Cremation service for Tipperary murder victim will take place in Cork
Rail enthusiast Ian Walsh was found lying in a pool of blood in his Carrick-on-Suir home
The body of Ian Walsh, who was found lying dead in a pool of blood in his Carrick-on-Suir home will be brought to Cork later today (Tuesday 12 August) for a cremation service.
Ian Walsh was found dead in his home in the early hours of the August Bank Holiday Monday morning. A murder investigation is being carried out by An Garda Síochána.
The 49-year-old rail and transport enthusiast, who was originally from Waterford city, was found dead by family members at his home in Ravenswood on the Cregg Road in Carrick on Suir.
Ian Walsh lay in repose at a funeral home in Waterford city on Monday evening.His cremation service is at three o’clock this afternoon at the Island Crematorium in Ringaskiddy.
His RIP death notice said that Ian was predeceased by his father Philip and grandparents. The notice said Ian would be forever missed by his heartbroken mother Breda Forristal, his brother Paul and Paul's partner, Rachel. Sadly missed by his uncle Mick Forristal and family, godmother Marian Butler, his work colleagues at Irish Rail and his many friends at Bus Eireann. Fondly remembered by Mary McCahill wife of the late Philip Walsh and Aishling Fogarty, extended family and his large circle of friends.