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The Pogues singer is being mourned by the music world after he died from pneumonia on 30 November, aged 65

Fr. Paddy McCafferty says Shane MacGowan's funeral, including the "Fairytale of New York" performance, "was an abuse of what mass is." MacGowan's funeral was held at St. Mary of the Rosary Church in Nenagh, Co Tipperary on December 8 and featured several live music performances, as well as a bit of dancing.

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The family of a Co Antrim woman whose tireless campaigning will help many others living with cancer have spoken of their enormous pride in their "shining star".

MOURNERS at the funeral of Northern Ireland cancer campaigner Julie Lillis have heard how she has left a “lasting impact ”.

A candelit vigil has been held in remembrance of a seven-year-old girl who was killed after being hit by a car in west Belfast at the weekend. Kaitlin McCoubrey-Fullerton was struck by a car and died at the scene of the collision in the Upper Springfield area of the city on Saturday evening. The tragedy has left the community in deep shock, with local people gathering at a vigil at the scene of the collision last night. Floral tributes had also been left in honour of Kaitlin, who was the daught...

The family of a seven-year-old girl who died after being knocked down in west Belfast are "inconsolable", a priest has said. A woman in her 50s was arrested, questioned and then released on police bail following the tragedy on Saturday evening. Kaitlin McCoubrey-Fullerton was struck by a car and died at the scene of the collision in the Upper Springfield area of the city. People have been left in shock following the death of the little girl, the cleric and local representatives said. "It has le...

January 27, 2021, 8:02 am A staff nurse treats patient Peter Watts, 64, in the Emergency Department at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, south-west London (Victoria Jones/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The end of January marks a year since the first cases of coronavirus were reported in the UK. Here, we recall s...

In Pictures: A year of coronavirus 27/01/2021, 8:01 am A staff nurse treats patient Peter Watts, 64, in the Emergency Department at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, south-west London (Victoria Jones/PA) The end of January marks a year since the first cases of coronavirus were reported in the UK. Here, we recall some of the striking images from the past 12 months, as captured by the PA news agency’s photographers. JANUARY 2020 Passengers from a plane carrying British nationals from the coro...

Warm tributes paid to former Crossmaglen parish priest following death from Covid Fr Joe McKeever 25 January, 2021 01:00 A FORMER Crossmaglen parish priest who died after contracting coronavirus has been remembered for his kindness, humour and "passionate support" for Cross Rangers. Fr Joe McKeever, who was originally from Portadown, died at Craigavon Area Hospital on Saturday morning. A late vocation, he did not enter the priesthood until his 40s following a te...