Harney’s tearful tribute to her late mother

MARY HARNEY, the acting leader of the Progressive Democrats, fought back tears yesterday as she paid a moving tribute to her late mother, Sarah Harney, 84, who died on Monday following a long illness.

A packed congregation at St Finian’s Church in Newcastle, Co Dublin, heard Ms Harney describe her mother, who was better known as Sadie, as “an ordinary woman”.

Speaking on behalf of her sister, Geraldine, and brothers, Laur, Michael and Richard, the Health Minister said: “We could not have chosen a better mother.”