'Father of Irish golf' Christy O'Connor Sr was national treasure, funeral told

The 10-times Ryder Cup player died at the weekend, aged 91, four months after his nephew, Christy Jr, died suddenly in Tenerife, aged 67.

Christy O'Connor Sr was an Irish national treasure who took on golf's global giants and beat them, his funeral has heard.

He was also remembered as a devoted father, grandfather and husband as well as a dedicated fundraiser for good causes who enjoyed nothing more than a glass of wine in the company of his beloved wife Mary.