Heavy security at funeral of dissident republican Larry Keane

There was a tight security presence at the funeral of Larry “Bomber” Keane, the dissident republican who plotted to bomb the British Grand National in 1998.

The 56-year-old died after he received a serious blow to his head while walking home along a laneway between two housing estates in Athy on Jul 18.

There was not thought to be a paramilitary link to his killing, with suspicions he was attacked as part of a local dispute.