Minister's brother dies

Mr Sean Burke, the brother of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Ray Burke, has died after a long illness

Mr Sean Burke, the brother of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Ray Burke, has died after a long illness. Mr Burke, who worked as an RTE cameraman, died last Friday at Beaumont Hospital.

He leaves his wife, Kathleen, children, Mary, Anne, Paddy, Helen, John, Frank and Catherine, brothers, Willie and Ray, and sisters, Joan and Evelyn.

The removal takes place this evening from Rock's Funeral Home, Swords, to the Church of the Holy Child, Whitehall. The funeral will be held after 10 a.m. Mass tomorrow to Donabate Cemetery.

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