam, Co Galway), on December 11, 2021, peacefully at St Theresa’s Nursing Unit, SMA House, Blackrock Road, Cork. Predeceased by his parents T P and Nora (née Canavan). Deeply regretted by his sisters Breda (Keane), Nora (Corrigan) and Marian (Helly), his brothers Anthony, Brendan and Bertie, his aunts Sr Pius Canavan (Presentation Convent, Clonmel) and Mrs Monica Seavor (Liverpool) and his aunt-in-law Mrs Kathleen Lowry, sister-in-law and brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, other relatives, friends, the people of the Archdiocese of Kaduna and the Diocese of Kano, Nigeria, and his confreres in the Society of African Missions. Funeral Mass at 1.30pm today (Wednesday) which can be followed on the Parish webcam http://www.corofinbelclare.ie/ Funeral afterwards to Claretuam Cemetery. In light of the ongoing restrictions, it is respectfully requested that those attending the funeral should strictly adhere to all social distancing and sanitising guidelines, wear a face covering and avoid shaking hands. Those wishing to leave a message may do so on the condolences on www.irishtimes.com. Requiescat in Pace.

RYDER, Reverend Fr John (J.J), 12 December 2021, peacefully in the loving care of Foyle Hospice, former teacher at St Columb’s College, Derry, CC Malin, Co Donegal, PP Greencastle, Co Tyrone and Pastor Emeritus in Holy Family, Ballymagroarty, Derry; predeceased by his parents, John and Margaret, and his brothers Aidan and Dermot; deeply regretted and sadly missed by his sisters Mary (Newport) and Sr Margaret Mary OP (Mairead), his sisters-in-law Eilish and Marie, nephews John and Peter Newport, John and Dermot Ryder, nieces Margaret Newport, Sarah, Kate, Aoife and Niamh Ryder, his grandnephews and grandnieces, his many cousins and friends, and by Bishop Donal McKeown and the priests of the Diocese of Derry. Removal yesterday from Bradley & McLaughlin Funeral Home to repose in Holy Family, Ballymagroarty, with Funeral Mass at 12.00 noon today (Tuesday), followed by Burial at Sacred Heart Church, Muff, Co Donegal. Requiem Mass can be followed on the Holy Family webcam. Donations, if wished, to Foyle Hospice. Please adhere to current Coronavirus guidelines. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

NEARY, Anne (née Maloney) (Monkstown, Co. Dublin and formerly of Perth, Western Australia) passed away peacefully on December 7, 2021, in the care of Blackrock Hospice. Sadly missed by her loving husband Terry, adored daughter Siobhán, Siobhán’s father Jim Neary, her sisters-in-law Mary Halpin and Catherine Neary, her brother-in-law Thomas Neary, the Fallon family and her wide circle of friends and neighbours. Reposing at Carnegies Funeral Home, Monkstown (Eircode A94 XK28) from 9:15am tomorrow (Tuesday) prior to the Funeral Mass at 10 am. in St. Patrick’s Church, Monkstown, Co. Dublin. For those who cannot attend, the Mass can be viewed online using the following link: https://monkstownparish.ie/webcam/ followed by cremation at 12:15pm in the Victorian Chapel, Mount Jerome Crematorium, Harold’s Cross (Eircode D6W HY98) and can be viewed online using the following link: https://www.mountjerome.ie/victorian-chapel-service/ . Messages to the family can be left in the “Condolences” section on www.irishtimes.com. Please respect mask wearing and social distancing protocols at all times. Due to Covid restrictions, family flowers only please. May she rest in peace.

DORAN, Nicholas Aidan, (Wirral, UK and late of Rathcoole and Baldonnel), on December 7, 2021, peacefully at home in the loving care of his beloved wife Mary and children Peter Anne and Michelle. Adoring grandfather and mentor to Ellis, Annabell, Claudia, Amelia, George, Nia, Rhys, And Huw. Nicholas will be dearly missed by his brother Vivian and sister Dymphna, sons-in-law Ron and Mark, nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Nicholas’s ashes will be interred at a later date with his parents Peter and Anne Doran in Dunshaughlin. Forever in our hearts.

WOODHOUSE, Paddy, Late of Abbey Vale, Corbally & Clancy Strand, Limerick. Peacefully on December 7, 2021. Beloved husband of the late Marie and dearest father of Anne, Kieran, Derry, Ronan, Aidan, Finola, Eoghan and the late Orla. Sadly missed by his loving children, daughters-in-law Kate and Maria, sons-in-law Joe and Alistair, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sister Betsy, sisters-in-law, brother-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives & friends. Rest in Peace Funeral will arrive for Requiem Mass in St. Munchin’s Church, Clancy Strand on Wednesday, December 15 at 12 noon. Burial afterwards in Mount St. Lawrence Cemetery. Family flowers only please. Donations if desired to the Parkinson Association of Ireland. Please observe current Covid-19 restrictions regarding attendance at funerals. Messages of sympathy may be expressed through www.griffinfunerals.com or by post to Griffin’s Funeral Home.

FISHER, Cedric (Ballyorney, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow) - December 7, 2021, much loved and loving husband of the late Elizabeth (née Marks), treasured and adored father of Juliette and Sally-Anne. Greatly missed by his sons-in-law Walter and Edmond, grandchildren Cliodhna, Charlotte, Thady and Laoise to whom he was a ‘groovy grandad’, extended family and friends. Funeral Service will take place today (Monday) at 11.00am in St. Patrick’s Church, Powerscourt, Enniskerry, followed by private cremation. The service may be viewed online on the following link https://youtu.be/g-ZYb-t96q0 Family flowers only please. Donations, if desired, to the RNLI. Condolences may be forwarded through www.colliersfuneraldirectors.com

QUINN, Martina (Dalkey, Co. Dublin and formerly of Roscommon) - December 10, 2021 (peacefully) at St. Vincent’s University Hospital. Predeceased by her brothers Tommy, Martin and Paddy and sister Kathleen. Deeply regretted by her loving brother John and sister Carmel, sister-in-law Rita, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Rest in Peace. Reposing in the Mortuary Chapel at St. Vincent’s University Hospital tomorrow (Tuesday 14th December) from 2.00 pm. until 4.00 pm., for family and close friends. Funeral Mass on Wednesday, 15th December, 2021, at 12 pm. in the Church of Ss. Eithne and Fidelma, Tulsk Co. Roscommon, followed by burial at Kilcooley Cemetery.