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Fri 09 Sep 2010Final ovation for Mick Lally as friends and colleagues recall a life well lived
IT WASN’T the rocky coast of his beloved Mayo or even the pavement and redbrick of the South Circular Road where he was often seen on his bike, when the sun split the stones at Newlands Cross cemetery and crematorium in Dublin as Mick Lally’s family and friends gathered to celebrate his life.
The crowd of familiar faces from TV, film, theatre and politics grew hushed as the cortege arrived with a silent Garda escort, an honour that surprised the late actor’s family who hadn’t been prepared for this public outpouring of grief and respect.
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