{"id":665550,"date":"2026-08-31T17:57:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T17:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/665550\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T17:57:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T17:57:20","slug":"marian-heffernan-nee-kirby-limericks-live-95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/665550\/","title":{"rendered":"Marian Heffernan (n\u00e9e Kirby) &#8211; Limerick&#8217;s Live 95"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6a959d930022ad4bd16.jpg\" style=\"width: 239px; height: 318px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Gregane, Caherconlish, Co. Limerick and Ballybrood, Caherline, Co. Limerick<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Well-known singer and entertainer.<\/p>\n<p>Passed away on August 29th 2026, suddenly after a short illness, at Milford Care Centre, surrounded by her husband Christy and sons James and Daniel.<\/p>\n<p>Predeceased by her parents Jim and Nellie Kirby.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly missed by her husband Christy, sons James and Daniel, grandchildren Ellie, Christopher and Paige, James\u2019s partner Pauline, Daniel\u2019s partner Rachel, other relatives, friends and neighbours.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>May she rest in Peace<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reposing at Our Lady, Mother of the Church, Caherconlish, Wednesday, September 2nd, from 6 pm to 8 pm.<\/p>\n<p>Funeral Mass Thursday, September 3rd, at 11.30 am, followed by burial in Inch St. Lawrence Cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>Marian&#8217;s Requiem Mass will be streamed live <a href=\"https:\/\/churchcamlive.ie\/caherconlish-caherline-parish\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>House strictly private, please<\/p>\n<p>Marian\u2019s family would like to extend their sincere appreciation to the Doctors, Nurses and Staff in the High Dependency Unit at University Hospital Limerick and Milford Care Centre for their exceptional care and support.<\/p>\n<p>Family flowers only. Donations, if desired, to Make-A-Wish Foundation, Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0?ui=2&amp;ik=3c78ed4c26&amp;attid=0.0.1&amp;permmsgid=msg-f:1875052652571419608&amp;th=1a058673fbac63d8&amp;view=fimg&amp;fur=ip&amp;permmsgid=msg-f:1875052652571419608&amp;sz=s0-l75-ft&amp;attbid=ANGjdJ8l5ECR_3eGGeBCuIKmDgB5dV4NTEvvFfBiuas0WRGmdlF61KPqoKNR-MzFFi9Sutm2ushvwOO9ved62S8mSma6Lic0DxKkDUKN7Wgj2wMPmmKj8qgR7pvkMHI&amp;disp=emb&amp;zw\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Funeral Homes at 2 Lower Gerald Griffin Street, Limerick, V94X971<\/p>\n<p>and Ballyneety, Co. Limerick, V94A7Y3\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Telephone: 061-410744<\/p>\n<p>Email: info@crossfuneralhomes.com<\/p>\n<p>website: www.crossfuneralhomes.com<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gregane, Caherconlish, Co. Limerick and Ballybrood, Caherline, Co. Limerick \u00a0 Well-known singer and entertainer. 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