Bernadette Connolly

Bernadette Connolly: Daughter Jade hails 'beautiful' mum in emotional funeral speech. A guard of honour was formed outside the church by her colleagues at Dublin Airport, where she worked for 17 years.

Our beacon of hope, who kept us fighting to bring you home." "I wanted to say how proud I am to be your daughter. "And my 30th. "I see you when I look in the mirror, your big smile looking back at me. I can hear you laughing over that mam. Being told you were missing, last seen on a beach, the sense of helplessness that we all felt.

The body of missing Bernadette Connolly, which was found washed up on a beach in Blackpool, was identified using a DNA sample given by daughter Jade.

Positive identification was confirmed on March 3.’ The inquest, which Jade attended virtually via video link, heard that a cause of death had yet to be determined, despite conducting a full post mortem examination. An inquest which opened at Blackpool Town Hall on Thursday, heard that Bernadette’s body was formally identified on March 3 after daughter Jade Connolly provided a DNA sample.

THE daughter of Dublin woman Bernadette Connolly has paid a tearful tribute to the tragic mum at her funeral vowing: "I would have walked to the end o.

"She kept on going and kept on being positive. It was then I needed to fight for you and I know you know that's exactly what I did. "I woke up. All out in force trying to find you. The sense of helplessness we all felt. True to all who were lucky to know you.

Delivering her funeral Mass in St Cronan's Church, Brackenstown, north Co Dublin, Fr Paul Thornton said Bernadette had brought “so much into the lives of so ...

Their bond had been “unbreakable,” and her mother was her teacher, her protector, and her world, she said. Her daughter Jade told mourners her mother had been “beautiful, funny, kind and true”. She brought love, light and laughter into all the lives of all who knew her, and was a hard worker, adored by her friends, she said. Her daughter had been the “centre” of her life, as was the family dog Gucci, the priest told mourners.

THE Dublin mother whose body was found on the coast of Blackpool, England, after disappearing while on a walk on a north Dublin beach has been remembered by ...

Telling me straight and correcting me when I was wrong.” Let's not forget funny, witty, charming, mischievous and honest. It was found on the sand near her jacket and bag. So loyal, caring, kind, true, and elegant. My teacher, my protector and my world. “I want to say how proud I am to be your daughter.

The body of the missing Dubliner was discovered on a beach in Blackpool in February after going missing in early January.

Being told you were missing, last seen on a beach, the sense of helplessness that we all felt. Positive identification was confirmed on March 3. "We were then in a position to release your mother to the family for the funeral." "In due course efforts were made to establish identity of the person and it was by way of DNA analysis assisted I think by yourself. The body of the missing Swords woman was discovered on a beach in Blackpool in February after going missing in early January. Police were called to the Promenade in Blackpool at around 3pm on February 4 of this year after the body of a woman was found close to the sea wall, Lancs Live reports.