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List of Irish state funerals

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List of Irish state funerals
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State funerals () in Ireland have taken place on the following occasions since 1922.

List

DateRecipientRoles or achievements honouredNotesVenueDate of deathRefs
10 Feb 2024John BrutonTaoiseachChurch of SS Peter and Paul, Dunboyne, County Meath6 Feb 2024
21 Jun 2020Colm HorkanDetective Garda killed on dutyLimited funeral due to COVID-19 restrictionsSt James's Church, Charlestown, County Mayo17 Jun 2020
15 Oct 2015Tony GoldenGarda killed on duty (shot investigating a domestic violence incident)Church of Saint Oliver Plunkett, Blackrock, County Louth11 Oct 2015
18 Sep 2015Thomas KentIrish revolutionary period: executed after the Easter Rising.Reinterment of remains located in 2014 at the site of former Cork County Gaol.St Nicholas' Church, Castlelyons, County Cork9 May 1916
25 Aug 2014Albert ReynoldsTaoiseachChurch of the Sacred Heart, Donnybrook, Dublin21 Aug 2014
30 Jan 2013Adrian DonohoeGarda killed on duty (shot by robbers)Redemptorist Church, Dundalk, County Louth25 Jan 2013
22 May 2011Garret FitzGeraldTaoiseachChurch of the Sacred Heart, Donnybrook, Dublin19 May 2011
13 Apr 2009Robbie McCallionGarda killed on duty (rammed by a stolen car)Church of Our Lady Help of Christians, Swinford, County Mayo7 Apr 2009
16 Apr 2008Patrick HilleryPresident of IrelandSt Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin12 Apr 2008
16 Jun 2006Charles HaugheyTaoiseachCost estimated at €530,000 including policing.Church of Our Lady of Consolation, Donnycarney, Dublin13 Jun 2006
14 Oct 2001Kevin BarryIrish revolutionary period: volunteers executed during the War of Independence, collectively known as the Forgotten Ten.Reinterments from Mountjoy Prison. Opposition parties complained that the funerals coincided with the ardfheis of Fianna Fáil, the main party in the government.St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin1 Nov 1920
Thomas Bryan14 Mar 1921
Patrick Doyle
Frank Flood
Patrick Moran
Bernard Ryan
Thomas Whelan
Thomas Traynor25 Apr 1921
Edmond Foley7 Jun 1921
Patrick Maher
23 Oct 1999Jack LynchTaoiseachThe eulogy was by Desmond O'Malley of the Progressive Democrats rather than Lynch's Fianna Fáil partyNorth Cathedral, Cork20 Oct 1999
11 Aug 1997John LynchIrish Army sergeant killed in a helicopter crash on UNIFIL mission in LebanonCill Mhuire Church, Ballymanny, Newbridge, County Kildare1997
10 Jun 1996Jerry McCabeGarda killed on duty escorting an An Post van ambushed at Adare, County Limerick by Provisional IRA membersChurch of the Holy Rosary, Limerick7 Jun 1996
25 May 1995Paul ReidGarda killed on duty with the United Nations Protection Force in the Bosnian War. His car crashed while under sniper fire in Sarajevo.St Eunan's Cathedral, Letterkenny, County Donegal18 May 1995
13 Apr 1983Patrick Noel McLoughlinGarda murdered at homeChurch of SS Peter and Paul, Dunboyne, County Meath11 Apr 1983title=Shot sergeant given full State honoursfirst=Nigellast=Brownurl=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1983/0414/Pg001.html#Ar00101url-access=subscriptionpage=1newspaper=The Irish Timesdate=14 April 1983}}
23 Mar 1978Cearbhall Ó DálaighPresident of IrelandSt Michael's Church, Sneem, County Kerry21 Mar 1978
2 Sep 1975Éamon de ValeraPresident of Ireland, Taoiseach and Irish revolutionary period leaderThere were complaints that Fianna Fáil TDs encroached at the graveside, obstructing Fine Gael and Labour ministers and foreign dignitaries.St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin29 Aug 1975
21 Nov 1974Erskine H. ChildersPresident of Ireland (died in office)St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin17 Nov 1974
3 Oct 1972Kathleen ClarkeLord Mayor of Dublin; Irish revolutionary period: widow of Easter Rising leader Tom Clarke and member of the republican DáilBrendan Corish complained that as a member of the Council of State he ought to have been driven to the funeral.St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin29 Sep 1972
13 May 1971Seán LemassTaoiseach; Irish revolutionary period: IRA leaderChurch of the Good Shepherd, Churchtown, Dublin11 May 1971
28 Sep 1970James RyanMinister; Irish revolutionary period: IRA leader and member of the republican DáilCounty Wicklow25 Sep 1970
12 Mar 1968Donogh O'MalleyMinister for Education (died in office)St John's Cathedral, Limerick10 Mar 1968
10 Nov 1968Margaret Mary PearseSenator (died in office); Irish revolutionary period: sister of Easter Rising leader Patrick Pearse and member of the republican DáilChurch of the Annunciation, Rathfarnham, Dublin7 Nov 1968
29 Jan 1968Alfred Chester BeattyCulture: Founder of the Chester Beatty LibrarySt Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin19 Jan 1968
26 Nov 1966Seán T. O'KellyPresident of IrelandSt Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin23 Nov 1966
18 Nov 1965W. T. CosgravePresident of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State.His son Liam Cosgrave insisted that the family rather than the state should pay the funeral expenses.Church of the Annunciation, Rathfarnham, Dublin16 Nov 1965
1 Mar 1965Roger CasementIrish revolutionary period: Easter Rising leader.Reinterment from Pentonville Prison.St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin3 Aug 1916
