The Communications Officer for the Diocese of Galway has described Eamon Casey as a tremendous leader.
The former Catholic Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora, passed away at Carrigoran Nursing Home in Newmarket on Fergus on Monday, aged 89, after a long illness.
He’ll be laid to rest today, following 2 o’clock Funeral Mass in the Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and Saint Nicholas.
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Hundreds of people gathered last night at the Cathedral including Kilfenora native Fr Diarmuid Hogan, who says he found it to be an emotional occasion:
