Girl, 3, knocked down and killed in Co Laois was a ‘bright star’, funeral hears

The coffin of Rosaleen McDonagh after the funeral at St Peter and Paul’s Church, Portlaoise, Co Laois, for the three year old who was knocked down and killed in a road traffic accident (Picture: Liam McBurney/PA)

A three-year-old girl killed in a road collision in Co Laois was a “bright star”, her funeral has heard.

Rosaleen McDonagh, known as Rosie, died after being struck by a car in Portlaoise last Wednesday.