‘The gifts he has given will not be forgotten': Standing ovation at funeral for Game of Thrones star
Mourners gave the late Warrepoint Games of Thrones actor Peter Ballance a standing ovation as his coffin left a Requiem Mass earlier this month.
Speaking at the funeral, Fr Gerard Sweeney accused successive governments of 'destroying the arts'.
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