UCC lecturer Éibhear Walshe remembered as 'brilliantly creative colleague'

A book of condolences will be opened on Tuesday morning and a gathering of university staff to remember Mr Walshe will be held on Wednesday

UCC lecturer Éibhear Walshe was remembered by his colleagues and students after his death on Sunday. Picture: Tomas Tyner/UCC

The president of University College Cork (UCC) has led tributes to a “treasured colleague” in one of its most influential lecturers, Éibhear Walshe, who died on Sunday.

Mr Walshe was a lecturer in the School of English for over 30 years and was the director of creative writing.