Journalist Desmond Fisher left archive of a life serving the public

Desmond Fisher, a respected commentator on religious matters and a journalist who worked in both the print and broadcast sectors, has died aged 94.

Derry-born and Dublin-raised, his career commenced in the provincial press in Carlow and he went on to work for the Irish Press, becoming its London editor, as well as being a correspondent for the Economist and both a deputy head of news and current affairs editor of RTÉ.

He was editor of Britain’s Catholic Herald and, during his reign, covered the Second Vatican Council.