Irish Examiner journalist Tony Purcell reported with courtesy and sensitivity

Tributes have been paid to Limerick journalist Tony Purcell who passed away last week. Tony who was 78 died at University Hospital Limerick following a short illness.

A versatile reporter who could cover a court sitting in the morning, a conference or an armed robbery in the afternoon, and a local authority meeting that evening is how colleagues remember Tony Purcell, who died last week, aged 78.

He was for 30 years the Mid West regional reporter for what is now the Irish Examiner, having worked for the previous 11 years on the staff of the Limerick Leader.