Outside the low redbrick church, hundreds of people gathered to show their love and respect under the grey sky. The boy’s football teammates, in their team jersey, lined up in a sort of honour guard as the hearse came into the church grounds. The boy’s football team remained standing in their positions, like guardsmen. Later the boy’s team manager said a few words. As the funeral cortege left the church an entire community clapped and hundreds of people followed them out onto the road.

Source: The Irish Times February 06, 2021 14:59 UTC