Holiday drowning victim is laid to rest

THE Taoiseach was represented at the funeral yesterday of the Co Limerick college graduate who drowned in a holiday accident in Spain last week.

Holiday drowning victim is laid to rest
Fri, 08 Sep, 2006 - 01:00
Jimmy Woulfe, Mid-West Correspondent

Basil Burke, 21, from Hospital, was a nephew of Defence Minister Willie O’Dea.

Major General Pat Nash represented the army at the funeral.

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