Foleys take solace from response to Facebook campaign

The son of Munster rugby head coach Anthony ‘Axel’ Foley who died last week, has a “smile on his face at a time when smiles are not easily come by”, due to thousands of people here and abroad vowing to take part in his memorial campaign.

Eleven-year-old Tony launched the page on Monday asking people to attend eight Masses over eight Sundays in the run-up to Christmas, as he wanted to pay a special tribute to his father.

The Facebook site, Axel Foley Memorial campaign, was set up after Munster’s emotionally charged victory over Glasgow at Thomond Park in Limerick.