Tony Holohan thanks public for 'great kindness' after his wife's passing

In the acknowledgement, Dr Holohan thanked the medical professionals who cared for his late wife in St Jame's Hospital and at Our Lady's Hospice in Harold's Cross.

The chief medical officer has thanked the people who reached out and showed "great kindness" to him and his family after the passing of his wife earlier this year.

Dr Tony Holohan, in an acknowledgement in today's Irish Times, said he and his family "were humbled and greatly comforted by the extraordinary number" of messages of condolence, Mass cards, sympathy cards, letters and flowers that he and his children received.