In The News

Funeral takes place of Una Finnegan

Funeral takes place of Una Finnegan

THE Funeral has taken place of Una Finnegan, the Northern Ireland woman who was killed along with three other climbers in Scotland.

The 25-year-old doctor had been climbing with friends at Glencoe on Saturday (January 19) when they were swept away by an avalanche.

The three other victims of the accident were 24-year-old Christopher Bell, Tom Chesters (28) and Rachel Majumdar (29). One other woman was badly injured in the accident. A sixth member of the group, a man, escaped serious injury.

Many tributes were paid to Ms. Finnegan who was from Coleraine.

In a statement, her family said: “Una was a wonderful, outgoing and loving person. We are devastated by her death, but comforted by the knowledge that she was doing what she loved most, climbing with good friends in the hills.”

The Funeral took place in her home town. The Funeral Mass was held in the town’s St. Malachy’s Church. For full details of the Funeral arrangements,  click here.

Donations in lieu of flowers have been requested for The Karen Hilltribes Trust or Mountain Rescue Scotland.

View previous In the News items: Funeral takes place of veteran campaigner Inez McCormack, Film director and restaurant critic Michael Winner passes away, American civil rights pioneer James Hood passes away, Tributes are paid to actress Sophiya Haque, Actor Conrad Bain passes away, Tributes are paid to teacher saved by Oskar Schindler, Crossword setter uses puzzle to reveal he is dying, Broadcaster and historian Robert Kee passes away, Tributes are paid to former fast food executive Fred Turner, Oldest man in Britain Reg Dean passes away, Listen with Mother presenter Daphne Oxenford passes away, Former British prisoner of war passes away, Singer Patti Page passes away, Actor Harry Carey Jnr passes away, Tributes are paid to soul singer Fontella Bass, Former England cricket captain Tony Greig passes away, Gulf War general Norman Schwarzkopf passes away, Tributes are paid to the creator of Thunderbirds, Record holding woman dies aged 115, Tributes are paid to former newsreader Kenneth Kendall, Inventor of the barcode passes away, Indian musician Ravi Shankar passes away, Tributes are paid to the inspirational engineer Alex Moulton, Astronomer and broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore passes away, Tributes are paid to former Hawkwind guitarist Huw Lloyd Langton, People pay last respects to hero of the Blitz, Jazz great Dave Brubeck passes away, Former Liverpool manager and player passes away, Death rate continues to fall in Northern Ireland, Tributes are paid to the man who put colour into digital photography, Organ transplant pioneer Joseph Murray passes away, Tributes are paid to TV star Larry Hagman, Australian author Bryce Courtenay passes away, Westminster Abbey honour announced for writer C S Lewis, Influential church musician Sir Philip Ledger passes away, Tributes are paid to the painter and sculptor William Turnbull, Retailer who helped Elvis with fashion advice passes away, Tributes are paid to photographer Alf Kumalo, Widow of poet TS Eliot passes away, Former governor of the Falkland Islands Sir Rex Hunt passes away, Former Coronation Street star Bill Tarmey passes away, Headstone is erected 94 years after burial of Portadown soldier, Tributes are paid to actor Clive Dunn, Funeral of Comber soldier Channing Day to take place, Funeral of murdered prison officer David Black takes place, Former racing driver John Fitch passes away, Tributes are paid to songwriter Bill Dees, Tributes are paid to musician Jo Dunne, Composer Hans Werner Henze passes away, Battle of Britain pilot William Walker passes away or Veteran US politician George McGovern passes away

 

If you have a relative or a friend who has passed away and feel they should be mentioned in our In the News section, then please email us.