Taoiseach leads tributes to Cork county councillor Patrick Gerard Murphy after sudden death

Fianna Fáil councillor Patrick Gerard Murphy had served on the local authority since 2008, after he was co-opted to fill a seat in the Bantry Electoral Area vacated by Councillor Donal Buckley.

Fianna Fáil councillor Patrick Gerard Murphy had served on the local authority since 2008, after being co-opted to fill a seat in the Bantry Electoral Area vacated by Donal Buckley. Picture: Adrian Cronin

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has led tributes to a Cork county councillor who died unexpectedly at his West Cork home on Saturday morning,

Fianna Fáil councillor Patrick Gerard Murphy had served on the local authority since 2008, after being co-opted to fill a seat in the Bantry Electoral Area vacated by Donal Buckley.