City says a fond farewell to Máirín

AT the funeral Mass of Máirín Lynch in Cork’s North Cathedral yesterday, an old friend flicked through a small photo album and fought back tears.

It contained pictures of Máirín and her husband Jack, both smiling warmly, at a social function shortly after he had stepped down as Taoiseach in 1979.

Now, the woman, who did not wished to be named, was here to pay her last respects to Máirín, who passed away last week at the age of 87.