Minister Patrick O'Donovan, Tanaiste Micheal Martin and Taoiseach Simon Harris attending the funeral mass for Bernard Allen at the North Cathedral. The former Fine Gael junior minister for education and environment was 79. Educated at the North Monastery and UCC, Mr Allen was elected to Cork Corporation in 1979, retaining that position until 1995. He was elected to Dáil Eireann in 1981 and would keep that seat until his retirement from politics in 2011. Pic: Larry Cummins