‘Michael will forever be in our hearts and minds’ – Cork jockey Michael O’Sullivan remembered at service
The 24-year-old Cheltenham Festival-winning rider died as a result of injuries he suffered in a fall at Thurles on February 6.
Huge crowds gathered in St John the Baptist Church, Glantane where mourners heard how Michael packed more into 24 years than anyone with two lifetimes.
The funeral mass was attended by Commandant Claire Mortimer, aide-de-camp to Taoiseach Micheál Martin.
Before the funeral service began, Michael’s father William addressed the packed church.
Mr O’Sullivan thanked the emergency services who attended to Michael at the scene as well as the nurses, medical and support staff who looked after his son in the ICU at Cork University Hospital (CUH).
“This week we saw a true meaning of community,” said the heartbroken father. “We wanted Michael at home and our community made that possible. It was a huge task to manage the traffic yet they succeeded. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to all the people who volunteered in anyway.”
Mr O’Sullivan said Michael…
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