The funeral will take place this morning of the late Connie Ryan, whose name was synonymous with the revival of set dancing since the 1960s. He died in St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, on Wednesday night following two years of treatment for cancer.
A native of Clonoulty, Holycross, Co Tipperary, he gave his first Dublin workshop at Churchtown in 1969.
His ever extending workload since was not affected by an eyesight deficiency, nor by his recent chemotherapy. His workshops continued until this month, and he was listed as having a full teaching programme for the rest of the year.
