Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Myroslav Motylivskyi
Portlaoise, Laois
Myroslav Motylivskyi Dublin rd. Portlaoise And formerly Ukraine. 9th June 2025 Peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family Beloved husband of Maria , and dearly loved father to Oksana, and Ihor. Cherished grandfather to Sophia, Anna, Solomie and Marie. Great grandfather to David, Veronica, Tetiana and Oksana.
Deeply regretted by his extended family and friends.
Reposing at Keegans funeral home on Friday evening from 6 pm until 7 pm. Requiem Mass at 12 noon on Saturday followed by interment in SS Peter and Pauls Cemetery Portlaoise.
Funeral Mass may be viewed on Portlaoiseparish.ie/webcam/
Una Dunne (née Bolton)
Leixlip, Kildare/Portarlington, Laois
Dunne Una (née Bolton) (Leixlip, Co. Kildare and formerly of Portarlington, Co. Laois) June 8th 2025 (peacefully) in the loving care of the staff at Parke House Nursing Home, Kilcock. Beloved wife of the late John, cherished mother of Peter, Una, Sean, Joe and Cathy and dear sister of Peg and the late John, Bill, Francie, Nora and Ann. Sadly missed by her loving family, grandchildren, great-grandson, daughters-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
Reposing at Cunninghams Funeral Home, Celbridge on Sunday afternoon (June 15th) from 4pm to 6pm. Removal to the Church of Our Lady’s Nativity, Leixlip on Monday morning (June 16th) arriving for Requiem Mass at 11am followed by cremation in Newlands Cross Crematorium. Una’s Funeral Mass can be viewed by following this LINK on Monday morning (Live only). Family flowers only please.
Alice Bolger (née Murphy)
Cannonswood, Cullohill, Laois/Rathdowney, Laois/Kilmanagh, Kilkenny
Bolger (née Murphy) Alice, Cannonswood, Cullohill/Rathdowney, Co. Laois and formerly of Corstown, Kilmanagh, Co. Kilkenny. Alice passed away 6th of June 2025, peacefully but unexpectedly at St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, surrounded by her loving family.
Predeceased by her son Enda, deeply regretted by her loving husband Kieran, daughter Caitríona, son Kieran, daughter-in-law Sheila, Caitríona’s partner Bas, sister Maria (Witherow), brothers John, Ned, Tom and Pat, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives, neighbours and a large circle of friends.
Reposing in St. Tighearnach’s Church, Cullohill (R32EV76) on Monday June 9th, from 4pm with Rosary at 8pm. Funeral Mass on Tuesday June 10th, in St. Tighearnach’s Church, Cullohill, at 12 noon followed by burial in Durrow cemetery (R32CK11).
James (Jimmy) Murphy
Portlaoise, Laois/Ballyfermot, Dublin
Murphy James (Jimmy) (Late of Portlaoise and formerly of Ballyfermot and Inchicore) 6th June, 2025 peacefully, predeceased by his dad Bobby, mam Helen and brother John (Pat), very sadly missed by his sister Bernadette, brother’s Robert and David, sisters-in-law Liza and Olivia, brother-in-law Paul, nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, relatives and friends.
James will be reposing at Stafford’s Funeral Home, Ballyfermot on Thursday 12th June from 12pm to 2pm. A committal service and a celebration of James’s life will take place afterwards at 2pm in Stafford’s Funeral Home.
For those who wish to view James’s service you can do so by clicking on the link below
https://www.stmatthewsballyfermot.com/webcam/
SEE ALSO – Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, June 11, 2025
