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Photo: Damien EagersDaughter Kerri McGuinness Photo: Damien EagersFr Brian D’Arcy Photo: Damien EagersGerry on the day the ‘Sunday World’ was launched in 1973 Photo ‘Sunday World’'Sunday World' founder was 'a man of style' who blazed a trail in industry Independent.ie'Sunday World' founder Gerry McGuinness's funeral has been told that he "dreamed dreams that nobody else would dream and made them realities".https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/sunday-world-founder-was-a-man-of-style-who-blazed-a-trail-in-industry-36802546.htmlhttps://www.independent.ie/incoming/article36802481.ece/b21bd/AUTOCROP/h342/nness%20funeral%20DE%2002%20Read-Only.jpgEmail'Sunday World' founder Gerry McGuinness's funeral has been told that he "dreamed dreams that nobody else would dream and made them realities".This was according to Fr Brian D'Arcy who officiated at the service for Mr McGuinness, his friend of 45 years, at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Donnybrook yesterday.Mr McGuinness passed away at the Mater Private on Tuesday. Fr D'Arcy referred to the "generosity and hospitality" of the 79-year-old, who was in his 30s when he launched the 'Sunday World' in 1973 with the late Hugh McLaughlin.He told how, while chatting with the family in advance of the funeral Mass, it was very difficult to find a single word that described Gerry, but one word that had cropped up was "style", because he was a man of style. "He liked style, he did things in style," he said.In the course of his career, during the 1960s Mr McGuinness was involved in cinema and then showbusiness. He then went into publishing, and Fr D'Arcy said he effectively founded "an industry that gave enormous employment and enormous happiness to a great deal of people". "Gerry in his latter years had an enormous cross to carry, the cross of illness," Fr D'Arcy added. But he said that he had borne his illness with great dignity. Fr D'Arcy said Mr McGuinness had "faith in abundance" and his first duty was as a father.The mourners were led yesterday by Mr M...

The Italian classical-crossover star offers elegance to the ballad, belting in a robust vibrato over Sheeran’s guitar arpeggios. The singers alternate lead vocals throughout the track, with Sheeran briefly crooning in Italian. Sheeran’s brother Matthew Sheeran, a classical composer, arranged the song. They recorded it around the same time as the original and later asked Bocelli to participate. The alternate version’s vocals were recorded in Bocelli’s home in Tuscany, Italy. In a behind-the-scenes studio video, the singers are in awe of each other’s work. Bocelli sits in his chair, singing and gesturing like a conductor, while Sheeran seems utterly transfixed by his powerful voice. Sheeran recently issued a “Perfect” remix featuring Beyoncé. In October, he canceled multiple tour dates in Asia after suffering injuries from a bicycle accident. The singer-songwriter’s first-ever North American stadium tour is set to kick off August 18th, 2018 in Pasadena, California.  In This Article: Ed Sheeran Want more Rolling Stone? Sign up for our newsletter. Show Comments ...