Homeless woman found dead in Dublin to be laid to rest

Funerals announcements have been announced for the woman who died after sleeping rough on the streets of Dublin.

Ann Delaney, aged 47, was found on Sunday, February 25 died around 9am, near the Tesco Express of Aungier Street.

The Laois native had been sleeping rough in Dublin city centre for about seven years. She used to be sleeping outside on Thomas Street, before moving to Aungier Street.

Ann was a nurse and a mother, originally from Crettyard, in Co Laois.

She will be reposing in R Healy & Son Funeral Home, Pollerton Castle, Carlow (R93 TC53) on Wednesday evening, February 28 from 4pm concluding with rosary at 8pm. Funeral Mass on Thursday morning, February 29 at 12noon in St. Abban’s Church, Doonane (R93 AT86).

Burial afterwards in the adjoining cemetery.

After the tragic news broke out, crowds gathered to pay their respect, where her body was found.

She has been remembered as a kind soul by outreach workers and many members of the public who knew her.

“Ann, I've walked by you hundreds, thousands of times. I always looked for you when I passed Tesco on the bus and you always had company. Your friends, locals, workers from Tesco, and you made them all laugh and their day brighter. Any day you weren't there, the city noticed, when I saw the news yesterday and learned more about you, it brought tears to my eyes. Dublin loved you, although I never stopped to talk to you, I always wished you well in my own way and felt a warm energy about you. You will be missed so much and you probably don't even realise by how many. Rest in peace Ann,” wrote someone in tribute.

Another person wrote: “As a young nurse, it is harrowing to hear of Ann’s decline onto hard times. She was well loved, well received and the plentiful stories of positive attributes flooding in are only what I can imagine are a fraction of her character. The world was not ready for you Ann.”

"Sincerest condolences to all of Ann’s family, such a sad loss. I’m sorry for not doing my bit to help others and choosing to walk on by. Anns passing really highlights who the lost souls on our streets are. May her passing not be wasted in the moment and bring change to the life’s of those who cannot help themselves. I promise to do more," paid someone in tribute.

Beloved daughter of Mary and the late Tom. Sadly missed by her loving daughter Saoirse, mother, brothers Thomas, John, Ciaran and Paul, sisters Siobhán, Tricia, Roisin and Emer, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, nieces, relatives and a wide circle of friends.