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2019 Mourners Pay Tribute To Philomena Lynott 30kgs Of Tobacco Seized In
Shannon And Limerick
19th, At Funeral In Dublin 30kgs of ‘Amber Leaf’ tobacco in C
Revenue officers have seized
June ournersatthefuneralof riage pulled by two white what he did to her, but it was Shannon and Limerick.
Philomena Lynott, the horses.
always because she loved
The unstamped tobacco had a
| Mmother of Thin Lizzy A wreath was signed from him so much,” Fr Bryan retail value of over €15,400, repre- President & Founding
Publisher
EXAMINER heartbroken and crushed when Clayton, and many of the tion. €12,900. Grahame Curtis
frontmanPhil,haveheardshewas Bono, the Edge and Adam
Shortall told the congrega-
Paddy McCarthy
senting a loss to the Exchequer of
Editor
hersondiedasayoungman.
mourners wore Thin Lizzy
He described her as a
Last week, 12kgs of tobacco
T-shirts.
mother who genuinely put
But they were told she
were seized following routine
Phil Lynott died in 1986,
IRISH made sure that her son’s lega- and a bronze statue of him people first, and said she was operations in Shannon and offi- Associate Publisher
Marc-Yves Tumin
devoted to her son.
cy as an artist, musician and a
cers seized 18kgs of tobacco fol-
stands just off Grafton Street
News Editor
poet was firmly passed on
“She lived her life at the
over the last 30 years. in Dublin. service of others despite the lowing a search of a shop and an David Carter
adjoining house in Limerick City.
Ms Lynott died on Friends and family of Ms difficulties and struggles that A woman in her 30s was inter- Arts & Entertainment Editor
Wednesday, aged 88, after Lynott heard that she was came along,” Fr Shortall viewed at the scene. Brad Balfour
suffering from cancer. “heartbroken” when her son added. The seized tobacco was found Sales Director
The Dubliner’s funeral died. “Certainly we all know of in packages which had arrived John O’Rourke
service took place at St “Philomena wasn’t afraid her devotion to her beloved from the Netherlands and were
Fintan’s Church in Sutton in to tell us that she was crushed Philip. destined for addresses in Classified Advertising
John O’Rourke
the capital on Monday. and hurt when Philip died a “In the last 33 years she Limerick.
Hot Press editor Niall young man. made sure that his legacy as Investigations are ongoing. C Art Director
Stokes, DJ and musician BP “She talked of giving Phil’s an artist, musician and a poet Heidi Gross Kelley
Fallon, DJ Smiley Bolger, gravestone a good kick for was firmly passed on.” C Defense Forces To Spend Contributors
Joe Murphy, Joe Kavanagh, C.S.
who was one of Phil’s closest €700k On New O’Brien, Mike Fitzpatrick, Seamus
friends, and Dublin musician Motorcycles Kelleher, Bert Randolph Sugar, John
Brush Shiels were among The Defense Forces are to Mooney, Neil McDaid, Aine Fox, Sean
McCarthy, Mike Bowen, Marc-Yves
those who attended the serv- spend around €700,000 on a new Tumin, Jack McGrath, Charley Brady,
ice. fleet of motorcycles. Patrick Hurley, Catherine Wylie, Alicia
President Michael D The 48 bikes will be used for Colon, Jason Gallagher, Jackie Cahill, Bill
Higgins was represented by ceremonial occasions as escorts of Daly, Jim McKeon
Commandant Dorothy honor for dignitaries. Contributing Photographers
Donnelly, while Taoiseach Tenders have been put out to Leo Doyle, Danny McCabe, Roger
Wong
Leo Varadkar was represent- replace the current fleet of 46
ed by Captain Angela Lyons. Honda Deauville 700cc which Circulation
John Philip, Manager
Ms Lynott’s coffin arrived were bought in 2008. North East - Paul Hamrock
at the service in a white car- West Coast - Jim Clement
It is expected the new motorcy-
cles will be delivered to the Historian
O’Dwyer & Bernstien, LLP Curragh in November. C Events Consultant
Joseph Walsh
Attorneys-at-Law Timothy Murphy
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