O'Reilly - who was in his 30s and from Athlone, County Westmeath - held convictions for burglaries and serious offences, and was regarded as a violent and dangerous criminal, according to BelfastLive.
But he was also described as having a 'heart of gold' by mourners - hence the extravagant colour of the coffin, which was carried by six men and a woman to Tina Turner's 'Simply the Best'.
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The news in the past year has really opened my eyes; it's crazy that the Irish are viewed as "white"
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Our ancestors already knew this
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