Karen Buckley: Community rallies ‘to cover family with love’

“There is an outpouring of love and helplessness,” said Mourneabbey-born Fr Seán Corkery as he tried to sum up the feelings of a small tight-knit community experiencing a rollercoaster of emotions as news filtered back from Glasgow that police had officially identified Karen Buckley’s body.

Fr Corkery, a curate in the nearby town of Mallow, was trying to support the community in their hour of need and urged everybody “to cover the family with their love”.

Several parishioners were visibly shaken as they emerged from 9.30am Mass yesterday at the local Church of St Michael the Archangel at Analeentha, where prayers were again said for Karen.