# Hundreds attend Portaferry funeral for Irish Olympic champion Ciara Mageean

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/hundreds-gather-to-pay-respects-at-funeral-of-olympian-ciara-mageean-who-died-aged-just-34-after-bowel-cancer-battle/
- Published: 2026-11-03T16:42:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T22:47:57+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16261205/Funeral-Irish-Olympic-Ciara-Mageean.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Europe, Health, Medicine, Mental Health, World

## Key points

- Hundreds attended Ciara Mageean’s funeral in Portaferry.
- Her husband carried the coffin after their recent wedding.
- The two-time Olympian died aged 34 after cancer treatment.

## Summary

Hundreds gathered in Portaferry for the funeral of Irish Olympic runner Ciara Mageean, whose husband, Thomas Moran, carried her coffin. A former parish priest remembered the joy of her wedding celebrations, held just weeks before her death, and said she was surrounded by family when she died.

Mageean, a European 1,500-metre champion and two-time Olympian, died aged 34 after nearly 20 rounds of chemotherapy for stage four bowel cancer. She had spoken candidly about her uncertain prognosis, the possibility she might not reach 40 and her grief at possibly not having a family, while also describing her determination to keep fighting. Fellow athletes, including Katie McCabe, Keely Hodgkinson and Dina Asher-Smith, paid tribute.

## Coverage

- [Daily Mail: Hundreds attend Portaferry funeral for Irish Olympic champion Ciara Mageean](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16261205/Funeral-Irish-Olympic-Ciara-Mageean.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [BBC World: Irish Olympian Ciara Mageean was a 'talented and inspirational human being'](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw62ye1030njo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)

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