Bishop leads tributes after death of Fr Oscar O’Leary 

Bishop Fintan Gavin paid tribute to the late priest who had ministered to Cork’s Traveller community for more than three decades

The late Fr Oscar O'Leary OFM pictured in Macroom in 2003. Poignantly, Fr Oscar died just a week after the Cork and Ross diocese marked the 60th anniversary of his ordination. File picture: Des Barry

The Bishop of Cork and Ross has led tributes following the death of a popular priest who ministered to Cork’s Traveller community for more than three decades.

Bishop Fintan Gavin described Fr Oscar O’Leary, who died on Sunday at the Franciscan Friary in Cork city, as a man of great compassion.