Tony O’Reilly was a ‘true Irish legend’, funeral told

The businessman, rugby star and philanthropist Tony O’Reilly was a “true Irish legend” who inspired people to think bigger, his funeral has been told.

Mourners were told that Mr O’Reilly had lived a “dazzlingly full life” that was anything but mundane.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin was among those who attended the service in the Church of the Sacred Heart in Donnybrook, Dublin for Mr O’Reilly, who died on Saturday at the age of 88.

President Michael D Higgins was represented by his Aide de Camp.

Born in Dublin in 1936, Mr O’Reilly made his international debut for Ireland in rugby in 1955 and soon became the youngest player to be selected for the British and Irish Lions.

He later became one of the country’s leading business figures, pioneering the dairy brand Kerrygold,…

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