Tributes pour in following death of social justice campaigner Fr Tony Coote

Fr Coote passed away yesterday evening surrounded by his mother Patricia and brothers David, Kieran and Pat.

Tributes pour in following death of social justice campaigner Fr Tony Coote
Thu, 29 Aug, 2019 - 08:25
Sarah Slater

Tributes have begun pouring in for the much-loved priest and social justice campaigner Fr Tony Coote, who suffered from Motor Neurone Disease,

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