The funeral of one of Ireland’s greatest playwrights is to take place today in Donegal.
Brian Friel will be laid to rest in Glenties Cemetery at 3pm.
He died at his home on Friday morning at the age of 86.
Liam Neeson paid tribute to the writer describing him as “Ireland’s Chekhov” and a “master craftsman”.
While Meryl Streep, who starred in the film version of his best loved play Dancing at Lughnasa, described him as a tender dramatist, an insightful humanist and a lovely man.
