A senator has been remembering Monaghan bishop Brendan Comiskey as a "well-loved and lovable person."
Former Bishop of Ferns and Clontibret native, Brendan Comiskey, passed away on Monday at the age of 89.
He resigned from public life following findings of the damning Ferns Report, which outlined a catalogue of child sex abuse in the diocese over a period of forty years. The former bishop's funeral mass will be taking place today at 1pm in the Church of the Sacred Heart, St Johns Drive, Clondalkin, Dublin. He will then be buried in Annyalla Cemetery.
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Speaking in the Seanad this week, Galway senator Ronán Mullen said he believes it is important to remember the good work the Bishop has done as well as his failings:
