Brendan Wall has been described as a "competitive" and "enthusiastic" man at his funeral mass in Meath.
He died while taking part in an Ironman event in Cork last Sunday, as did Ivan Chittenden from Canada.
Brendan will be buried in the cemetery next to the Church of St. Brigid in Grangegeeth this afternoon.
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Father Gerry Boyle told the congregation how his family watched him compete in Youghal last weekend:
