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Ciara Mageean mourned at Portaferry funeral after death aged 34

Hundreds gathered to remember the Irish European champion and two-time Olympian, whose death from cancer has brought tributes from her home town and across sport.

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  1. 1Ciara Mageean, European champion and Irish Olympian, dies aged 34
  2. 2Ciara Mageean mourned at funeral after Irish Olympian dies aged 34
  3. 3Ciara Mageean mourned at Portaferry funeral after death aged 34

Key moments · 10

Ciara Mageean's death from cancer reported at 34

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Family says Mageean died surrounded by loved ones

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Lord Coe says loss felt across athletics

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Sporting and public figures pay tribute to Mageean

BBC News ↗

Portaferry mourns local champion Ciara Mageean

Irish Times ↗

Reports say Mageean married weeks before her death

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Mageean's funeral scheduled for Tuesday in Ballyphilip

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Stormont chamber mourns Olympian Ciara Mageean

Express & Star ↗

Hundreds gather as husband helps carry Mageean's coffin

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Hundreds attend Mageean's funeral Mass in Portaferry

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  1. ‘The challenge of letting go’: Ciara Mageean’s funeral Mass told of how Olympian faced her death
    The42
  2. ‘The brightest light never truly fades’: Ciara Mageean remembered at funeral
    Irish Times
  3. Irish Olympian Ciara Mageean was a 'talented and inspirational human being'
    BBC World
  4. Funeral of Ciara Mageean hears of memorable wedding shortly before her death
    Express & Star
  5. 'She represented the very best of us': Hundreds gather for funeral of Ciara Mageean
    The42

7 articles

  1. Stormont chamber unites in sadness at loss of Olympian Ciara Mageean
    Express & Star
  2. Olympian Dies Weeks After Her Wedding at 34
    The Daily Beast Latest Articles
  3. 'Much-loved and inspirational' Irish Olympian Ciara Mageean to be laid to rest on Tuesday
    The42
  4. 'I thought as an athlete I'd die in my eighties. Now I won't make 40': Poignant last interview of Olympian Ciara Mageean who died aged just 34 after bowel cancer battle
    Daily Mail
  5. Avrupa şampiyonu İrlandalı atlet Ciara Mageean 34 yaşında hayatını kaybetti
    BirGün

34 articles

  1. Irish 1,500m champion remembered as inspiration after death at 34
    ABC Australia
  2. Ciara Mageean’s ‘loss will be felt across the athletics community’ – Lord Coe
    Express & Star
  3. Tributes to 'inspirational' Olympian Ciara Mageean after death at 34
    BBC News
  4. Ciara Mageean è morta a soli 34 anni per un tumore all’intestino: fu oro nei 1500 agli Europei di Roma 2024
    Fanpage
  5. Ciara Mageean: Mittelstreckenläuferin und Ex-Europameisterin mit 34 Jahren gestorben
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