{"id":1273541,"date":"2024-04-11T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T10:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=1273541"},"modified":"2024-04-11T16:40:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T15:40:02","slug":"funds-raised-to-bring-home-contractor-who-died-in-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/funds-raised-to-bring-home-contractor-who-died-in-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"Funds raised to bring home contractor who died in New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Funds are being raised following the death of 25-year-old Maurice McCarthy who died in New Zealand on April 8 this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The funds will be used to bring McCarthy home to Garrandarragh, Mullinavat, Co. Kilkenny from New Zealand, where he was living for the last five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The funds will also be used to alleviate the financial hardship of other families in this devastating situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-grey-background-color has-background\">So far there have been 910 donations, with funds reaching \u20ac59,090. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/farmer-to-donate-proceeds-of-angus-cow-sale-to-palliative-care-charity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donations<\/a> are ongoing and can be made online, with a goal to reach a total of \u20ac65,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hannah Lonergan, who is organising the fundraiser\u00a0said: &#8220;Maurice was a hugely popular character who was known and loved by so many in Ireland and abroad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Maurice made the move to New Zealand in October 2019 and to say he flourished there is an understatement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;In his short 25 years, he touched so many lives and made so many journeys. It\u2019s time now for his final journey back home to us in Mullinavat.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Zealand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>McCarthy was working with Woodley&#8217;s Agriculture Contracting in South Canterbury, New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To celebrate McCarthy&#8217;s life, Woodley&#8217;s has posted on social media that it will hold a memorial service in New Zealand tomorrow (Friday, April 11).<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fwoodleysgroup%2Fposts%2Fpfbid034msAnGzNWr6Wit7NPZqecgYagAbtRKS1BUzseYxvPbtubpRGpQQULvdwEzpniccTl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"498\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p>The service will be available to join online at 2:30p.m (3:30a.m Irish time). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McCarthy is predeceased by his grandparents Jimmy and Anna McCarthy and his grandfather Maurice Harney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He will be missed by his parents Se\u00e1n and Eleanor&nbsp;N\u00e9e Harney, sister Anne Marie Healy, and brothers Martin, James, John and Rory.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"agri-also-read-block_dd55b818f8742a7f5e0eddaeb2ba9ca5\" class=\"agri-also-read\"><a class=\"also-read-inline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/tributes-paid-following-death-of-young-co-galway-dairy-farmer\/\" target=\"\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><span>Tributes paid following death of young Co. 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