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CARROLL, Margaret (Mount Merrion, County Dublin) May 11, 2021 peacefully at Beaumont Hospital. She will be sadly missed by her loving nieces, nephews, grand-nieces, grand-nephews, extended family, neighbours and friends. A private family funeral will take place in The Church of St. Thérèse, Mount Merrion tomorrow (Friday) morning at 10am which can be viewed on the parish website

FANNING, (née Ebbs) Eileen May 10, 2021 peacefully, surrounded by her family, while in the attentive care of the Cara Ward staff in St. Vincent’s Private Hospital. Beloved wife and best friend of Declan, proud mother of Thomas, Darragh, Aisling, Shane, and of the late Aileen and John Paul. Doting Grandma to Estelle, her little star, and sister of the late Brian. Very deeply regretted by her loving daughter-in-law Laura, Thomas’ partner Eimear, her sister Margaret, brothers Kieran and John, sisters-in-law Celeste and Lucia, nieces, nephews, relatives, friends, especially her friends in the St. Mary’s College RFC community and her great neighbours on Springfield Road, Templeogue. May she rest in peace. In following Government guidelines, a restricted attendance (50 persons) Funeral Mass will take place on Saturday, May 15, at 10.00am in the Church of St. Pius X, Templeogue, which can be viewed on the following web link https:Livestream.absentfriends.ie/EileenFanning No flowers please. Donations, in lieu of flowers, to the Irish Cancer Society. Messages of condolence may be sent at www.irishtimes.com. The Funeral cortege will pass by St. Mary’s College RFC on Templeville Road at 11.30am en route to the cemetery

TAYLOR, Desmond Thomas (Dalkey, Co. Dublin) – May 7, 2021, suddenly, at his home, in his 97th year. Beloved husband of the late Iris; sadly missed by his sons Nigel and Alan, daughters-in-law Sandra and Maria and grandchildren Ross, Selena and Luca. A private Funeral Service will take place on Saturday (May 15) at 4.00pm and this may be viewed on www.churchservices.tv/colliersbray . Condolences may be forwarded through www.colliersfuneraldirectors.com . Family flowers only please. Donations if desired to the Irish Cancer Society, www.cancer.ie and the RNLI, www.rnli.org . “At Rest”

MOUSSOULIDES, Eleanor Vera (née Acunto) (late of Stillorgan, Co. Dublin and formerly of King’s Gate Street, Coleraine, Co. Derry) – May 10, 2021, peacefully, in the wonderful care of Mount Tabor Nursing Home, Sandymount. Beloved wife of Marios, sadly missed by her cousins, extended family and friends in Ireland, the UK and the USA. Due to current restrictions, a private Funeral Service will take place on Monday (May 17) in Grosvenor Road Baptist Church, Rathmines at 11.30am. This may be viewed online at www.grosvenorbaptist.org. Family flowers only please. Donations, if desired, can be made online to Mount Tabor Nursing Home (dublincentralmission.ie) or Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal (teamhope.ie).

BRENNAN, Denise J 2 May 2, 2021, peacefully at her home in Jupiter, Florida. Born in Dublin and having spent much of her life in parish ministry in the diocese of Albany New York, she retired to Jupiter, Florida. Deeply regretted by her brother Anraí ó Braonáin, her sisters-in-law Dimphne, Ann and Donla, her 29 nephews and nieces, her dear friend Kay Skelly and her many friends in Ireland and USA. Predeceased by her sisters Mary and Bee and her brothers Charlie, Paddy, Jack SJ, Lou, Gay, Joe SJ and Stephen. Her funeral will take place in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Glenville, New York on Friday 14 May and will be streamed from https://www.ic-glenville.com/ at 4pm (Irish time). An inspirational and courageous woman. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam dílis

