Mary Ellen Molloy died on December 20th.
Image via RIP.ieThe funeral of a young woman who died in Australia before Christmas will take place in Donegal this afternoon.
Mary Ellen Molloy was killed on December 20th when a tree fell on the taxi she was traveling in Melbourne. Her funeral will begin at midday today in the Church of the Holy Family, Ardara, with burial afterwards in the adjoining cemetery.
The 26-year-old was working in Australia as a nurse at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Mary Ellen Molloy is from a well known GAA family and her local GAA club remembered her as "a beautiful young woman with a permanent smile who lit up every room she walked into".
A GoFundMe page has been set up to support the families of the women involved in the crash. You can donate to that here.
