'Cork has lost a gem but heaven has gained an angel,' Vanessa O'Callaghan's funeral told

Vanessa O’Callaghan’s daughter Chelsea paid a moving tribute to her mother during her requiem mass on Tuesday. Picture: Larry Cummins

Cork has "lost a gem but heaven has gained an angel", the heartbroken daughter of the woman who died after she was assaulted at a soup kitchen for the homeless told mourners at her funeral.

Vanessa O’Callaghan’s daughter Chelsea paid the moving tribute to her mother during her requiem mass on Tuesday.