Innocent gun victim was ‘a gentle giant’

AN innocent Dubliner shot during a bar-room dispute in Spain last month was described as “gentle giant” and “a big softie” at his funeral Mass yesterday.

Hundreds of mourners packed St Joseph’s Church in Bonnybrook, north Dublin, for the funeral of father-of-two, John O’Neill, 41, who was shot while enjoying a night out with his fiancée and friends on a holiday in the resort of Benalmadena on July 28.

In his homily, parish priest Fr Frank Duggan, referring to Mr O’Neill as “Jock”, said he had “tragically left this world an innocent victim of an incident in which he played no part”.