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18 Oct 2025

RIP: 'Simply no words'- Tributes paid to young man who died suddenly in Wexford

Tributes have poured in for Ógie Mehigan who sadly died recently leaving family, friends and his community heartbroken

RIP: 'Simply no words'- Tributes paid to young man who died suddenly in Wexford

RIP Ógie Mehigan

Tributes have poured in for Ógie Mehigan who sadly died recently leaving family, friends and his community heartbroken.

Patrick was from Monkstown in Dublin and died suddenly on 9th August 2025 in Rosslare, Co Wexford.
He was the beloved eldest son of Emily and Brian and great big brother to Michael, Claire, Helen and Florence. He will be so dearly missed by his family, grandparents Tim and Andrea (in Australia) and by Óige and Eithne (in heaven), his extended family and his large circle of wonderful friends.

 FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS:

Reposing at home on Thursday (14th August) from 5-7pm. Funeral Mass will take place on Friday (15th August) at 10.30am in Church of St. John the Baptist, Blackrock, which may be viewed on the following link: followed by cremation in Mt Jerome. Family flowers only please, donations if desired to Hope and Play for Gaza (hopeandplay.org)

Heartfelt messages have been left on RIP.ie for the young man, with one mourner writing,

"We are all so saddened to hear the tragic news. James always enjoyed Ógie’s company when they were in the Harold school together. We will keep you in our prayers everyday Emily, Brian & all the family. Caroline, Colin, James Gran".

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Another message said, "Deepest sympathies to Ógie’s family and friends at the terrible time. We worked at the college that Ógie attended this summer and are deeply saddened by the news. Ógie was a lovely lad who was always up for the craic and everyone’s friend. In the short time we knew him we could see he was a kind soul".

"To Brian and Emily I am so sorry to hear of your loss and pain there are simply no words...sending you and all the family love and prayers. Thinking of you Mel and Kyle," another person said.

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