'Always smiling' Cork teen who died in swimming accident 'radiated joy', funeral hears

His mother Evyonn raised a smile amongst mourners when she said that Jack enjoyed nothing more than making his family laugh

Jack O'Sullivan died after getting into difficulty while swimming in Passage West, Cork.

The mother of a 14-year-old boy who died after he got into difficulty while swimming with friends in Passage West in Co Cork last Friday has told mourners at his requiem mass that he was “a loveable rogue” whose smile lit up a room.

The body of Jack O’Sullivan of Deerpark in Friars Walk was recovered from the water in Passage West at around 4pm last Friday following a search and rescue operation.