Keating pays emotional tribute at Gately funeral
Saturday October 17 2009
Ronan Keating has paid an emotional tribute to Stephen Gately at the 33-year-old's funeral.
Thousands of people turned out for the service at Dublin's Laurence O'Toole Church in Sherriff Street where Stephen grew up.
He died suddenly last Saturday in Majorca.
Chief mourners included his husband Andrew Cowles, his parents and siblings.
The congregation heard how he touched lives of many people with his talent for singing and entertaining.
The service included musical tributes to Stephen's life from his Boyzone bandmates and Ronan Keating spoke of the loss of a great friend.
