Daniel O'Donnell lifts spirits at Cork funeral of his 'biggest fan' with graveside song

Margaret McCarthy and her daughter Catherine Mullaney with Daniel O’Donnell

Mourners at a lockdown funeral in West Cork have spoken of receiving a massive lift in their spirits after Daniel O'Donnell surprised them by singing over the phone at their mother's graveside.

Ann Phayer said that her mother Margaret McCarthy, of Innishannon, who died in Marymount Hospice in Cork last Sunday, was a huge fan of the Donegal singer.