Brendan Grace funeral hears he 'will never die' as thousands pay respects

Ireland's king of comedy, Brendan Grace, will never be dead while his jokes still draw tears of laughter, a packed church was told on Monday.

Brendan Grace’s heartbroken wife told friends she had lost two people - her comedy genius husband and Bottler, his most famous character. Then she was joined on the altar by siblings Melanie Gillespie, Bradley Grace and Brendan Patrick Grace to "make a stab at answering that question." Brendan Grace's funeral in Dublin View gallery "He had his quirks and while he claimed people were too fussy about what they ate, his kids always had to get Chef and YR sauces because he insisted they taste different.""He'd address it to Ted Grace and Sellotape a fiver to the inside of the card and write 'buy your mammy an ice cream.

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