'I'm so sorry I couldn't save you' - Matthew Healy's father pays emotional tribute

The father of Matthew Healy has paid an emotional tribute to his son at his funeral mass in Co Cork.Matthew died on Friday afterHis father James Healy thanked the Gardaí, first responders and staff at University Hospital Waterford.

"He was pure joy - I couldn't count the number of times I was stopped on the street by complete strangers commenting on how beautiful he was."Right from the word go he just loved a bit of fun".Mr Healy recalled when he went and got his head shaved, sarcasm was not lost on Matthew.On the night Matthew died, Mr Healy remembers a mishap with his washing which turned all his underpants pink.

"Whether it was at home building things out of Lego or playing Donkey Kong... or on the go cycling, swimming or exploring the mountains at home.James Healy is comforted by a Garda at the funeral of his son Matthew Healy in the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Cork, 14-2-24. Image: Eamonn Farrell / © RollingNews.ie

Mr Healy said his son's passing is"an incomprehensible loss" to his school friends and cousins"who should not know such grief so young".

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