Paddy Cooney was remembered as a "kind" man during his funeral mass today in Athlone.
A former Midlands cabinet minister is being remembered as a thoughtful family man.
Paddy Cooney passed away on Saturday after a short illness.
He held a number of ministerial roles in the 70s and 80s including education and transport as a Fine Gael representative for Longford-Westmeath.
His funeral mass took place this morning in St. Mary’s Church, Athlone.
The former Bishop of Clonfert John Kirby and the current Bishop of Clonmacnoise Paul Connell were in attendance.
While Fr. Padraig Kelliher says he was a kind man that always had time for people:
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