Five arrested as brawl erupts at funeral home

FIVE men were arrested yesterday after 40 members of the Travelling community became embroiled in a fight inside a Kilkenny city funeral home.

Insults were traded by various mourners alongside the coffin of Josephine (Judy) Harty, Hebron Park, Kilkenny, just as her family prepared to take her remains to the church.

Although gardaí did not recover any weapons, witnesses claimed to have seen a number of objects being used during the brawl.