2 Nov 1963Domhnall Ua BuachallaGovernor-General of the Irish Free StateChurch of the Sacred Heart, Donnybrook, Dublin30 Oct 1963
24 Jan 1963Diplomatic corps: West German ambassador to Ireland (died in office)St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin18 Jan 1963
13 Aug 1961John MoorePresident of the Government of the Province of Connacht.Reinterment from an untended grave in Ballygunner Temple, Waterford, rediscovered in 1960.Church of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Castlebar, County Mayo6 Dec 1799
22 Nov 1960Niemba ambush victimsIrish Army: Ten soldiers killed in the United Nations Operation in the Congo. Eight were killed by Luba militiamen on 8 November: Lieutenant Kevin Gleeson; Sergeant Hugh Gaynor; Corporals Peter Kelly and Liam Dougan; Privates Matthew Farrell, Michael McGuinn, and Gerard Killeen; and Trooper Thomas Fennell. The ninth, Private Patrick Davis, was shot accidentally during the recovery mission. The tenth, Trooper Anthony Browne, was at the time of the state funeral presumed to have been killed in the ambush. In November 1962 his body was located where he had been killed days after and miles from the original ambush. He received a military burial in Glasnevin.The coffins were kept at Baldonnel Aerodrome during the funeral mass. Mourners travelled from the Pro-Cathedral to the aerodrome and then accompanied the coffins to Glasnevin Cemetery.St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin8 Nov 1960
18 Nov 1957Seán MoylanSenator (died in office); Minister; Irish revolutionary period: Irish Republican Army officerChurch of St. Anthony, Clontarf, Dublin16 Nov 1957
27 Mar 1957Ernie O'MalleyIrish revolutionary period: Irish Republican Army officerChurch of the Assumption, Howth, Dublin25 Mar 1957
14 July 1949Douglas HydePresident of IrelandIrish Catholic bishops said Catholic participation in Protestant ceremonies was a reserved sin, omitting the canon law exception for minimal participation as a matter of civic courtesy. Most Catholics remained outside the Church of Ireland cathedral during the religious service, including all members of the cabinet except Noël Browne. Austin Clarke's poem "Death of an Irish President" satirises this.St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin12 Jul 1949last1=Hurleyfirst1=Michaeltitle=Ecumenism: Joint Worshipjstor=27658929journal=The Furrowdate=1965volume=16issue=4pages=233–239issn=0016-3120}}; ; ;
30 Aug 1948Paschal RobinsonDiplomatic corps: Papal Nuncio to Ireland (died in office)Robinson requested a simple funeral so some elements of a state funeral were omittedSt Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin27 Aug 1948last1=Keoghfirst1=Dermottitle=Ireland and the Vatican: The Politics and Diplomacy of Church-state Relations, 1922-1960date=1995publisher=Cork University Pressisbn=978-0-902561-96-0url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3jOLGy127mMC&pg=PA265access-date=13 May 2020language=en}}
23 Jan 1948Sean GantlyGarda Special Branch chief superintendent shot accidentally by a colleague during a manhunt for armed robbersChurch of the Immaculate Conception, Dublin21 Jan 1948title=Bullet from police gun killed Superintendenturl=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1948/0123/Pg001.htmlurl-access=subscriptionnewspaper=The Irish Timesdate=23 January 1948page=1}}
2 Dec 1944Eoin O'DuffyGarda Commissioner; Irish revolutionary period: Irish Republican Army chief of staffSt Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin30 Nov 1944
29 Jan 1938Lillie ConnollyIrish revolutionary period: Widow of Easter Rising leader James ConnollyMount Argus Church, Harold's Cross, Dublin22 Jan 1938
October 1934Patrick S. DinneenCulture: Gaelic revival author and lexicographerSaint Francis Xavier Church, Gardiner Street, Dublin29 Sep 1934
26 April 1932Margaret PearseIrish revolutionary period: mother of Easter Rising leader Patrick Pearse and member of the republican DáilChurch of the Annunciation, Rathfarnham, Dublin22 April 1932
16 Jun 1929John DevoyFenian Rising of 1867; Irish revolutionary period: leader in the United StatesA nonpartisan committee was formed to organise his repatriation and burial in Glasnevin, but the anti-Treaty members withdrew. The coffin was draped with both the Irish and American flags.—29 Sep 1928
13 Jul 1927Kevin O'HigginsVice-President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State (assassinated in office)St Andrew's Church, Westland Row, Dublin10 Jul 1927
17 Nov 1926James FitzsimonsGardaí killed on duty (Fitzsimons in St Luke's, Cork and Ward in Hollyford, County Tipperary) during simultaneous IRA raids on twelve Garda stationsA joint funeral; the coffins arrived separately at Kingsbridge Station and proceeded in cortege to Glasnevin Cemetery, where the ceremonies took place, W. T. Cosgrave making an oration. Fitzsimons was buried in Glasnevin, Ward in Nobber, County Meath.Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin14 Nov 1926
Hugh Ward
28 Aug 1922Michael CollinsIrish revolutionary period: Chairman of the Provisional Government (killed in office in the Irish Civil War)St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin22 Aug 1922
16 Aug 1922Arthur GriffithIrish revolutionary period: simultaneously President of the Irish Republic and member of the Provisional Government (died in office)St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin12 Aug 1922

