‘Liam, rest in peace. You’ll never walk alone’

In 1997, Billy and Bridie Miller made the difficult decision to say goodbye to their 15-year-old son Liam, who left Ovens having caught the eye of football scouts across the Irish Sea.

More than 20 years later, those same parents had no choice but to say goodbye to Liam once again, who had gone from the Old Firm to Old Trafford, Australia to America, and home again to his parish church where he was baptised, confirmed, and yesterday eulogised.

Since the news broke of the death of Liam Miller on Friday night, the sporting world paid its respects to the rising Celtic star, the Manchester United midfielder, the Cork City lynchpin, the Ireland international.