SNELGROVE - MANSELL, Hilda (née Wright) - May 10th, 2021 - (Foxrock, D18 and formerly of Florida, Toronto and Inchicore, Dublin 8). Peacefully in The Fern Dean Nursing Home, Deansgrange. Beloved wife of the late Graham (Snelgrove) and Lloyd (Mansell) and much-loved sister of Nora, Joan, Doris, Ada, Jack and the late Olga, Billy, Frank and Betty ; sadly missed by her loving sisters, brother, sister-in-law Lee, nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, extended family, relatives and friends. May She Rest in Peace. Due to current restrictions a private family funeral will take place on tomorrow (Thursday), at 10am which can be viewed live using the following link https://www.kilmacudparish.ie/watch-mass-live/. Those who would like to attend the Funeral but due to the current restrictions cannot, may leave a personal message of condolence for her family at https://www.masseybrosfuneralhomes.com/funeral-notices. All enquiries to Massey Bros., Blackrock, Tel: (01) 280 4454

RAMPHUL, Lorraine (née O’Rowe) (of Dublin, Mauritius and Galway), peacefully in the company of family in Highfield Healthcare on May 9, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Dr Dyneshwar Ramphul and devoted mother to her loving children Sarah, Meera, Navin, Kiran and Eimear. Cherished grandmother to Lea (deceased), Dylan, Talia, Sophie, Kaia, Cathal, Isabel, Alexis and Ryleigh. She will be dearly missed by Catherine, Rose and all of her close friends, her sons-in-law and daughter-in-law, as well as by all her extended family and neighbours. Lorraine’s family wish to express their deep gratitude to the staff at Highfield Healthcare for the wonderful care and attention that they bestowed upon Lorraine. May she rest in peace. In accordance with Government guidelines, a private funeral will take place. Family flowers only. Donations, if desired, in lieu of flowers to the Brothers of Charity Galway.

Sr. BRIDGET, Daughters of Charity, Mount Prospect Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3 and late of Girlough, Dunmanway. May 10, 2021, (peacefully) at her residence, Mount Prospect Avenue, Clontarf. Beloved sister of Sr. Louise DC, Mick, Anne Fitzgerald, Sr. Hannah DC, Bernie Roche, Liam, Gerard, Eileen Collins and the late Fr. Pat, Fr. Sean, Sr. Peig DC, Con, Ted and James Brendan. Deeply regretted by her loving brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law Marty, Vincent, Eamonn, sisters-in-law Maureen, Marie and Bríd, nephews, nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces, great grandnephews, great grandnieces, her community of the Daughters of Charity, relatives and friends. May Sr. Bridget Rest in Peace Memorial Mass in St. Catherine’s Provincial House, Dunardagh, Temple Hill, Blackrock, Co. Dublin tomorrow (Thursday, May 13) at 10.30am. The Memorial Mass will be live streamed on: https://mcnmedia.tv/camera/st-catherines-provincial-house. Reposing in St. Patrick’s Church, Dunmanway, on Friday May 14, from 12 noon with Funeral Mass at 2pm (restricted to 50 people) followed by burial in the Daughters of Charity Community Plot in the adjoining cemetery. Sr. Bridget’s Funeral Mass will be live streamed on: www.memoriallane.ie/livestream

McGUIGAN, John (Johnny) (Shankill, Kilmacud and late of RTE) – May 9, 2021, peacefully, in the loving care of St. Anne’s Ward, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin. Deeply missed by his loving partner Miriam, children Tara, Keith, Lee, Craig, Gary, Glen and their mother Joan, his treasured grandchildren Sofia, Devran and Emre and by his extended family, friends and former RTE colleagues. A private Funeral Mass will take place on Saturday (May 15) at 11.00am and this may be viewed on www.churchservices.tv/shankill . Family flowers only please. Donations, if desired, to the Irish Cancer Society, www.cancer.ie . Condolences may be forwarded through www.colliersfuneraldirectors.com . “May he rest in peace”

McGRATTAN, Robert May 9, 2021 (Donnybrook, Dublin 4), peacefully after a long illness. Robert will be remembered with much love, and great affection by his family and friends. Daughters, Ciara, Clodagh, Eleanor & Searon. Ena, his brother Dan and Anne Doyle, sister Ferga, Sisters in law Imelda, Eileen, Bernie, Brother in law Bill, Sons in Law Matt and Dave, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Our thanks to Dr. David Kelly, Dr. John Holian, and the wonderful Staff at St Vincents Hospital, and in his last months the kind and caring Staff at The Four Ferns. Please refer to RIP.ie for further information.