'Remarkable' Jon Kenny lived a life 'overflowing with heart and humour', mourners hear

The beloved comedian died last Friday at the age of 66 in University Hospital Galway, surrounded by his wife, Margy and children, Aran and Leah

Jon Kenny's coffin is escorted to the adjoining cemetery by his wife Margy and son Aran along with other family members after the funeral mass today. Picture: Dan Linehan

As The Sailor's Bonnet echoed in a church in Lough Gur, mourners paid a last farewell to Jon Kenny, who lived a life “overflowing with heart and humour”.

Friends, family, fans and neighbours stamped their feet and cheered as Kenny’s wicker coffin was taken down the aisle of a packed St Patrick’s Church in Patrickswell.