The businessman, rugby star and philanthropist Tony O'Reilly was a "true Irish legend" who inspired people to think bigger, his funeral has been told. Mourners were told that Mr O'Reilly had lived a "dazzlingly full life" that was anything but mundane.
He later became one of Ireland's leading business figures, pioneering the dairy brand Kerrygold, becoming president and chairman of food giant Heinz and taking control of Independent Newspapers. He was also known for his philanthropy, setting up The Ireland Funds, which gave money from US donors into reconciliation projects around the Irish border.
Delivering a tribute to his father, Cameron O'Reilly said: "It was a life of highs and lows, of ebbs and flows. Every emotion crammed into those 88 years." "And what was it like living in his shadow? Very dark." He added: "So why was he able to do things that nobody has ever done before?
Micheal Martin Dublin
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