Glowing tributes paid to rally icon Rosemary Smith during funeral

President Michael D. Higgins said, “Rosemary Smith should be remembered as one of the most fearless and remarkable Irish sportspeople to have graced the international stage.

RIP: Rosemary Smith's funeral as it passes through Sandyford Village where she lived - headed by a Garda escort and her Hillman Imp, the cortege also included her Hillman Imp driver friends. Picture: Michael Chester.

Glowing tributes were paid to rally icon Rosemary Smith during her funeral service at Mount Jerome Victorian Chapel in Harold’s Cross on Monday afternoon.

As the curtain drew to a close, people stood, applauded, embraced and shed tears as they bid farewell while Westlife’s rendition of “You Raise Me Up” faded gently into evening time.