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Remains of Irish woman on board MH17 identified

Australia held a day of mourning for the victims of MH17 earlier this month
Australia held a day of mourning for the victims of MH17 earlier this month

The remains of Edel Mahady, the Irishwoman who was on flight MH17, have been identified

Her funeral has not yet taken place and her family have requested privacy.

The mother-of-two had lived in Australia for more than two decades.

298 people were on board the Malaysia Airlines flight which was shot down over eastern Ukraine last month.

There were no survivors.