Body of Irish priest returns after 50 years

The remains of an Irish priest shot dead in the Philippines more than 50 years ago have been flown back to Ireland.

Body of Irish priest returns after 50 years

The remains of an Irish priest shot dead in the Philippines more than 50 years ago have been flown back to Ireland.

Fr Tommy Flynn, a Colombian missionary, was killed by government loyalists during a raid on a village in Labrador on October 30, 1950.

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