Laura Bernal (diplomat)
Laura Bernal (1956 – 26[a] April 2020) was an Argentine diplomat. She served as Argentina's ambassador to Ireland from 2016 until her sudden death in 2020.[1] She was present in the country for her compatriot Pope Francis's visit to Ireland as part of World Meeting of Families 2018.[2]
Bernal was from Buenos Aires.[3] She died at her Rathmines[4] home on 26 April 2020 and was found post-mortem[5] to have contracted COVID-19.[2][4][5] At the request of her sister and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bernal's body was not repatriated.[5] Her funeral took place on 15 May at St Michael's parish church in Foxford and she was buried afterwards at nearby Craggagh Cemetery.[2][5][6] Foxford is where Admiral William Brown (who founded the Argentine Navy) was born, hence this choice.[5] As well as her sister, Bernal was survived by niblings and a sister-in-law.[2][7]
Notes
- ↑ The Irish Times gave her date of death as 27 April. However, other sources — including the subject's own death notice — gave her date of death as 26 April.
References
- ↑ "Argentine Ambassador to Ireland to be laid to rest in Foxford". Mayo Advertiser. 15 May 2020. https://www.advertiser.ie/mayo/article/114763/argentine-ambassador-to-ireland-to-be-laid-to-rest-in-foxford. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 McGreevy, Ronan (15 May 2020). "Argentina's ambassador to Ireland buried in Co Mayo: The mass of Laura Bernal held in Foxford after she died suddenly of virus aged 64". The Irish Times. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/covid-19-argentina-s-ambassador-to-ireland-buried-in-co-mayo-1.4254473. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ↑ "Argentine Ambassador to Ireland to be laid to rest in Mayo". The Connaught Telegraph. 13 May 2020. https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2020/05/13/argentine-ambassador-to-ireland-to-be-laid-to-rest-in-mayo/. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dunne, William (14 May 2020). Ireland's Argentine Ambassador to be buried in Foxford, Co Mayo due to special connection. https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/irelands-argentine-ambassador-tragically-found-22019821. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 McGrath, Pat (15 May 2020). "Funeral of Argentinian Ambassador takes place in Mayo". RTÉ News. https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0515/1138515-mayo-argentina-ambassador-funeral/. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ↑ Hennessy, Michelle (15 May 2020). "Argentinian Ambassador to Ireland to be buried in Mayo: Laura Bernal died suddenly in Dublin last month". TheJournal.ie. https://www.thejournal.ie/argentinian-ambassador-ireland-buried-mayo-5099707-May2020/. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ↑ "Death Notice of Ambassador Laura Bernal". RIP.ie. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.