'He left us a legacy of hope, encouragement, and consolation': Cork author Colm Keane laid to rest

'People mattered and that made him a welcome guest and a treasured friend,' mourners heard

Writer and broadcaster Colm Keane with his wife Una O'Hagan.

Mourners at a funeral Mass for Cork writer and broadcaster Colm Keane were told he was “essentially a man of people” who told his stories “through the lives of people”, whether about football, music, or the lives of saints.

Mr Keane, a native of Youghal, Co Cork, passed away at the weekend at Waterford Hospital Hospice, aged 70. He had been diagnosed with cancer. He was married to RTÉ newscaster Una O'Hagan for almost 30 years. The couple had lived in Bray, Co Wicklow, before moving to An Rinn Gaeltacht in west Waterford in recent times.