'Great and enthusiastic campaigner' Fr Micheál Mac Gréil dies, aged 91

Fr Micheál, or An tAthair Micheál as he was better known, was the patron of the West on Track campaign. Photo: West On Track, Twitter

President Michael D Higgins has led tributes to Fr Micheál Mac Gréil, who has died, aged 91. 

The Laois native who lived in Westport was an avid campaigner for several causes, including Travellers' rights, the Irish language, prison reform, the decriminalisation of homosexuality, and the development of the western region.