Car crash victim Alan McCluskey remembered as 'being made from everything good', as first of funerals takes place

"'You took our best parts with you and somehow left them all behind stitched into everything that we do' - Alan McCluskey's sister Sharon pays tribute to her brother at his funeral in Drumconrath, Co Meath St. Peter and Paul's Church in Drumconrath, Co Meath, was packed to capacity for Mr McCluskey's funeral, with standing room only as mourners filled every pew and lined the walls."

"Outside, crowds gathered along the church grounds and tractors lined the village in a mark of respect and honouring Mr McCluskey's love for machinery and farming. Such was the turnout that a livestream of the funeral was set up in the community centre. The funeral of Mr McCluskey's best friend, Dylan Commins, will take place at 2pm at St Patrick's Church in Rockchapel, Upper Magheracloone in Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan, followed by burial in the adjoining cemetery."

St. Peter and Paul's Church in Drumconrath, Co Meath, was filled to capacity for Alan McCluskey's funeral, with mourners standing and lining the walls. Crowds gathered outside and tractors lined the village to mark respect and honour his love for machinery and farming. A livestream of the funeral was set up in the community centre due to the turnout. Five people in their early 20s died in a two-car crash on the Ardee Road while travelling to Dundalk. Gifts placed on the altar represented travel, friendship and his work, including family photos, workboots, the Fencecraft logo and model machinery.

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