Mourners say goodbye to tragic school girl

THE altar gifts, at the funeral Mass, symbolised the life and talents of tragic 16-year-old Ciara Gibbs.

A maths book, a music book and a chair made for a Junior Cert art project were used by family and friends to represent her abilities and potential, which will now remain unfulfilled.

The gifts were brought to the altar of the St John the Baptist Church in Kilcash, near Ballypatrick in Co Tipperary, during the offertory ceremony.