Craig Breen was laid to rest today, following his funeral Mass at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Ferrybank.
Huge crowds gathered to say their farewells to the popular star and to pay their respects to his parents Jackie and Ray, and his sister Kellie, as well as other family members and friends.
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His remains were brought back from Croatia to Ireland at the weekend and lay in repose at his family home in Slieverue outside Waterford city on Monday.
He had been involved in motor racing from a young age, following the example of his father who is a former Irish rally champion.
He began karting at the age of eight and progressed to rallying in subsequent years, as a member of the Carrick-on-Suir Motor Club. He competed in top-class rallying throughout the country and abroad.
Sister Kellie, describing the “little brother, the guy behind the helmet”, said he left behind so many memories and stories from his all-too-short life.
Fr O’Shea said that, in the last few days, Breen’s many achievements had been listed by so many people, while there were also frustrations as well over the years.
He urged all of Craig’s friends to live their dream as “Craig did that”.
