rip. ie galway lists three death notices for Galway residents published this week, each naming family, institutions and funeral arrangements in mid‑March 2026. The notices identify Pauline Marren Regan of Salthill, Mike (Grandad) Ryan of Newcastle and Tom Hopkins of Newcastle; two passed peacefully and one is described as unexpected, with University Hospital Galway named in two notices. Funeral times and locations are set for this week and next, with viewings, requiem masses and burials scheduled in Galway and Enniscrone.
Rip. ie Galway: who died and immediate details
Pauline Marren Regan is recorded as completing her life’s journey in Galway after living and working there for over 30 years; the notice lists her husband Padraic, son Andrew, daughters Jennifer and Hilary, siblings Hilary Galvin, Maire Piggott and Robert, godchildren Hazel, Peter, Ally and Nicholas, and colleagues at G. U. H. The Pauline entry states her death was unexpected on Monday, 16th March 2026 and gives a lying‑in time at O’Flaherty Funeral Parlour from 5. 00 p. m. to 6. 30 p. m. ET on Friday, March 20th, 2026, with removal to St. Joseph’s Church for a 10 a. m. ET Requiem Mass and reception at Our Lady Assumed into Heaven, Enniscrone at 1. 45 p. m. ET for burial in St. Patrick’s cemetery, Kilglass.
Mike (Grandad) Ryan’s notice names his former address and records his passing at University Hospital Galway on Wednesday, the 18th of March 2026. The Ryan family listing includes his wife Liz, sons Joe, Brendan, Eric and Andrew, daughters Betty, Breda, Teresa, Marion and Kathy, and an extensive extended family; reposing is set at Irwin’s Funeral Home on Friday, the 20th of March from 5. 00 p. m. to 6. 30 p. m. ET with the cortege arriving for Requiem Mass at The Church of the Sacred Heart, Westside on Saturday, the 21st of March for 10 a. m. ET and burial afterwards to Rahoon Cemetery.
Tom Hopkins is recorded as having passed peacefully on Monday, 16th March 2026, in the care of staff at University Hospital Galway. His family listing includes his wife Grace and children Martin, Steven, Jackie, Bernie and Colm; the notice sets repose at his home on Thursday, 19th March from 5. 00 p. m. to 7. 00 p. m. ET and a Requiem Mass at 11 a. m. ET on Friday, 20th March 2026 at the Church of the Sacred Heart, with burial to Rahoon Cemetery.
Immediate family reaction, institutions named and practical details
Each notice lists close family by name and relation: Pauline’s husband Padraic and children Andrew, Jennifer and Hilary; Mike’s wife Liz and his large circle of children, grandchildren and great‑grandchildren; Tom’s wife Grace and his children. University Hospital Galway is named as the place of care for two of the decedents; funeral homes and churches named in the notices include O’Flaherty Funeral Parlour, Irwin’s Funeral Home and the Church of the Sacred Heart. The notices also list live‑streaming arrangements and places for final committal prayers or burial, and indicate where donations or books of condolence may be left.
This cluster of notices captured on rip. ie galway highlights the logistical and emotional sequence families follow after a death: lying in repose, Requiem Mass, and burial or committal, with times shown for viewings and services to guide mourners and neighbours. Practical notes in the notices include parking guidance for one funeral home and a request for messages of sympathy to be left in designated places.
What to expect next
Families named in these notices will proceed with the listed services on the scheduled dates and times. Those planning to attend are given specific repose times, mass times and burial locations for each family; the listings on rip. ie galway present the full sequence so friends, neighbours and extended relatives can make arrangements to pay respects in person or by livestream. Expect the community in Galway and Enniscrone to mark these services over the coming days, with final committals completed as published and opportunities for condolences at the times and places stated in the notices on rip. ie galway.
