PJ Gallagher's mother remembered at funeral as 'mad as a hatter' woman who 'loved a good laugh'

The beloved mother of comedian PJ Gallagher was remembered at her funeral mass as a woman who was “mad as a hatter” and who “loved a laugh”.

Helen Gallagher died on November 5 “under the care and kindness” of all the staff in the special care unit at the Mater Hospital in Dublin.

Mourners gathered for her funeral on Wednesday morning at St John the Baptist Church on Clontarf Road in Dublin, where her daughter Stacey paid tribute to her.