Large Turn Out Expected For Funeral Of Owen O'Callaghan
Hundreds are expected to turn out today for the funeral of the man who built Cork.
That's how property developer Owen O'Callaghan has been described in the wake of his death on Sunday night.
The 76-year-old business man passed away after a short illness, his funeral mass will take place at 1pm this afternoon, with burial afterwards at St. Mary & St. Johns Cemetery in Ballincollig.
Tributes have been pouring in for the man who constructed some of Cork's most iconic buildings including Merchant's Quay Shopping Centre, Douglas Shopping Centre, Opera Lana and Mahon Point.
Speaking to RedFM Lord Mayor Cllr Des Cahill says he was a true Cork man:
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