Family urged to seek solace in their faith as Vakaris buried

The Polish priest who conducted the funeral Mass of a toddler from East Cork who died after falling from a window struggled to hold back the tears during the service.

And as the 3ft-long white coffin was wheeled through the Church of the Most Holy Rosary in Midleton with his heartbroken parents Vidas and Aukse and sister Agneta behind, there was scarcely a dry eye to be seen.

Fr Marek Pecak, chaplain to the Polish community in Midleton, led the ceremony, urging the family to seek solace in their faith.