Funeral arrangements announced for dancer Niamh Flatley

Funeral details have been released for acclaimed Irish dancer Niamh Flatley, who died at Dublin’s Beacon Hospital on Monday.

The 52‑year‑old, a lead performer alongside her husband Michael Flatley in the Lord of the Dance production, had been battling a long‑standing lung condition that worsened over the past year.

Ms Flatley will lie in repose at Ryan’s Funeral Home in Ashbourne, Co Meath, on Friday from 4 pm to 7 pm. A funeral Mass is scheduled for Saturday at 11 am in the Church of St Thérèse, Mount Merrion, followed by a private family burial.

Her death notice states she will be “hugely missed by her heartbroken husband and son”, as well as her parents, sisters, niece, nephews, extended family and “many wonderful friends from school, college and the dancing world”.

Michael and Niamh Flatley were married in 2006, after meeting in June of that year, and have one son, Michael St James, born in 2007.

Source: Irish Examiner. Photo: Quang Vuong / Pexels.