The funeral takes place later today of father-of-two Jason Corbett, whose children were at the centre of a bitter custody battle in the US.
Mr Corbett was found with critical head injuries at his home in North Carolina, on August 2nd.
His family secured the guardianship of his Irish-born son and daughter, despite a legal fight from the children's stepmother who has lodged an appeal.
Mr Corbett's family have waited 24 days to lay him to rest until his children returned to Ireland last weekend.
Mayor of the Limerick city, Jerry O'Dea, said the family can finally now start to grieve:
