Owen O'Callaghan was described as ‘a humble, honest, caring man’

Developer Owen O’Callaghan has been described as a humble man of integrity and a true gent who support many charities discreetly and charmed all those he met.

Mourners at his funeral Mass in Cork applauded Fr Pat O’Mahony after his homily focused on Mr O’Callaghan’s personal legacy, rather than his business achievements which saw him ranked as one of the country’s top developers of the last four decades.

“While he was a very big and well-known national, international and public figure, he was also a private man,” Fr O’Mahony told the mourners who gathered at St Patrick’s Church in Rochestown, the church on the southside of Cork city where Mr O’Callaghan attended Mass on Christmas Day with his wife, Shelagh.