Liz Kearneyand Jason Le Masurier
LIZ KEARNEY AND Jason Le Masurier were married on August 22nd, 2009 in Lagg Chapel, Malin, Co Donegal at a service officiated by Fr Peter Devlin and Fr John Delaney. Fr Delaney was a close friend and support to the couple two years previously, when Jason was involved in a serious kite-surfing accident. The wedding was also a celebration of his hard-won recovery.
Liz grew up in Carndonagh, Co Donegal, with her sisters, Joanne and Siobhan, and brothers, Barry and Paul. Her mother, Susie, is a nurse, and her father a private contractor. She attended Carndonagh Community School before graduating from UCD with a degree in English and philosophy. In 1992, she did a higher diploma in community and youth work at NUI, Maynooth. She is currently on a career break from her position as community development worker with the HSE. Liz’s sisters, along with Jason’s eldest daughter, Kate, acted as bridesmaids. His younger daughter Jenny was flowergirl.
Jason is the son of Ron and Joyce Le Masurier and grew up in Appledore in Devon with his sister Michelle. His father was a shipwright while his mother worked in the home. Jason’s best man was his 13-year-old son Louis. Richard Varvill and Damon Howles acted as groomsmen, and Liz’s nephew Matthew Geever was pageboy. Another of Liz’s nephews, Ronan Murray, acted as altar boy.
The couple met in Australia in January 2006. Liz was visiting her sister Siobhan, who lived in Adelaide at the time, while Jason was returning from the UK to his job in New Zealand, with a one-night stopover in Sydney.
When Liz arrived in New Zealand three weeks later, Jason insisted on picking her up from the airport, and it wasn’t long before they decided to spend the rest of their lives together.
Four months after the couple’s return to the UK, in the summer of 2006, Jason had his accident, and he spent almost two years in hospital, during which time the couple’s son Jack (now two and a half) was born, and Liz moved into a flat across from the hospital.
The music in the church was provided by Liz’s cousins, the Henry Girls, who live locally, and the reception was held in Carlton Redcastle Hotel, attended by 150 family and friends.
The couple honeymooned in Amalfi, Italy, and are now living in Morecambe in the UK, with their son Jack, and near Jason’s older children and their mother, Carol.
