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State funerals (Irish: tórraimh stáit) in Ireland have taken place on the following occasions since 1922:
Former Taoiseach John A. Costello did not receive a state funeral, at the request of his family.
Protocol
Lying in state is only organised for a sitting taoiseach or president.
The church service may feature a High Mass, usually attended by past and present presidents, taoisigh and senior members of the Irish judiciary.
About 300 members of the Defence Forces provide a guard of honour, a gun-carriage carries the coffin, which is draped with the tricolour, and Army Buglers play the Last Post. There is a gun-salute.
References
List of Irish state funerals Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA