Cowen will give graveside oration at Hillery funeral

THE State funeral of former President Patrick Hillery will take place on Wednesday. He will be buried in St Fintan’s Cemetery in Sutton, Co Dublin, alongside his daughter, Vivienne, who died of cancer in 1987 at the age of 18.

Tánaiste Brian Cowen will give the graveside oration, at the request of the Hillery family. Dr Hillery is survived by his wife Maeve and son John.

Dr Hillery died in St Francis Hospice in Raheny on Saturday morning following a short illness. He was 84.