Donegal TD and Minister of State for Diaspora and International Development has expressed his sadness at the death of Fr. Jack Finucane, co-founder of Concern Worldwide.
Speaking alongside the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan, the pair offered their sympathies to Fr Finucane’s family, friends and colleagues in Concern Worldwide.
The Ministers recalled that Fr. Finucane had through his lifetime been a leader in championing the rights of the poor and marginalised.
McHugh said: “The world of development and overseas aid has lost a giant today. With Fr. Finucane’s passing, we have lost an original guiding spirit who helped shape the way aid organisations work. He led the way and he did it in the field, starting in the conflict of Biafra. Everywhere I have travelled in Africa, I have heard his name mentioned and his work cited. We mourn Fr. Finucane’s passing today and honour his enduring work in Africa.”
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