Offaly Man "Loved His Family To The End Of The Earth" - Road Crash Victim Laid To Rest

Stephen Mooney was given a guard of honour at St Mary's Church in Edenderry.

An Offaly man who lost his life in a road crash last week is being remembered as a man who loved his family and worked for everything he wanted.

Stephen Mooney lost his life after the van he was driving was struck by a crane which came loose from a truck on Wednesday morning last week.

His Funeral Mass took place at St Mary's Church in Edenderry this afternoon where a number of gifts were brought to the alter.

Family and friends brought a sod of turf and kindling for his love of the bog, along with a cap from an AC/DC, and his bike helmet for his love of music and motorbikes.

His Uncle Thomas Mooney says his nephew had a big heart:

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