Tributes paid to former Coalisland man who died in New York

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Monday, 10 October 2016 09:16

Tributes have been paid to a former Coalisland man who died of a heart attack in New York.

Iggy Hughes owned an Irish bar on Second Avenue.
The 52-year-old was known by many as 'king of the industry.' He'd been living in the USA for almost 40 years.

Iggy’s first opened as an Irish bar in 1995, then made the transformation four times before finally becoming the karaoke family bar it's known as today.

The motto is: "Come as a stranger, leave as a friend."

Iggy died on September 26, leaving behind his wife Caroline and three children.

His close friend Michael Rosenblatt told the media: "Yes, he made everybody who walked into his bar leave as a friend, but he grew into a wonderful, doting father of three, who would get up in the morning to live for his wife and his family."