State funerals declined and refused

Former Taoisigh John A. Costello and Liam Cosgrave did not receive state funerals, at the request of their respective families. Similarly, a 1948 press release at the repatriation by LÉ Macha of the remains of W. B. Yeats, who had died in France in 1939, stated "The Government was, of course, desirous to accord full State honours in connection with the funeral, but considered it proper to respect the wishes of the poet's relatives." A state funeral was offered after the assassination of UK ambassador Christopher Ewart-Biggs in 1976; his widow agreed instead to a memorial service.

There was minimal official support for the 1970 reburial of men killed in India in the 1920 Connaught Rangers Mutiny. Arguments against a state funeral were that the 1966 Casement funeral not a precedent but rather symbolic of all who died abroad for Ireland; that the mutineers' profile was too low for major recognition; and that it might be seen as endorsing republican paramilitary action in the Troubles in Northern Ireland. While the government facilitated repatriation of the remains, the ensuing funerals were privately arranged by the National Graves Association.

Protocol

Lying in state is only organised for a sitting taoiseach or president.

The church service (if Catholic) may feature a Solemn Mass, usually attended by current and past presidents, taoisigh and senior members of the Irish judiciary.

About 300 members of the Defence Forces provide a guard of honour, a gun-carriage carries the coffin, which is draped with the tricolour, and Army Buglers play the Last Post. There is a gun-salute.

