Heartbroken daughter pays tribute to Cork dad stabbed outside home

Loved ones remembered Mark O’Connell as a devoted father and 'biggest supporter' during an emotional funeral in Farranree

Mark O’Connell's requiem Mass was held at 11.30am on Friday in the Church of the Resurrection, Farranree. Picture: Larry Cummins

A father-of-three who was stabbed outside a Cork house on Sunday morning was remembered as his children’s biggest cheerleader at his funeral today.

Mark O’Connell, 38, was a kind and funny man who always had a smile on his face, his daughter Katlyn told around 100 mourners at his Requiem Mass in the Church of the Resurrection in Farranree.