The funeral details have been confirmed for a young Wicklow man who was found dead on a busy Galway road over the weekend as hundreds of tributes continue to pour in. Eric Byrne of Monastery Grove, Enniskerry, Co Wicklow , was discovered on the Headford Road area of Galway on Saturday, September 14. Gardaí are currently investigating ‘all circumstances’ as they await the post-mortem examination results.
Mr Byrne is survived by his parents, Karina and Steven, his sister Rachel and a wider circle of family and friends. His Rip.ie death notice reads: ‘Eric Byrne of Monastery Grove, Enniskerry, Co.
Wicklow. September 14, 2024, unexpectedly in Galway. Predeceased by his grandparents Peter and May Byrne (née Murphy).
‘Remembered with love by his heartbroken parents Karina and Steven, sister Rachel, sister-in-law Tanya and Bump, his three little sisters, Nanny Sarah Farrell, aunts and uncles Peter, Sabrina, Caroline, Jorge, Josephine, Sandra, Kim, Willie, Tina, Simon, John and Les, Godchildren Kyle, Lola and Ella, all his cousins, grand aunts, grand uncles, extended family, neighbours and his wide circle of friends.’ Tributes continue to flow for the ’round lovely lad’ who was understood to be living away from home at the time of his death. Friends and neighbours took to social media to pay tribute to the young man, branding him ‘a good friend to all’.
‘I have such fond memories of Eric,’ said one. ‘A true one-of-a-kind character that always managed to pu.