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Sandra Mallon & Kim O'Leary

Christy Dignam's daughter Kiera 'very numb' following his death

Kiera Dignam has said that she is still "very numb" after her beloved dad Christy's sad death last month.

Aslan frontman and Finglas native Christy Dignam passed away aged 63 after a courageous 10 year battle against a rare blood cancer. His heartbroken daughter Christy spoke on Claire Byrne's RTE radio show today about her dad fought until the end, and even defied doctors' prognosis when he was put into palliative care.

Kiera, who is also a talented singer, told Claire Byrne on Friday: "I'm still very numb, which is probably why I'm able to sit here today. And I think anybody who's lost somebody knows it can hit you straight away or it can hit you after a couple of months.

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