GAA support for Cooper at mother’s funeral

Many prominent GAA figures, led by the association’s president Liam O’Neill, attended the funeral of the mother of star Kerry footballer Colm Cooper in Killarney at the weekend.

Tributes were paid to Maureen Cooper, 72, a quiet woman who had a dedicated interest in her son’s playing career and supported him always, even if she found it difficult to bear the tension of attending matches at times.

Her daughter Karen said she was an “amazing mother” who preferred to remain in the background and who always put her family and her home first.