The mum of one was laid to rest in Portlaoise today.
Sharon Crean has been described as a strong and kind-hearted woman.
The mum of one died on Wednesday, after she was found with serious injuries at an apartment in Mountmellick.
Family and friends gathered in in SS Peter and Paul's Church this morning for her funeral mass.
Monsignor John Byrne says at the time when families are preparing for the arrival of Santa, Sharon's family are grieving:
The congregation heard her best friend Nicola would treasure the memories they had forever.
While her niece, Leah, told those gathered that she loved her auntie very much:
A message was read on behalf of her two year old son Lorcan:
In a letter read from her mother Catherine, she said Sharon should be there with them on Christmas Day watching her son opening his presents:
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