Bishop Willie Walsh 'was a radical in the true sense of the word'

Mourners carry the coffin at the funeral of the Bishop Emeritus of the diocese of Killaloe, Willie Walsh, at the Cathedral of St Peter and Paul, Ennis, Co Clare, on Monday. Picture: Eamon Ward

The late Bishop Emeritus of Killaloe, Willie Walsh, was a radical, profound, and effective crusader and an outspoken bishop who “challenged unquestioned beliefs”.

At Bishop Walsh’s funeral Mass at a packed St Peter and Paul Cathedral in Ennis, the current Bishop of Killaloe, Fintan Monahan, told mourners that “Willie was a radical in the true sense of the word”.