'No quick answers' to Cobh deaths, priest tells mourners

The funeral has taken place of 49-year-old mother of two Valerie Greaney, who died in tragic circumstances at the family home in Cobh, Co Cork, last Sunday.

Mrs Greaney's husband Michael, who took his own life after fatally stabbing his wife, will be buried in a plot nearby her in the same cemetery following a separate funeral tomorrow.

Mrs Greaney will be buried at St Colman's Cemetery in the town.

The couple's eldest daughter Michelle, who was also injured in the incident, attended the funeral alongside her sister Sarah, accompanied by two nurses from Cork University Hospital.

Fr Patrick O'Donoghue said Valerie Greaney was a caring woman, who was quick to forgive and had a love of dancing and singing.

He told the congregation: "We are left with many questions to which there are no answers…To explore them would not give us much in return.

"Quick answers which seem to fit will not help here."