‘Tom was a lovely man’: Irish community gather at vigil for Thomas O’Halloran in London

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Thomas O’Halloran, originally from Ennistymon in Co Clare, was fatally stabbed on Tuesday

Men and women dressed in county colours gathered for prayers and laid flowers at the vigil for Thomas O’Halloran.Around 100 members of the Irish community in London attended a vigil for 87-year-old Thomas O’Halloran in Ealing on Sunday morning.

The “well liked” pensioner was known locally for busking outside Greenford Station and was also said to be raising money for war-torn Ukraine.At the vigil, Terrence O’Flaherty, a second cousin of Mr O’Halloran, led a group of traditional musicians and performed a version of Boolavogue. Pat Davis, who now lives in Neasden, Brent, says he remembers Mr O’Halloran coming home to Ennistymon from London in a little three-wheel bubble car.

A number of members of the Irish community in London who, like Thomas O’Halloran, were originally from Ennistymon attended the vigil.

 

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Shocking murder of this pensioner He who, s responsible Warrants death Sentance period amen🙏

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Tragic that, my prayers and heart go out to his family and friends.

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