‘We cherished him’: Dublin bids farewell rock legend to Christy Dignam

The funeral cortege of Christy Dignam (Brian Lawless/PA)

Mourners have said they loved and cherished Christy Dignam, frontman of band Aslan, as hundreds turned out to bid farewell to the Irish rock legend.

The farewell gathering was held in Dignam’s hometown of Finglas, Dublin.