Mr Zhyvytskyi's wife, Viktoriya, fought back tears as she told mourners that her husband's entire world was his family. Mr Zhyvytskyi's family has vowed that his infant daughter, Yeva, will grow up knowing just how much her father adored her. Mr Zhyvytskyi was formally pronounced dead at the scene by a local doctor at 8.35pm on Monday evening. Mr Zhyvytskyi lay in repose at Coughlan's funeral home in Shandon on Monday afternoon and was buried following 12 noon Requiem Mass. While born in the Ukraine, Mr Zhyvytskyi moved to Ireland as a child and grew up here.

Source: Irish Independent March 25, 2026 02:16 UTC