PICTURES: Leading political figures attend funeral of Limerick's Gerry Collins

Taoiseach Micheál Martin, President Catherine Connolly’s Aide-de-Camp, former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Fianna Fail ministers and councillors were among the mourners in The Church of The Assumption in Mr Collins’ native Abbeyfeale. The 88-year-old passed away on Sunday after an illness bravely borne.