ALERT: Parents could be hit with €320 fine on school run over major mistake
Search
05 Sept 2025
Search
05 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
A Kildare man has been fondly remembered as 'one of life's gentlemen.'
John (Johnny) Dunphy, Kilmoney South, Rathangan, Kildare passed on August 30 2025.
Formerly Ardrass, Celbridge, Co. Kildare.
Father of the late Sarah and son of the late Kieran and Frances. John will be sadly missed by his loving wife Phil, precious son Shane and his girlfriend Juniper, brother Kieran, sisters Kay, Mary, Frances, Claire and Caroline, brothers and sisters in law, nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, friends, neighbours and extended family.
May Johnny Rest In Peace
READ NEXT: Planning application for three townhouses in this Kildare town
Tributes paid to John on RIP.ie this week include: “Sincere Condolences, To Phil, Shane,and all extended family on the sad passing of John, he was one of life's gentlemen. R.I.P. John.”
And: “Our deepest sympathy to Fran, Kieran, Caroline & all the Dunphy family on the very sad loss of John. Thinking of you all at this sad time. May John rest in peace. X.”
While another mourner wrote: “Sincere condolences to Phil, Shane, Kieran, Mary, Kay, Frances, Claire and Caroline on the sad passing of Johnny. Many fond memories growing up with all the Dunphy family. May Johnny rest in peace.”
And another added: “Sincere sympathy to Phil, Fran and all the Dunphy family, may Johnny Rest in Peace.”
Reposing at Glennon's Funeral Home, Allenwood on Wednesday (September 3) from 5pm - 8pm with Rosary at 7pm.
Removal on Thursday morning to arrive at the Church of the Assumption and St. Patrick, Rathangan for requiem mass at 10am, followed by cremation service at Mount Jerome Crematorium, Harold's Cross, Dublin at 1pm.
John's funeral mass and cremation service will be live streamed through the webstream links below.
Glennon's Funeral Directors accept no responsibility for any live webcam interruptions or issues. For all enquiries, please contact Glennon's Funeral Directors on 045 860110.
Webstream
Funeral service: https://www.youtube.com/c/icatholicplayer
Cremation/burial: https://www.mountjerome.ie/victorian-chapel-service/
File photo/Pixabay
Kilcullen Ciaran O Brien takes aim away from St Kevin's Alan Bennett, Photo by Sean Brilly
File photo/Pixabay
Changes proposed for medical centre and pharmacy in Kildare. FILE PHOTOGRAPH / PIXABAY
File photo/Pixabay
File photograph showing an Automated External Defibrillator
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
