Community gather in shock and sadness for tragic Joe
Murder victim, 66, is laid to rest
Joe’s family in Cork yesterday sources of light. He added mourners were gathered “in shock and sadness”.
At a Requiem Mass in the Church of the Incarnation in Frankfield, Cork, Fr O’regan said: “When news of Joe’s death was broken last Monday it was like going to that darkness of not knowing how this happened.
“How could this be? People are still in that darkness. In that shock.
“There will be speculation while the investigation is going on.
“All we are here to do today is to pray for Joe and all those whose lives have been affected by his death.”
Victor Thomas, a nephew of Angeline, said they were thankful for the presence of mourners from both communities, Irish and African. He offered solace to Mourners carry coffin the O’callaghans stressing his extended relatives shared their grief.
He said: “To the O’callaghan family – your loss is our loss. Your tears and your grief is ours.”
Joe was married to Angeline for more than a decade. He had three children Deirdre, Victoria and Brendan, from a previous marriage.
He is also survived by his step-children Annalisa, Marshall and Lorraine and his eight siblings. He was laid to rest at St John’s Cemetery in Ballinrea following 11am Mass yesterday.
A 22-year-old man, who voluntarily presented himself to gardai, was arrested and released without charge earlier this week. A file will be prepared for the DPP.
A postmortem was carried out at Cork University Hospital by Assistant State Pathologist Dr Margaret Bolster.
The results have not been released for operational reasons.
However, it is understood the father of three sustained head injuries.
Joe lived in a cul-de-sac in the heart of Douglas village. One neighbour, who declined to be named, reported hearing a roar from the house in the early hours of Monday morning and the sound of a door slamming.
Joe worked a variety of jobs during his life which he spent primarily in the Grange and Douglas area. His wife is from Bulawayo in Zimbabwe.
Gardai are appealing to anyone who was in the Galway’s Lane area of Douglas between 10pm on Sunday and 8.30am on Monday to contact Togher Garda station on 021-4947120 or any Garda station. news@irishmirror.ie