Overview

• Emmanuel Familola, 16, and Matt Sibanda, 18, drowned at Lough Swilly last weekend after entering the sea to retrieve a football.
• Emmanuel’s funeral service took place at St Mary’s Oratory in Buncrana, featuring a guard of honor formed by local schoolchildren.
• Father Francis Bradley described Emmanuel as a charismatic and hardworking young man who recently completed work experience at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin.
• Government representatives, including Commandant Joe Glennon on behalf of the Taoiseach and Tánaiste, attended Emmanuel’s funeral to pay their respects.
• Vigils were held earlier in Buncrana and Londonderry, while Matt Sibanda’s funeral mass is scheduled for the following week.