Tributes paid to Sean O’Leary

TRIBUTES were paid yesterday to the integrity and remarkable spirit of public service displayed by distinguished judge and former Lord Mayor of Cork Sean O’Leary who died last week.

His wife Mary and their children Margaret, Anne, Patrick, Mary and Catherine, along with Mr O’Leary’s sisters, Anne Hurley and Mary Doherty, and brother Anthony, were joined by prominent figures in the world of politics, law and business for the funeral Mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in the Lough, Cork.

Chief celebrant and family friend, Fr Padraig Corkery, a lecturer at Maynooth, told the hundreds of mourners that glowing tributes in recent days had emphasised Mr O’Leary’s integrity, his keen sense of public service and his commitment to fairness and justice.