Tributes after death of 108-year-old Cork nun Sr Colette Hickey, who was Ireland's oldest woman

Sr Colette joined the Good Shepherd Sisters over 90 years ago at the age of 17, and founded Edel House in 1972. She become Ireland's oldest living person just weeks ago

Tributes have been paid to Cork nun Sister Colette Hickey, who has passed away at the age of 108, just weeks after becoming Ireland’s oldest living person. File picture: Dan Linehan

Tributes have been paid to Cork nun Sister Colette Hickey, who has passed away at the age of 108, just weeks after becoming Ireland’s oldest living person.

Sr Colette joined the Good Shepherd Sisters over 90 years ago at the age of 17, and founded Edel House in 1972, an organisation which provides emergency accommodation for women and children.