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Funeral today of Eamonn Doherty
27.04.10
TRIBUTES have been paid
following the death of former Garda Commissioner and
Inishowen native Eamonn Doherty who will be laid to
rest today.
Senator Cecilia Keaveney said the peninsula had
"lost a true advocate" and "legend".
"Eamonn Doherty was described as a legend by many of
those who I met at the wake on Sunday and this only
echoed the experience I had had from first hearing
of the man, decades ago from my grandfather and
others," she said.
"While he might have left Buncrana to work, Buncrana
and Inishowen certainly never left him. Every
Donegal Association event in Dublin had his support
and yet, when he spotted the Inishowen people, he
had a special affinity and a great loyalty. This
sense of loyalty and fun extended across all stories
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The Moville-based
senator said while attaining the Garda
Commissionership was the pinnacle of his career,
many would remember Eamonn Doherty for the "common
touch" he exerted.
"He was always able to give sensible, constructive
advice in a friendly and courteous manner.
"There were volumes of untold work that he did in
very many fields that he was involved in during |
his working life and
post his retirement in 1988. His passing marks the
end of an era, the ending of a strong advocate for
Inishowen in Dublin."
Senator Keaveney extended her sympathies to Mr
Doherty's wife Patricia, his daughters Patricia,
Deirdre and Fionnuala, sons Colm and Eamonn, sisters
Bridgeen and Maureen and brothers Aidan and Tony.
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