Peacefully after a short illness, surrounded by his loving family at St. James’s Hospital, Dublin.
Predeceased by his grandparents Michael and Evelyn Higgins and Christy and Pat Harte, uncles Brian, George and Sonny and cousin Seán.
Loving son of Vincent and Maresa Harte and dear brother of Anthony and Ciarán.
He will be sadly missed by his parents, brothers, sister-in-law Sharon, aunts, uncles, cousins, relatives, friends and his loyal pet dog Lúnn.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis
Reposing at his home (F91 AT80) on Friday 5th December from 4:00pm to 8:00pm, please follow local traffic measures at Ballydrehid. Funeral will arrive to St. Brigid’s Church, Ballisodare, Co. Sligo on Saturday 6th December at 11:30am for Requiem mass with funeral proceeding to McGowan’s Crematorium and Funeral Home, Collooney, Co. Sligo (F91 AKW5) for a Cremation Service after.
You can stream James’s Funeral Mass live by clicking ‘Livestream’ below.
Family flowers only. Donations if desired to the Irish Guide Dog’s Association, care of The Foley and McGowan Funeral Home, Market Yard, Sligo.
You are welcome to leave a message of condolence for James’s family below.


Deepest Sympathy to all the Family. May he Rest In Peace
Thinking of you all at this sad time . May James rest in peace.
Our deepest heartfelt sadness to you Maresa and family. On the sad passing of James. What a beautiful young man. May he rest in peace. Ursula and Gerry Devaney. ❤️
Deepest sympathies to the Harte & Higgins family at this sad news. You are all in my thoughts & prayers 🙏. I had the pleasure of knowing & working with James. A true gentleman 💔
You will be missed, a kind , generous soul and friend, may you rest peacefully in the arms of the angels x
We’ve all lost a genuinely good and honest man. James will be missed
I’ve just heard the dreadful news and I just had to leave a message. I’m really very sorry and I hope that he didn’t suffer too much.
See ye at the funeral.
My deepest and heartfelt sympathies to Maresa, Vincent, Anthony, Ciarán, and the extended Harte family on the sad passing of James. May his gentle soul rest in eternal peace.
Condolences to all of james family I have found memories of our time in school he was a gentleman Rest in peace james
Our sincere sympathy to Maresa, Vincent, Anthony and Ciaran and extended family on the untimely passing of James. May he Rest in Peace.
He was great to be around. Best sense of humour, he could find the good and the funny part of any situation. You could trust him with anything. I will miss him. Rest in Peace
He was such a beautiful soul who made everyone smile. I will cherish the many memories of nights out and adventures with James and my longtime friend Elaine. James and Elaine’s friendship was something truly special. I know how much he will be missed. Shine bright always, James x
My deepest condolences to Maresa, Vincent, Anthony and Ciaran and all his extended family on the Higgins and Hartes sides on the very sad passing of James. May he rest in peace. Thinking of ye all at this very sad time.
Very sorry to hear of james passing, condolences to the harte and Higgins family, rest in peace james 🙏
My deepest sympathy to to Maresa Vincent and families James was a beautiful young man had the pleasure of working with James Rip may Heaven be your bed 🙏❤️
We’re massively saddened, James was such a lovely guy and we’re very grateful to have gotten to spend the time with did with him.
We’re sharing sincere condolences to all of James’s family and friends.
And we won’t forget you James. It means so much to us as a family – and we’re sure to the very many makers that’re a part of the big Greencrafts team, that you were a core with us in the festival fields together.
You will be dearly missed our dear friend. We will cherish the good times together in Aus. Our deepest condolences to your family.
So sorry not to be with you all buy sending our deepest sympathies to all James’s family, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
Úna & Fiona
Our sincere sympathy to Maresa, Vincent, Anthony and Ciaran and extended familes on the untimely passing of James.
We have lovely memories of the children growing up together with fun, craic & divelment here in Ballydrehid. May he Rest in Peace & your memories help you through the times ahead.
Deepest sympathy to all the Harte family on the sudden passing of James may he rest in peace 🙏
So sad to hear of James passing. I have such fond memories of him from his time here in Australia. My deepest condolences to Vincent, Marisa, Ciaran and Anthony.
Our hearts are with you Vincent and Maresa as we watched James’s mass her in Canada. May the Blessed Mother comfort you both & all the family in the days ahead.
God bless.
Nora & Perry Conway
Saskatoon.
James will be remembered and thought of often. He was the epitome of what a great man is. I was honoured to have known him. My deepest condolances to the family- James was an amazing person who made many peoples lives better for knowing him. Thank you James. RIP
Very sad to hear about James. Condolences to all his family. Rest in peace James
Condolences to the Harte and Higgins families. Rip James.