Derek 'Mono' Monaghan was remembered by his children as the "greatest man to ever live" as Johnny Logan performed Hold Me Now in his memory at his funeral mass yesterday.
Mourners packed into the Christ the King Church in Cabra yesterday afternoon wearing the red and black of his beloved club Bohemian FC. Among those offering their condolences was President Michael D Higgins whose Aide-De-Camp Commodore Brian Walsh spoke to Mono's family at the mass.
Among the symbols of Mono's life shared by his friends and family was a packet of sports mix jellies which were his favourite, a family picture from last Christmas, his microphone that he used to entertain people all around Dublin and his favourite Bohs mug and jersey to show his devotion to the club and his love for a cup of tea. His children Adam and Zara and brother Graham remembered him fondly.
