Ireland’s oldest person, Mary Coyne, has died aged 108

The oldest person in Ireland has died, aged 108.

Mary Coyne from Co Roscommon passed away yesterday in her 109th year. She was a resident of the Áras Mháthair Phóil Community Nursing Unit in Castlerea. The mother-of-two, grandmother, and great-grandmother hailed from the small town of Rathbarna near Castlerea. She had received the centenarian medal from President Michael D Higgins eight years prior. When interviewed by a reporter on her 100th birthday, Coyne said that the key to her longevity was "taking life one day at a time." Her funeral will take place this Wednesday at St Patrick's Church in Castlerea.