Mayor: Allow feud victim’s family mourn

THE Lord Mayor of Cork has appealed for the family of a man killed in a violent feud to be given the space to mourn at his funeral Mass, which takes place this morning.

Playing down fears of disruption to the funeral of 51-year-old Gerard Delaney, who died in the aftermath of a row involving two families, Fianna Fáil councillor Terry Shannon said he expected the victim’s Requiem Mass to pass without incident.

Mr Shannon said: “I think everyone is sensible enough to know that a funeral is a matter for the family, when people should be allowed say their final goodbyes with dignity and when their privacy should be respected.”