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<\/p>\nHeartbreaking tributes are being paid to a popular Belfast barman who died suddenly.<\/p>\n
Blake Greer – may he RIP(Image: Charles Rourke and Sons Funeral Directors)<\/p>\n
Tributes have been paid to a popular Belfast bar worker<\/a> after his sudden death at the weekend.<\/p>\n Blake Greer passed away suddenly on Saturday, April 11. He’s been remembered for his sense of humour and “cheeky, mischievous nature” that brought smiles to all who knew him, Belfast Live<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n A worker at The Northern Whig in Belfast City Centre<\/a>, Blake’s work colleagues say they have been left “incredibly heartbroken”.<\/p>\n A statement on Funeraltimes said: “GREER, 11TH APRIL 2026, BLAKE, suddenly, dearly beloved son of Gerard and Julie, much loved brother of Rhys and Chelsea, loving boyfriend of Elizabeth, dear grandson of Kathleen & Brendan Dowd and Maria and the late Bobby Greer, a dear nephew, cousin and good friend to many.<\/p>\n “Funeral arrangements<\/a> to follow. Any enquiries to Charles Rourke & Sons Funeral Directors 028 4461 3740.”<\/p>\n The Northern Whig paid tribute <\/a>to Blake saying: “We are incredibly heartbroken to share the passing of our much-loved friend and colleague, Blake.<\/p>\n “Since joining us, he became a true part of the furniture – always there, always willing to help, and someone who would do anything for anyone. He was known for his cheeky, mischievous nature, bringing smiles and laughter to those around him every day.<\/p>\n “His kindness, humour, and spirit made a lasting impact on all of us. We all love him so much. He will be missed terribly by his friends at the Whig, as well as by all who had the privilege of knowing and working alongside him.<\/p>\n “Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with his family and loved ones at this incredibly difficult time. Rest in peace, Blake.”<\/p>\n Want to see more of the stories you love from the Irish Mirror? <\/strong>Making us your preferred source on Google<\/a><\/strong> means you\u2019ll get more of our exclusives, top stories and must-read content straight away. To add Irish Mirror as a preferred source, simply <\/strong>click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Heartbreaking tributes are being paid to a popular Belfast barman who died suddenly. Blake Greer – may he…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":433395,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[41],"tags":[663,9,10,13,14,16761,6,11,12,15,16,5,17924,7,8,55236,65,66,67],"class_list":["post-433394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world","tag-belfast","tag-breaking-news","tag-breakingnews","tag-featured-news","tag-featurednews","tag-funerals","tag-headlines","tag-latest-news","tag-latestnews","tag-main-news","tag-mainnews","tag-news","tag-pubs","tag-top-stories","tag-topstories","tag-tributes","tag-world","tag-world-news","tag-worldnews"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116398145756916360","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=433394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433394\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/433395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=433394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=433394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=433394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}