Bishop Willie Walsh – RIP

It was with great regret that I heard of the passing of Bishop Willie Walsh this morning.

Bishop Walsh was the Bishop of the Killaloe Diocese from 1994 until 2011 and spent sixty-six years as a priest, as of this month.

A native of Tipperary, Bishop Walsh had certainly made Clare his home; studying and teaching in St Flannans College, before living across from the school in later life. A fervent GAA fan, Bishop Walsh was an almost assured sight at intercounty, club and school games down through the years.

Bishop Walsh was known to all het met as a wonderfully warm and gentle man, who always had a kind word or a thorough analysis of the latest sporting action to share with those who stopped to chat to him.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.