Irish priest gunned down in the Philippines

A Co Waterford priest has been shot dead in the Philippines.

A Co Waterford priest has been shot dead in the Philippines.

Fifty-seven-year-old Fr Rufus Halley of the Columban Fathers, was killed while out riding his motorbike as he travelled between neigbouring parishes in the south of the country, in a region which is violent and prone to criminal activity.

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