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Funeral of Stephen McCahill Remembers ‘Heartfelt Dedication’ to Donegal
- On Monday, emergency services were alerted to an assault at a home at around 3.50am, and Stephen McCahill was found and pronounced dead at the scene.
- A well-known figure in Ard an Rútha, McCahill served in multiple local roles and was a 66-year-old married father of two, owning the Corner House bar, and was named Donegal Person of the Year in 2016.
- Saturday's requiem Mass at the Church of the Holy Family in Ardara featured personal symbols atop his wooden coffin adorned with flowers, after the hearse paused outside the Corner House bar where staff and the local GAA club joined the cortege.
- Michael Maloney, 32, of Loughros Point, Ard an Rútha, appeared at a special sitting of Letterkenny district court on Tuesday evening and was charged with Mr McCahill's murder.
- Father Aodhan Cannon said the community gathered to support Mr McCahill's heartbroken wife Martina and family, calling his death a 'terrible tragedy' that left a 'huge void' and praised his quiet, personal help and love for the bar life despite not drinking.
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