Overview
- Caoimhin Porter-McLoone, 18, was laid to rest following a funeral Mass at St Brigid’s Church, Carnhill, attended by family, classmates and former teammates.
- He was buried in Derry’s City Cemetery beside his late father, Darren, after a service marked by Manchester United colors and a guard of honor.
- Parish priest Fr Micheal McGavigan described him as a deep-thinking, caring young man who was ready to start work and make his mark.
- Porter-McLoone died with friend Daniel Cullen, 18, who will be remembered at a funeral in Derry on Sunday, according to local reports.
- Both were passengers in a car that collided with a lorry on the R236 near St Johnston around 11:15pm on February 24, and the teenage driver remains in serious condition at Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital.