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O'CONNELL Kathleen (née MacMahon) (Ratoath Co. Meath and formerly of Kilmanhamwood, Co. Meath). August 4, 2020 Peacefully, at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. Kathleen will be sadly missed by her loving sons David, Seán and Joseph, daughters-in-law, grandchildren Kate, Aidan and Daniel, sisters, relatives and friends. May she Rest in Peace. Funeral Mass tomorrow (Thursday) morning at 11.00am in the Holy Trinity Church, Ratoath followed by burial in Moynalty Cemetery. Attendance in the Church will be restricted in line with the current guidelines. Family flowers only please. Donations, if desired to the Irish Cancer Society.

CASSIDY, Rosalie (née McCann) (Dundrum, Dublin 14 and formerly of Tullamore) August 3, 2020. Predeceased by her infant son Garvan (1970). Sadly missed by her husband Páid, children Fiona, Sive, Macartan, Davnet, Doireann and Aedamair, grandchildren Sophie, Ciara, Cal, Cathal, Rían, Liam, Oran, Rosalie, Alannah, Orlaith, Saoirse, Kieran, Aisling and Ailbhe, sisters Hilary and Jackie, sons-in-law and daughter-in–law, nieces and nephews, extended family, relatives and friends. May she rest in peace. A private Funeral Mass will take place due to government advice regarding public gatherings. Those who would have liked to attend the funeral but due to the current restrictions cannot, may view the Mass tomorrow (Thursday) at 11.30am on https://www.churchservices.tv/dundrumparish. You can leave a personal message in the ‘Condolences’ section on www.irishtimes.com. Family flowers only please. Donations, if desired, to Our Lady’s Hospice, Harold’s Cross at www.olh.ie.

DOWNES, (née Frizelle) Margaret (Greta) (Foxrock, Dublin 18 and formerly Wexford) - August 2, 2020. Peacefully, surrounded by her family in St. Vincent’s University Hospital. Beloved wife of the late Leslie and loving mother of Bill, Robert, Paula and Margaret. Lovingly cared for at home by Paula. Sadly missed by her children, sister Beatrice, brother Bob, sisters-in-law Karen, Pam, Nanci and Florence, brother-in-law Neil, cousin Nance, daughter-in-law Fiona, son-in-law James, grandchildren Liam, Lucy, Eddie, Tom, Rory, Ciara, Meadhbh and Conn, her many nieces and nephews, extended family and many friends. May she rest in peace. A private Funeral will take place due to government advice. Those who would have liked to attend but cannot, may view the Mass tomorrow (Thursday) at 11am using the following link https://foxrockparishchallenges.com/home/webcam/. You can leave a personal message in the ‘Condolences’ section on www.irishtimes.com

PORTER Reverend W. Warren, (Moira, Co. Down) - August 2, 2020 peacefully at home. Beloved husband of Joan and father of Sam, Ruth and Ewan. House and Funeral private due to current Government guidelines. No flowers please. Donations if desired may be made for The Leprosy Mission C/o Malcomsons Funeral Service, 7 Robert Street, Lurgan, BT66 8BE. Will be deeply missed by his loving wife, sons, daughter, daughters-in-law Karen and Teresa, son-in-law Keith, grandchildren Siobhán, Lucy, Ewan, Ben, Denis, Maeve, Miriam and James and family circle. In thy presence is fullness of joy.
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WYER, Peter (Galway City) - August 2, 2020, suddenly at home. Beloved husband and best friend of Mary, loving father of Karen, Collin, Lynda and Petra. Sadly missed by his heartbroken family, daughter-in-law Lisa, sons-in-law Sean and Erik, adored grandchildren Luke, Ruari, Fionn, Elliot, Saibh, Issac and Elin, sisters Denise and Margaret, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces and a wide circle of loyal friends. Removal to St. Ignatius Church (The Jes), Sea Road, Galway on (Thursday, 6th August) to arrive for Requiem Mass at 1 p.m. Funeral after Mass to Rinville cemetery, Oranmore. No flowers, please. Donations in memory of Peter to Croí https://croi.ie/donate/

MONAGHAN, James, (Ashburton, Devon, England and formerly Clara, Co. Offaly), died July 20, 2020, Much loved husband of the late Barbara. Sadly missed by his son Seán, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. At Peace. Funeral Mass tomorrow (Thursday) morning at 11am in St Brigid's Church, Clara. Burial after Mass in the Monastery Cemetery, Clara. Due to government guidelines numbers are restricted to 50 people in the church. Those who would have liked to attend are welcome to stand outside the church or at the cemetery. The family thank you for your understanding at this difficult time.

O'BRIEN, (née Quinn), Iris, (Anglesea Rd, Dublin 4), died peacefully after a short illness on August 3, 2020. Predeceased by her beloved husband Denis (Dano) in 2016. Loving mother of Joanne, Abigail, Denis and Kerry. She will be sadly missed by her sister Pam and the rest of her extended family especially her nieces and nephews, her seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. May she rest in peace. Iris was lovingly cared for by her dedicated medical and care team at home and in The Beacon hospital. Due to Covid restrictions the Funeral Service will be strictly private followed by a private family burial.

O'CONNOR, John M. (Donnybrook) - August 1st 2020, (peacefully) at home, surrounded by his family; beloved husband of Mary, much loved father of George, Ruth and John, adored grandfather of Habika, Shane, Lera, Juliette and John. Loved and remembered always by his family, sisters Mary (Kenny), and Elizabeth (Dunne), brother Philip, his daughters-in-law Verena and Catherine, the extended family and a wide circle of friends. May he rest in peace. In accordance with Government guidelines, the funeral will be restricted to a maximum number of 50 persons. You may view the Funeral Mass on Thursday (August 6) at 11 am on the Donnybrook parish website: https://www.donnybrookparish.ie/webcam. House private.

BRENNAN, Mary (née Whelan) (late of Sandymount and formerly of Tramore) - August 1st 2020, (peacefully), in the excellent care of the staff at St. John’s Nursing Home, Merrion Road. Beloved wife of the late Eddie and mother of the late baby Edward. Pre-deceased by her three sisters. Sadly missed by all her knew her. May she rest in peace. Due to Government Guidelines on public gatherings, a private funeral, limited to a maximum of 50 persons, will take place in Church of Our Lady Queen of Peace, Merrion Road at 10 am on Thursday (August 6), followed by burial at Shanganagh Cemetery. The Mass can be viewed on the Church webcam: https://www.facebook.com/MerrionRoadChurch/live.

O'SHAUGHNESSY, John (Ballyleague, Co Roscommon) - August 2nd, 2020, (Peacefully), at his home, surrounded by his family, after a long illness bravely borne. Beloved husband of Phyllis, much loved Dad to Deirdre, Sinéad, Aisling and Seán and devoted grandad to Ella and Emily. He will be very sadly missed by his family, sister Marian, brother Jim, sons-in-law Alan and Laurent, daughter-in-law Laura, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives, neighbours and many friends. Please note that in an effort to follow current government guidelines and with the support and agreement of the family, John’s funeral will be private to family and close friends only please. The funeral cortege will depart from the family home in Ballyleague tomorrow (Wednesday) morning at 10.40 o’c arriving at the Church of the Holy Rosary, Ballyleague for Mass of the Resurrection at 11 o’c. Burial afterwards in St Mary’s Cemetery, Carrick-on-Shannon. The O’Shaughnessy family very much appreciate your support at this time. May John rest in peace.