""Manchán is gone, but he's not gone, and he's going to be continuing, even through his podcast, his documentaries, his books. His spirit continues. "What a difference one person can make. And to have done this so simply, Manchán, without fuss, rage, or ego is extraordinary. "Little brother, fire starter, teacher, tree planter, builder, global inspiration. Beautiful human. "In these tricky times, you reminded us how to be better humans. You taught us to be proud of our culture,""
""We were very touched," he said. "The porters in James's created a bridal suite for them, with flowers and champagne, non alcoholic, and all sorts of gorgeous things.""
The prolific documentary-maker, writer and environmentalist died last Thursday, aged 55, from cancer. He recently married his partner, Aisling, in hospital, and porters decorated a bridal suite with flowers and non-alcoholic champagne. Family thanked staff at St Luke's, St James's and the hospice in Harold's Cross for their care. Musicians including Glen Hansard, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Lisa O'Neill and Colm Mac Con Iomaire played, and Niall Breslin and members of Kneecap attended. Symbols of his life — a small safari truck, dictionaries, sandals, a backpack, gardening tools, honey, a favourite chair, a hat and a drum — were brought to the altar. His brother praised his spirit, teaching, tree planting and cultural pride, and said his work will continue through podcasts, documentaries and books.
Read at Irish Independent
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