Dan Wallace remembered as dedicated public servant at Cork funeral

Wallace, remembered for his deep commitment to public service and community, was praised as a proud Corkman who never forgot his roots

Cork City councillors formed a guard of honour as the remains of former lord mayor and TD Dan Wallace were brought into the Church of the Resurrection, Farranree, Cork. Picture: Larry Cummins

Dan Wallace was a proud Corkman who was defined by a deep working-class republicanism, Taoiseach Micheál Martin told Mr Wallace’s funeral Mass in a packed Church of the Resurrection in Farranree.

Mr Wallace was brought to the church, where he had once served as sacristan, in a coffin draped with the flag of the Lord Mayor of Cork, an office he held from 1985 to 1986, followed by council mace-bearers and a procession of robed councillors.