Homeless death prompts Cork family’s appeal for Simon

The family of one of two homeless people whose bodies were taken from the River Lee on Sunday night has asked that donations be made to the Cork Simon Community.

The gesture came last night as gardaí formally identified the bodies as those of mother-of-one Michelle O’Riordan, 27, who was originally from Mayfield in Cork, and Patrick O’Driscoll, 53, who was from Skibbereen in West Cork.

Ms O’Riordan’s parents, Declan and Rita, made their donation wishes known in Michelle’s funeral notice.