Community mourns for family’s ‘unspeakable loss’

PEOPLE in Kenmare, Co Kerry, where a younger sister of Iraq hostage Margaret Hassan is living, yesterday spoke of their sense of shock and outrage at her kidnapping.

Up to 1,000 people attended an ecumenical ceremony in the town, the birthplace of Ms Hassan’s mother, Mary, and where her sister, Geraldine, lives with her family.

Her sister, Geraldine Riney, married with three children, has lived in Kenmare for about 20 years. Her husband, Jerry Riney, is a teacher in the local second-level college, Scoil Inbhear Sceine. Their children are Niamh, Deirdre and Sean.