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Tuesday, 9 August 2022 at 06:36

The funeral of Muriel Eriksson and her brother Dessie Byrne will take place today at 12pm.

Tributes continue to be paid for the victims of a double drowning in the Kerry last week.

Muriel Eriksson and her brother Dessie Byrne got into difficulty while swimming on Thursday evening.

They were originally from Baylough in Athlone.

Their funeral mass is taking place in St. John's Church, Lecarrow, Co. Roscommon at 12 o'clock today.

Dessie was a member of the Lecarrow Lazers Cycling Club - club member Owen O'Connor says the entire community is still reeling from the tragedy:

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