Corporate lawyer-turned-whiskey and gin entrepreneur June O’Connell was remembered for her “irrepressible energy” at her funeral this Monday in her beloved Cahersiveen, Co Kerry. A packed Daniel O’Connell Memorial Church heard a reflection from her son Seán Cooney, who recalled how fiercely she battled without complaint during 10 months of illness. When Cooney first received the news that his mother was ill, he was in Japan and departed home immediately. “When I went into the hospital, the first thing mom said to me was, ‘Right, thanks for coming back, now when are you going back to Japan?’” he recalled. His…

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