Husband and wife killed in Blanchardstown hit-and-run were planning anniversary in Spain

By Gráinne Ní Aodha, PA

A husband and wife who were killed in a collision on St Stephen’s Day were due to celebrate their wedding anniversary in Spain in two weeks, mourners heard.

Hundreds attended the funeral of Anthony “Anto” Hogg, 40, and his wife Georgina Hogg Moore, 39, who died after a collision in Blanchardstown on St Stephen’s Day.

At the funeral mass at the Church of St Philip the Apostle in Mountview, mourners were told they adored their two children, Ryan and Becky-Joy.

The priest praised the husband and wife and described their relationship as “a testament to commitment and partnership”.

“They were very house proud and they loved partying. They loved holidays and were due to go back to Spain in two weeks’ time where they got married to celebrate their marriage anniversary,” the priest said.

Georgina’s uncle Michael described the couple as “two gorgeous, beautiful people who were taken from us so horribly”.

He said his niece was described by many friends and family as “loving, caring, loyal and honest to a fault”.

He said: “That was Georgina, and she was obviously supremely loved because of who she was.”

He described the couple as “so proud” of their home and their children, “always positive” and could “never be separated”.

“Today, we’re all hurting of course, but wow as I look down here, wouldn’t anybody want to have this amount of people who loved them?” he added.

Mr Hogg’s older sister Emma described him as “a joy to behold, loving, selfless, hard-working, respectful, yet a joker”.

“Both Anto and Georgina were the life and soul of our family,” she told the congregation.

“We’re going to really, really miss you.”