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References

  1. "State and Military Funerals". Irish Defence Forces.
  2. (7 February 2024). "State funeral to be held for John Bruton in Co Meath". RTÉ.
  3. (21 June 2020). "Det Garda Colm Horkan 'epitomised' what members of force should strive to be, funeral told". The Irish Times.
  4. (15 October 2015). "Sea of blue swept through village to pay respects to 'adored dad' Garda Tony Golden". Irish Independent.
  5. (31 May 2016). "The State Funeral of Thomas Kent". RTÉ.
  6. (25 August 2014). "Hundreds attend State funeral of Albert Reynolds". RTÉ.
  7. (30 Jan 2013). "State Funeral for Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe". [[RTÉ News]].
  8. (22 May 2011). "Former Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald laid to rest". RTÉ News.
  9. McDonald, Brian. (13 April 2009). "Thousands attend McCallion funeral". [[RTÉ News]].
  10. (16 April 2008). "Hillery laid to rest after State funeral". RTÉ News.
  11. (9 August 2006). "Haughey's State funeral cost taxpayers more than ?½m". Irish Independent.
  12. (13 June 2006). "Haughey to get State funeral on Friday". [[RTÉ News]].
  13. O'Connor, Alison. (14 March 2018). "Drumcondra bridge named after UCD student executed during War of Independence". TheJournal.ie.
  14. (23 October 1999). "State Funeral of Jack Lynch takes place in Cork". [[RTÉ News]].
  15. (12 August 1997). "President leads mourners at state funeral for soldier who died in Lebanon". [[The Irish Times]].
  16. (11 June 1996). "President, Taoiseach at State funeral of murdered detective in Limerick". [[The Irish Times]].
  17. (26 May 1995). "Garda killed on peace-keeping duty is buried with State honours". [[The Irish Times]].
  18. (14 October 2015). "Omeath shooting reopens old wounds for McLoughlins". The Irish Times.
  19. Brown, Nigel. (14 April 1983). "Shot sergeant given full State honours". [[The Irish Times]].
  20. (30 December 2005). "Papers criticise FF deputies for 'invading' cemetery". The Irish Times.
  21. (22 November 1974). "A nation's final farewell to its President". [[The Irish Times]].
  22. (3 January 2004). "File noted SF official's seat in cathedral at State funeral". The Irish Times.
  23. (4 October 1972). "Final tribute paid to widow of 1916 leader". [[The Irish Times]].
  24. (12 May 1971). "State Funeral for Lemass". [[The Irish Times]].
  25. (29 September 1970). "Funeral tributes to Dr. Ryan". [[The Irish Times]].
  26. (11 March 1968). "State Funeral for Minister; Donogh O'Malley Dies". [[The Limerick Leader]].
  27. (11 November 1968). "State funeral for Miss Pearse". [[The Irish Times]].
  28. (23 January 1968). "State burial for Chester Beatty". [[The Irish Times]].
  29. (28 November 1966). "Nation mourns Sean T. O'Kelly". [[The Irish Times]].
  30. (19 November 1965}}; {{cite news). "Funeral tribute to Mr. Cosgrave". [[The Irish Times]].
  31. (2 March 1965). "Solemn Ritual of Casement's Funeral". [[The Irish Times]].
  32. (1965). "Roger Casement Repatriated".
  33. (4 November 1963). "President's tribute to former Seanascal". [[The Irish Times]].
  34. (24 January 1963). "State funeral in Dublin for German ambassador". [[The Irish Times]].
  35. (14 August 1961}}; {{cite book). "Castlebar's tribute to John Moore". Univ of Wisconsin Press.
  36. (23 November 1960}}; {{cite news). "Ireland's Dead are Laid to Rest". RTÉ News.
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  38. (19 November 1957). "State Funeral of Senator Moylan". [[The Irish Times]].
  39. English}}; {{cite journal, Richard. (28 March 1957}}; {{cite web). "Funerals – Mr. E. O'Malley". History Ireland.
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  41. (1995). "Ireland and the Vatican: The Politics and Diplomacy of Church-state Relations, 1922-1960". Cork University Press.
  42. (23 January 1948). "Bullet from police gun killed Superintendent". The Irish Times.
  43. (2007). "Judging Dev: A Reassessment of the Life and Legacy of Eamon de Valera". Royal Irish Academy.
  44. (2014). "Easter Widows". Transworld.
  45. (Autumn 2005). "Dictionary of Irish Biography". Cambridge University Press.
  46. (May–June 2002). "Mother India/mother Ireland: Comparative gendered dialogues of colonialism and nationalism in the early 20th century". Women's Studies International Forum.
  47. (13 April 2014}}{{cbignore}}; {{cite web). "Passing Of John Devoy (1928)". Adams Auctioneers.
  48. (13 July 1927 }}; {{cite book). "Parliamentary Debates: Dáil Éireann". Merrion Press.
  49. (18 November 1926). "The Dead Guards; Public Funeral in Dublin". The Irish Times.
  50. (29 August 1922}}; {{cite book). "General Collins's Funeral". Bloomsbury.
  51. (16 August 1922). "Route and Order of Procession". [[The Irish Times]].
  52. (15 June 2006). "State funeral will be the ninth in a much-loved tradition". independent.
  53. (9 Oct 2017}}; {{cite news). "Farewell to Liam Cosgrave a State funeral in all but name". [[RTÉ News]].
  54. (2015). "Sailing to Drumcliffe: The repatriation of WB Yeats". The Poetry Ireland Review.
  55. (29 December 2006). "Murder of Ewart Biggs had serious repercussions". The Irish Times.
  56. (26 June 2020). "The second funeral of James Daly, Connaught Rangers' mutineer, 1 November 1970".
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