‘Normal is a word that will never again be used’

THE sun shone brightly yesterday, but it couldn’t hide the pain of a town that bid farewell to two young local men who died in a car crash on Sunday.

A haunting silence fell over Castleisland, Co Kerry, as Freddie Ryan, 31, and Patrick (Pa) O’Reilly, 26, were laid to rest.

The men were close friends, but opposites in personality — Freddie the extrovert, Pa the quiet one.