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Mourners embrace after leaving Staffords Funeral Home in Ballyfermot, Dublin, after the funeral service for Alex Coughlan this morning. Eamonn Farrell/© RollingNews.ie
Ballyfermot
Mourners gather for funeral of Alex Coughlan in Dublin
Alex Coughlan died on 20 May following an assault in Blanchardstown several days previously.
MOURNERS GATHERED FOR the funeral of Alex Coughlan in Ballyfermot this morning.
Mr Coughlan was seriously assaulted in Blanchardstown on 17 May. He passed away in hospital several days later on 20 May.
Today would have marked his 38th birthday.
His friends and family attended his funeral service in Stafford’s Funeral Home today. A private cremation at Glasnevin Crematorium followed.
Mr Coughlan worked for insurance firm Bupa. He has been described as “wholesome” person who had “the loveliest presence”, with those who knew him speaking at length about his caring and selfless nature.
A fundraiser organised to support his family said his organs were donated in a “lasting gift” to others.
Two boys in their mid-teens have been arrested and charged as part of the ongoing investigation into the incident.
They have since appeared in court in connection with the assault.
Mr Coughlan is survived by his parents John and Brigid, stepmother Sonia, his brothers Philip and Jack, his sister Zara, and his extended friends and family.
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