The funeral of Olympian Ronnie Delany at the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Foxrock, Dublin, on Monday. Ronnie Delany 'competed against the best of the world at the highest level, he triumphed and was a man of great faith', his son Ronnie Delany jnr said in his eulogy. [ Ronnie Delany’s Melbourne gold remains one of the greatest achievements in Irish sportOpens in new window ][ How Ronnie Delany’s date with Olympic destiny inspired a generation of Irish athletesOpens in new window ]Ronnie Delany won gold for Ireland in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics in Australia at the age of 21 years. Former boxer Michael Carruth and former athlete Eamonn Coghlan at the funeral of Ronnie Delany, at the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Foxrock, on Monday. In a eulogy, Ronnie Delany jnr said his father “competed against the best of the world at the highest level, he triumphed and was a man of great faith”.

Source: The Irish Times March 16, 2026 19:53 UTC