Ireland's oldest man dies at age of 108

The oldest known living man in Ireland, Martin McEvilly from Rosscahill in Galway, has died at the age of 108.

Mr McEvilly, who was born on 26 July 1916 - just five months after the Easter Rising, was the youngest of eleven siblings.

Longevity was in the family genes as many of his siblings lived in to their nineties.

Mr McEvilly was predeceased by his wife Kathleen, who died in 2021 - the year in which the couple celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary.

Earlier this year Mr McEvilly told the Irish Mirror that his motto in life was "everything in moderation".

He refrained from eating after 7pm, limited his drinking of Guinness to three glasses on a Sunday evening, and kept active.

He cycled on the roads until he was 99 when he moved to indoor cycling which he kept up until he was 105.

During his working life Mr McEvilly was employed by the Land Commission.

He was also involved in the Corrib Drainage Scheme and worked at a garden centre. He continued to live at his home in Rosscahill where he was supported by his adult children.

He was well enough to take part in a ‘sing song’ when his relatives gathered for his birthday during the summer.

Martin will be "fondly remembered" by his adult children Madge, Mary, Noranne, Michael, Christina, Pat and John, his grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, nieces, nephews, extended family, neighbours and friends.