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Four Irish Residents Die; Families Request Donations

6/6/2026

Summary

Story summary

Four Irish residents died peacefully between 4 June and 6 June 2026.
Moira Slevin (née Gormley) died on 5 June 2026 at Bon Secours Hospital, Dublin, with a burial mass on 8 June at St. Joseph’s Church, Carrickmacross.
Michael O’Malley died on 4 June 2026 at Melview Nursing Home, Clonmel, with his funeral mass on 9 June at S.S. Peter and Paul’s Church.
Families requested donations to St. Brigid’s Hospice and the Munster Heart Foundation instead of flowers.

History

Historical Context

When the 1918 Spanish flu struck Ireland in October, it killed about 20,000 people and flooded Dublin hospitals. The Irish Red Cross, headed by Lady Margaret Dockrell, mobilized £150,000 for St Patrick’s Cathedral’s emergency relief, establishing a charitable model that today resurfaces in funeral donations to St Brigid’s Hospice and the Munster Heart Foundation. The pandemic’s legacy forged enduring community-aid networks.

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Story summary

Four Irish residents died peacefully between 4 June and 6 June 2026.
Moira Slevin (née Gormley) died on 5 June 2026 at Bon Secours Hospital, Dublin, with a burial mass on 8 June at St. Joseph’s Church, Carrickmacross.
Michael O’Malley died on 4 June 2026 at Melview Nursing Home, Clonmel, with his funeral mass on 9 June at S.S. Peter and Paul’s Church.
Families requested donations to St. Brigid’s Hospice and the Munster Heart Foundation instead of flowers.

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