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As the family was getting ready to play the track, the undertaker Robert Gabriel pulled Ann aside. Ann Phayer told C103's Cork Today Show: "He said that most people would have a recording and I was thinking 'oh my god, there's a problem now with the recording and they won't be able to do it.' "Then, when he said that we actually have the man himself Daniel, I just couldn't believe it." O'Donnell was on the other end of the phone line and sang the song live. As for how this happened, O'Donnell explained: "We got a message from a lady called Delores. A few years ago, we did some work with Hidde...

Share this article The family of a life-long Daniel O’Donnell fan have said they will never forget the moment he surprised them by singing at her funeral service this week. Cork woman Margaret McCarthy had been a fan of the legendary Donegal singer since he first came on the scene nearly 40 years ago. After she passed away on Sunday, the family contacted Daniel and he posted a message of condolence online. 'We'll never forget it' - Daniel O'Donnell makes surprise appearance at lifelong fan's funeral 00:00:00 / 00:00:00 On Newstalk Breakfast this morning, Margaret’s daughter Ann Phayer sa...

  Mourners at a lockdown funeral in west Cork said they received a massive lift in their spirits after Daniel O’Donnell surprised them by singing over the phone at their mother’s graveside. Ann Phayer said her mother, Margaret McCarthy of Innishannon, who died in Marymount Hospice in Cork last Sunday, was a huge fan of the Donegal singer. Her husband Jimmy and the family used to joke that there was “three in the marriage” with mother of four Margaret attending as many of his concerts as she could in addition to buying his calendars and music. A friend of the family had co...

Daniel O'Donnell on how he 'brought a smile to a very sad occasion' at a recent funeral The singer performed over the phone at a Cork graveside for the funeral of his 'biggest fan'. The performance really helped the family dui Updated The late Margaret McCarthy with Daniel O’Donnell (Image: Courtesy Ann Phayer) Get the latest news from across Ireland straight to your inbox every single dayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance wit...

Olivia Kelleher Mourners at a lockdown funeral in West Cork have spoken of receiving a massive lift in their spirits after Daniel O’Donnell surprised them by singing over the phone at their mother’s graveside. Ann Phayer said that her mother Margaret McCarthy of Innishannon, who died in Marymount Hospice in Cork last Sunday, was a huge fan of the Donegal singer. Her husband Jimmy and the family used to joke that there was “three in the marriage” with mother of four Margaret attending as many of his concerts as she could in addition to buying his calendars and music.