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Funeral of Irish traditional musician Dónal Lunny to take place

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Sherlock, C. (2026, October 31). Funeral of Irish traditional musician Dónal Lunny to take place. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/co-kildare-press-association-b1303040.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-31 · by Cillian Sherlock

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The funeral for Irish traditional musician Dónal Lunny, who passed away at 79 after battling cancer, will be held on Saturday morning in Ireland. Due to limited capacity, relatives have encouraged supporters and fans to join the service via livestream instead of attending in person. In honor of Lunny’s legacy, his family invites people worldwide to celebrate by sharing music with loved ones this weekend. Lunny, born in Tullamore, Co Offaly, was a key figure in traditional Irish music, playing in renowned bands like Planxty and Moving Hearts, and producing 17 albums on his own record label, Mulligan Records.
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The funeral of Irish traditional musician Dónal Lunny, who died at 79 after battling cancer, took place on Saturday morning in Newbridge, Co Kildare. His relatives appealed to fans to join the service via livestream due to limited church capacity. Public books of condolence were opened at the Riverbank Arts Centre and Kildare County Council’s offices. At the funeral, Lunny's children Cora and Oisin paid tribute to their father, describing him as a "beautiful man" who was loved deeply by his family. The service included music, reflecting Lunny's long-standing impact on Irish traditional music through bands like Planxty and Moving Hearts.

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🔮 It added: “In Dónal’s memory, his family would also like to encourage people throughout the world (including the moon!) to play and share music with friends and family this weekend, celebrating the joy and connection that Dónal’s music brought to so many.” Public books of condolence were opened at the Riverbank Arts Centre in Newbridge and Kildare County Council’s offices.
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Irish Kildare County Council’s Newbridge Planxty Rakes of Kildare

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Lunny PERSON · 3× Dónal PERSON · 2× Irish NORP · 2× Christy Moore PERSON · 1× Dónal Lunny PERSON · 1× Frank PERSON · 1× Kildare County Council’s ORG · 1× Newbridge GPE · 1× Planxty ORG · 1× Rakes of Kildare ORG · 1×

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It added: “In Dónal’s memory, his family would also like to encourage people throughout the world (including the moon!) to play and share music with friends and family this weekend, celebrating the joy and connection that Dónal’s music brought to so many.” Public books of condolence were opened at the Riverbank Arts Centre in Newbridge and Kildare County Council’s offices.
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🔮 It added: “In Dónal’s memory, his family would also like to encourage people throughout the world (including the moon!) to play and share music with friends and family this weekend, celebrating the joy and connection that Dónal’s music brought to so many.” Public books of condolence were opened at the Riverbank Arts Centre in Newbridge and Kildare County Council’s offices.
2026-11-02 · Evening Standard
Funeral of Irish traditional musician Dónal Lunny to take place · assertive framing

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The funeral of Irish traditional musician Dónal Lunny is to take place on Saturday morning. asserted
funeral → take → morning
Lunny died at the age of 79 after battling cancer. asserted
Lunny → die → cancer
His relatives appealed to well-wishers and fans to join the service by livestream as capacity in the church is limited to family and close friends. asserted
capacity → appeal → family
An online funeral notice said: “Irish wild flowers, autumn leaves and stones in lieu of flowers.” asserted
notice → say → flowers
It added: “In Dónal’s memory, his family would also like to encourage people throughout the world (including the moon!) to play and share music with friends and family this weekend, celebrating the joy and connection that Dónal’s music brought to so many.” Public books of condolence were opened at the Riverbank Arts Centre in Newbridge and Kildare County Council’s offices. asserted
books → add → offices
Lunny toured worldwide after rising to prominence in the Rakes of Kildare band alongside Christy Moore and his brother Frank. asserted
Lunny → tour → Moore
He went on to play in bands such as Planxty, Moving Hearts, the Bothy Band and Coolfin. asserted
He → go → Planxty
Born in Tullamore, Co Offaly, Lunny was a multi-instrumentalist but was best known for his mastery of the bouzouki. asserted
Lunny → bear → bouzouki
He was a talented melody writer and was considered central to the revival of traditional music as he produced 17 albums on his record label Mulligan Records. asserted
he → consider → label
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