"A tractor-led guard of honour and photographs of family and friends represented the life of car crash victim Alan McCluskey at his funeral today, as he was remembered "as being made from everything good". St. Peter and Paul's Church in Drumconrath, Co Meath, was packed to capacity for Mr McCluskey's funeral, with standing room only as mourners filled every pew and lined the walls."
"Both young men were travelling to a night out in Dundalk last Saturday night, November 15, when the vehicle they were travelling in was involved in a two-car crash on the Ardee Road. Five people, all aged in their early 20s, were killed in the crash. President Catherine Connolly, Foreign Affairs Minister Helen McEntee and several local politicians were among the mourners at Peter and Paul's Church. Family members placed their hands on the wooden coffin, bearing a yellow sign with Alan's name on it, as it was carried into the packed church."
"Gifts were brought to the altar to represent Mr McCluskey's life, his love for travel, fun nights with friends and determination and passion for his work. His mother and father presented a family photo along with a picture of Mr McCluskey and his beloved girlfriend Chloe McGee, who died with him last Saturday night. Alan's friends brought a pair of workboots and the Fencecraft logo, representing the business he ran in agricultural fencing alongside his father, Martin."
Funerals for 23-year-olds Alan McCluskey and Dylan Commins were held in Co Meath and Co Louth after a multi-vehicle crash on the Ardee Road killed five people. Mr McCluskey’s funeral featured a tractor-led guard of honour, photographs, and tractors lining the village, reflecting his love of machinery and farming. St Peter and Paul’s Church in Drumconrath was at capacity with a community livestream. Both men had been travelling to a night out in Dundalk on November 15 when the collision occurred. Dignitaries attended, family placed hands on the coffin, and personal tokens representing work, travel and relationships were brought to the altar.
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