The funeral of a mother-of-two whose body was found on the Comeragh Mountains in Co Waterford earlier this week has heard she brought âjoy and light to so many peopleâ and âadoredâ her family.
Gillian Ryan (37), from Thurles, Co Tipperary was also remembered for her love of athletics, cross country and road-running.
Ms Ryan went missing on Sunday afternoon while hiking in the popular Coumshingaun area. Her body was discovered on Monday evening following searches by the Mountain Rescue Teams and Emergency Services.
Her funeral took place at the Cathedral of the Assumption in Thurles on Saturday morning, which was attended by her husband Conor, daughter Amelia Rose and son Conor Jamie and parents.
A body was discovered on Monday in the Comeragh Mountains in Co Waterford where a search operation aiming to locate a missing woman was taking place, gardaà have confirmed.
The woman, named locally as Gillian Ryan (37), had been due to return from a run in the mountains at around 2pm on Sunday, but emergency services were alerted at 3pm when her husband did not hear from her.
An experienced runner who lived in the Thurles area of Co Tipperary, Ms Ryan had been running on a loop trail around Coumshingaun lake, a popular but steep trail for mountain runners and hill walkers.
The discovery of the body of a mother of two in the Comeragh Mountain in Co Waterford on Monday after a search operation has caused âshock and heartbreakâ, her running club said.
Gillian Ryan (37) had been due to return from a run in the mountains at around 2pm on Sunday, but emergency services were alerted at 3pm when her husband did not hear from her.
An experienced runner who lived in the Thurles area of Co Tipperary, Ms Ryan had been running on a loop trail around Coumshingaun lake, a popular but steep trail for mountain runners and hill walkers.
Search and rescue teams have retrieved a womanâs body from the Comeragh Mountains in Co Waterford after a day-long operation.
An improvement in weather conditions allowed the Rescue 117 helicopter to move in and lift the body from difficult terrain shortly after 6pm on Tuesday.
A body was discovered on Monday evening during the search for Gillian Ryan (37), an experienced mountain runner who had gone missing on Sunday afternoon while on a popular but steep trail near Coumshinghun lake.
Emergency services were alerted when her husband did not hear from her after her run and a search effort commenced.
Investigations are ongoing but rescue services believe Ms Ryan, a mother of two, may have lost her footing or become disoriented in fog close to one of the deepest gullys in the Comeraghs.